Bariloche a la Carta closed its 13th edition on 12 October 2026 with 40,000 visitors at the Feria and 12 million people reached online. Córdoba was the invited province, Puerto Montt brought a delegation, and the next edition runs 4 to 11 October 2027.
Groupize and MeetingPackage announced a planned integration on 8 October 2026 that routes each meeting to an instant quote or to an AI-run SmartBid. The hotel sets the rates and rules on both paths.
PCMA confirms its 2027 Board of Directors and Trustees, naming Robin Preston as Chair and the first two Asia Pacific executive officers.
Visit Plano hosted and sponsored the 2026 Destinations Texas Annual Conference at the Marriott Legacy Town Center and took three Destination Excellence Awards.
GDS-Movement published a guide for associations and PCOs with Radisson Hotel Group. The guide footnotes its 66 percent figure to the ICCA/Destination Canada 2025 report and prints 76 indicators where the release states 74.
Radisson Hotel Group and GDS-Movement published a guide for associations and PCOs. It prints GDS-Index destination data, five actions and a planning checklist, and names funding routes in Berlin and Lyon.
JW Marriott and Aimbridge announced a phased conversion of Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa into The Ocean Cliffs at Dana Point, a JW Marriott Resort, adding a 6,000-square-foot ballroom and relocating the multi-acre event lawn.
Dennis Edwards retires as president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau on December 31, 2026. The Freeman Company put six agency brands under one president, and Sparks filled two senior seats.
Radisson Hotel Group and GDS-Movement published a 12-page guide for associations and PCOs, with certification, mobility, subvention and legacy data from GDS-Index destinations. One of the three headline figures holds against the study the guide cites.
Hotelga 2026 opened on Wednesday 2 September at La Rural in Buenos Aires with more than 200 exhibiting brands, and runs until Friday 4 September. Karina Milei, Diego Santilli and Daniel Scioli led the inaugural act. The AHT set a 27 September date for European Union compliance under the HOTELES MAS VERDES programme.
Expo Catamarca 2026 ran from 10 to 12 September at the Predio Ferial Catamarca, organised by the Federacion Economica de Catamarca and the provincial government. FEHGRA reports more than 300 companies in the CAME-backed business rounds. The federation's vice-president said inbound flights arrived full and hotel capacity was occupied.
Hotelga 2026 ran 2 to 4 September at La Rural in Buenos Aires and recorded 15,600 professional visitors. The Business Lounge held 250 meetings between 19 hotels and 97 exhibitors.
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia ran 15-17 September 2026 at RICEC with a new coffee hall, and the 2027 edition moves to Riyadh Front on 11-13 September.
Sigep World 2027 runs 23-27 January at Rimini Expo Centre and targets more than 1,000 top buyers, up from 502 in 2026 who generated 5,851 business meetings.
HOSPA has bought the National Hotel Marketing Conference from Martin Evans of The Tourism Business. The 2027 edition runs on 27 May at Hilton at St George's Park.
The council approved a 2% tourism district assessment and a 10-year extension. Visit San Antonio will fund Convention Center rent discounts and hotel incentives.
Hotelga 2026 closed in Buenos Aires with more than 15,600 visitors, more than 200 exhibiting brands and institutional stands from four provinces, per the organisers and the closing coverage.
Bahrain will host the International Tourism Investment Forum with UN Tourism from 10 to 12 January 2027, under the patronage of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Visit Austin lists six city developments for meeting groups, from a 2029 convention center reopening to a 4,000-capacity venue opening in spring 2027.
PCMA Convening APAC ran 12 to 14 April 2026 and The Meetings Show Asia Pacific ran 14 to 15 April, both at Marina Bay Sands. The show reported 1,913 professionals and more than 9,000 business meetings.
The 13th edition of Bariloche a la Carta runs 5 to 12 October 2026 in San Carlos de Bariloche, with more than 90 restaurants on the food circuit and Feria BALC at the Centro Civico.
Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly share five days in New York. For a delegate group of 20 to 60 rooms, the terms that matter are the cut-off date, the attrition measurement, the rate for each night, and how the group holds space before its programme is fixed.
A group block contract holds rooms the group may not fill. Block size, cut-off date and attrition threshold set the fee when pickup falls short, and the clause structure decides how the shortfall is charged.
Steve Singh of Spotnana says AI agents now handle cancellations, refunds and unticketed flights, and he puts the servicing saving at 50% or more. He speaks at Skift Global Forum on September 22-24, and group buyers can test four of his claims against their own block contracts.
