Originally published on May 30, 2023. Updated on July 17, 2025. M&IW’s Event Sourcing experts have seen it all. We stay on top of all the latest developments and are always committed to successful and fiscally responsible sourcing and contracting. As we begin the second half...
Originally published on May 23, 2023. Updated on July 15, 2025. As we enter the second half of 2025, M&IW’s Event Sourcing team continues to experience both new sourcing trends and what the industry now deems standard, including high compression in top markets, overall meeting expenses...
On October 8–10, team members from Meetings & Incentives Worldwide (M&IW) attended IMEX America, the largest tradeshow for the meetings, events, and incentive travel industry. Now, they share the top takeaways and actionable insights they're bringing back to help their customers elevate their events and...
Last month, members of M&IW’s UK team attended Pharma Forum EMEA, the premier conference for life sciences meeting and event professionals from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Ella Darby, Head, Global Event Experience, hosted a meet-and-greet session promoting M&IW’s new book, How to Plan...
The holidays are a time of festivities and good cheer no matter what you celebrate. One of our favorite traditions of the season is the stunning, larger-than-life decorations that make an appearance each year. Hotels around the world go all out to provide a magical...
Last month, events professionals from around the world descended on Las Vegas for one of the top industry events of the year: IMEX America, the largest trade show in the US for global meetings, events, and incentive travel. M&IW team members from Event Sourcing and...
For Halloween last year, we shared some of our team’s onsite horror stories, from eerie encounters to stressful situations. This year, we again enlisted their expertise as we get into the spooky spirit with haunted hotels from across the country. Our team shares some of...
Originally published on April 18, 2022. Updated on April 19, 2023. For many organizations, sustainable practices are no longer a request but a requirement, and this extends to their meetings and events. The push for greener events plus the necessities of the pandemic have led to...
Originally published on October 9, 2019. Updated on March 6, 2023. The current state of affairs in HCP sourcing is a tricky business. Not only do meal caps for pharmaceutical meetings make it difficult for meeting planners to deliver quality food and beverage (F&B) at their...
When it comes to blogs, our goal is to provide engaging and enlightening content for meetings and events professionals. In 2022, we published more blog posts than ever before! We continued one popular series from 2021, In the Buyer’s Eye, and started a brand new...