Articles tagged “research”

Wrapping up an intense year filled with ups and downs, we share the most popular news stories published on Skift Meetings in 2022.

All of Skift Meetings' virtual summits, webinars and reports are pre-approved for continuing education clock hours (CEs), essential to certifying or recertifying as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Best of all, they are all free of charge and available on demand.

Although small meetings are close to 2019 levels, larger gatherings are down over 23 percent.

New research shows that meeting planning is impacted by inflation and rising costs in ways few anticipated. As a result, obstacles abound, from unfilled job openings to supply chain issues yet to be resolved.

New data predicts a steady recovery for trade shows globally with almost all markets reaching two-thirds of 2019 revenue by the first half of 2023. Face-to-face meetings remain a priority as we overcome the direct impact of the Covid pandemic.

The rate of recovery for meetings and events has sped up fueled by smaller meetings and events of 200 attendees or less.