MPI’s just-wrapped Meetings Outlook survey reveals improving business condition expectations in the event industry, with this sentiment hitting its highest point since early 2025.
The Q4 2026 Meetings Outlook survey, which received 345 unique responses between Sept. 24 and Oct. 9, also shows the incredible stability in anticipated budgets throughout 2026 and the enduring demand for in-person attendance.
Beyond that and other benchmark data MPI has collected every quarter for well over a decade, this edition includes Meetings Outlook’s most in-depth look yet at event safety and security—including the top perceived dangers and how those have fluctuated in recent years, confidence in contingency plans and more.
The complete Q4 2026 Meetings Outlook report will be published in early November—available for download at no cost. Stay tuned! In the meantime, explore reports from previous quarters.
