Smart Meetings

Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, and United all report a return to profitability in the third quarter of 2022.

Even before IMEX 2022 commenced, plans were already being made for IMEX 2023. FSmart Meetings debriefed with Tahira Endean, head of program with IMEX Group, about what worked and what will be changed for next year.

Incentive meetings are back in a big way, according to new research. This includes domestic cruise incentives, U.S. and border destinations like Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean are booming. Find out the where and why behind the comeback.

Industry leaders take on new roles at Seattle Marriott Bellevue; Explore Cabarrus in North Carolina; AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas; Sierra Nevada Resort, an Outbound Hotel in Mammoth Lakes, California; and more.

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions.

Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM, director of client services and events with Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and a 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Award winner, to share her perspective as a native Mexican who grew up in the hospitality industry.