In this issue, meeting pros share insights into both the big picture of travel (managing through uncertainty, risk and costs) and how they take care of themselves and their attendees on the road ("me time" better communications).
February 2026
As 2026 begins, event professional sentiment breaks through an important positivity threshold while still contending with growing costs and expectations.
Business projections remain historically weak in the third consecutive Meetings Outlook survey, budgets are expected to continue rising as costs do the same and the demand for meetings and events persists despite new challenges.