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Trends Report 2025: Event Attendees as Consumers First

PCMA Convene

Illustration by Julie Murphy Annual Events Industry Forecast Our usual approach to Convene ‘s Annual Industry Forecast is to cast a wide net, gathering a variety of data related to the business events industry, including travel, lodging, technology, and the workplace. This approach also can be taken in tandem with a larger event.

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The Mocktail Movement Goes Mainstream

Event Marketer

What better time than Dry January, when many consumers try their hand at abstaining from alcoholic drinks, to talk about a trend that started gaining momentum a few years ago but will become an absolute must-have at events in the year ahead. mocktails can be key differentiators at your events.

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2025 Meeting Costs: Hotels and Air a Bit More Fair

MeetingsNet

A recent global business-travel forecast details the factors affecting airfares as well as guest-room rates and costs for event elements at business hotels. The good news is that the average airfare in 2025 is expected to be $814, an increase of just 0.5 For 2025, though, the rate is expected to come in at $187, a rise of just 1.6

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Contract Clauses You Need in 2025

SmartMeetings

She is a practicing attorney, has her CMP designation and has worked as an event planner, a catering manager, a convention and visitors bureau sales managerand is one of only two people in the entire world with a Ph.D. You don’t want inferior food product, but you need to manage prices, so it is difficult, she says.

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Event Tech Industry Forecasters: Q&A with Interactive Entertainment Group

Event Marketer

Gregg Dukofsky, Interactive Entertainment Group TOP TECH TRENDS YOU’RE BETTING ON FOR 2025 Looking ahead to 2025, three main trends are reshaping the event landscape: mixed reality, gamification, and robotics. Gamification has evolved beyond simply adding a game to an event. HOW ARE YOUR EVENT EXPERIENCES EVOLVING?

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Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts

Event Marketer

“The festival has a consistent desire to drive engagement and activity and feet on the ground to all the activations, partnerships, food vendors, festival stages and all of the things that happen at Coachella. The post Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Incentive Travel 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Smart Meetings

Why free time, authenticity and immersion are redefining program inclusions What are the latest trends emerging for incentive travel 2025 and beyond? Only 8% of North American corporate and agency buyers report decreased activity over 2024 and 2025, and only 6% have reported decreases for 2026. says Gregg.

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