Sonesta launched the F1RST Meetings Collection across 25 Royal Sonesta and Sonesta Hotels & Resorts properties in Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Toronto. Each address holds four to 26 meeting rooms, 10,000 to 65,000 square feet and 200 to 500 guest rooms.
About 800 adventure travel delegates met in Quebec City from 14-17 September for the Adventure Travel World Summit 2026. Indigenous tourism ran from the main stage to the breakouts, from a river with legal standing to a lodge passing to its community in 2049.
HVS filed takeaways from The Lodging Conference 2026 in Phoenix, where three of its authors put 2026 RevPAR growth at roughly 5%, extended stay at 40% of pipeline projects and GOP margins flat against that revenue gain.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization has selected Antigua and Barbuda to host its State of the Tourism Industry Conference on 4-8 October 2027. CTO announced the selection on the final day of SOTIC 2026 in Georgetown, Guyana.
The Madison Area Hotel & Lodging Association and the Wisconsin Women in Lodging ran a Lodging Learning Exchange at The Edgewater on 5 October 2026, opening on how tourism promotion improvement districts fund local marketing.
Five chief development officers joined moderator Sloan Dean on The Dealmakers: Development at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix, covering owner margins, conversion growth, prototype costs and extended stay's 38 percent share of U.S. construction.
The Australian Travel Industry Association sold out the third Beyond Borders Travel Summit ahead of Friday 9 October 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. About 480 attendees registered. Tickets cost A$220 for members and A$495 for non-members, including GST.
IMEX America 2026 holds Level III Comprehensive Neurodivergent Accommodation under the Australian Psychological Society's Neurodivergent Inclusive Event Guidelines. The Las Vegas show runs 13-15 October. The top tier requires inclusion across planning, execution and feedback, and the endorsement covers the parts of the show within IMEX's control.
B Lab U.S. & Canada ran the biennial Champions Retreat at Milwaukee's Baird Center on 21-23 April 2026. Certified suppliers, a plant-forward default menu, hallway expo space and on-site childcare are the choices other planners can copy.
IAPCO launched The Athens Promise on 27 July 2026 with PCMA, the AMC Institute and AIPC. The pledge asks signatories to press the case for meetings and events with governments, policymakers and media.
CEMA Summit 2026 drew more than 850 corporate event marketers from 19 countries to Toronto on 9-11 August, with leadership, AI and measurement on the Main Stage.
The World Parkinson Coalition ran its Parkinson Ready program in Phoenix before the World Parkinson Congress, preparing hotel, convention center and city staff to support delegates living with Parkinson's.
The Events Industry Council's 2026 study puts business events at $1.8 trillion in total GDP, a figure PCMA chief Sherrif Karamat uses to argue that events need outcome measures alongside output counts.
Trifecta Collective has taken over the Medical Spa Show from AmSpa under a long-term strategic partnership. The 2027 edition runs 15-18 April at Wynn Las Vegas.
A PCMA Insights sector report projects a combined $2.6 trillion healthcare market by 2030 and a 21 per cent fall in pharma marketing budgets. It recommends smaller, invitation-only meetings.
Skift Global Forum East runs 8 and 9 December 2026 in Abu Dhabi as the event's fifth edition, with six agenda decisions and complimentary registration for approved senior leaders.
The Skift Transatlantic Summit runs 15 October 2026 in Dublin with five published decisions on demand, politics, AI and mobility, and European Travel Commission arrivals up 5.0 percent year to date.
Fáilte Ireland ran the tenth Ireland Golf Convention at Dromoland Castle on 5 and 6 October 2026, with 60 international buyers, 80 suppliers and about 1,800 pre-scheduled appointments.
FEHGRA held its XXIII Coloquio Tributario Laboral Hotelero Gastronomico on 29 September 2026 at the AHRCC in Buenos Aires. President Daniel Prieto asked the day to produce measures operators can apply.
Five hotel executives took the C Suite Update stage at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix on 6 October 2026. Justin Knight and Shai Zelering read the transaction market, Omer Acar put luxury demand on experience, and Craig S. Smith called AI the second greatest change in the industry in 30 years.
Odisha’s MICE Incentive Portal pays INR 1,000 per room per day from 1 April to 30 September, requires 100 rooms a day and takes claims within 90 days of the event.
The third Wonderful Indonesia Tourism Fair runs from 15 to 17 October 2026 at the Grand Ballroom, JIExpo Jakarta. GIPI owns the fair, the Hosted Buyer Programme runs pre-scheduled business matching, and the organiser reports more than 300 buyers.
The 2026 Independent Hotel Show ran 5-6 October at Olympia London with four design studios on its stages and meeting spaces, vetted trade entry and a free ticket.
Maximum Occupancy Australia runs its 2026 conference on 17 November at Pullman East Melbourne, opening with STR's Australian accommodation outlook.
ATIA has published the entertainment programme for the sold-out 2026 NTIA Gala at the Palladium at Crown Melbourne on 10 October, sponsored by Helloworld Travel.
BLLA has published the full programme for the 2026 Boutique Hotel Owners Conference, 19-20 October at the Westlake Village Inn, under the theme The Age of Wonder.
Registration opened on 1 October for the California Boutique Hotel Conference, 12-14 April 2027 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, with Appellation president Courtland Palmer keynoting.
FEHGRA held its 23rd tax and labour colloquium for hotels and gastronomy on 29 September 2026 in Buenos Aires, on five agenda blocks and their named specialists.
FEHGRA reports meetings with La Rioja, Corrientes and Santa Fe officials at its stand, its training agenda, and the fair's closing figures.
FEHGRA reports Karina Milei's first-day tour of La Rural and her meeting with Daniel Prieto, the officials who joined, and the fair's window.
