Smart Meetings

How do you ring in the new year with your group? We found the grandest ways to ring in the New Year. These we distilled into four New Year's Eve trends to tuck into your to-do files for an OMG event in 2025.

From the properties available to the experiences offered, in 2024 we shared several of the best incentive ideas and resources to get the ball rolling for your group.

Smart Meetings sat down with Annette Gregg, CEO of SITE and SITE Foundation, to explore incentive travel trends among budget, program inclusion, coming challenges and destination selection for the coming year.

Smart Meetings Incentive Experience at Phoenix’s Arizona Biltmore was a festive way to end the year with the gift of new and renewed connections and a trove of insights that will make 2025 the best event season yet.

After a busy year covering the drama, the triumph and tragedy, our editors compared notes to come up with our annual list of the 25 surprising moments that defined meeting and event production. And what it means for corporate planners in 2025.

Cancun is a great place for leisure, business and adventure. Whatever activity or adventure planners pick for attendees will surely leave a lasting impression. 

I have learned so much this year about everything from relationships to the power of persistence and what the next generation of event prof needs to stay engaged. I asked these event thought leaders about their gratitude practices during the holiday season and all year long.