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The New Economic Significance Study: Making Sense of the Numbers

MeetingsNet

The newest study from Oxford Economics on the economic significance of the meetings industry is out, illustrating the size and impact of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs, and trade shows. First the new numbers…. In the U.S. in 2016, there were: • 1.9 million meetings • 251 million meeting participants. For the U.S.

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MICE high on DCB’s agenda

Travel Daily Media

The Dubai Convention Bureau (DCB) in line with their vision to position Dubai as the leading tourism destination and commercial hub of the world, has collaborated with a number of private and public sector organizations to secure some leading conferences and exhibitions for Dubai.

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How Event Professionals Can Think Like Futurists

Convene by PCMA

In a living-with-COVID world, if there was one association that you would assume would know precisely how its upcoming May conference in Toronto will take shape, it would be the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), whose members make their living by helping organizations see what’s around the corner and far down the road.

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