Cvent planners will be able to instantly book small meetings with more than 6,000 hotels and venues worldwide that use MeetingPackage, an automation software for meetings and events sales.

Work is underway on an $18 million renovation of the Hilton College Station hotel and conference center, located less than two miles from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

Aspen Hospitality and the University of Colorado Boulder recently began construction on the new Limelight Hotel Boulder, slated to open in the summer of 2025.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos recently announced the new 23-story hotel tower at Four Winds South Bend in Indiana will open to the public on March 1.

Pier Sixty-Six hotel with its recognizable 66-spire tower was built in the 1960s, but it has been closed since 2019. Tavistock Hotel Collection is redeveloping the property, which will be managed by CoralTree Hospitality when it reopens in 2024.

The new W.T. Brookshire Conference Center that’s under construction in Tyler, Texas, is on track to open this spring. It will be the new centerpiece of the city's Rose Complex.

Much of the positivity that helped the industry rebound in 2022 will continue into 2023 – and will continue to benefit planners according to Eventbrite’s 2023 Event Trends Report.

Marriott International and Groups360 recently launched Instant Booking for Marriott’s portfolio of hotels in the United States and Canada.

Construction is underway on Vassar College’s new inn and conference center in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the facility is slated to open next year.

Meeting volumes continued to rise in 2022, with COVID no longer a concern for most. Cost-leveling, the return of business travel and budget increases will support the industry's recovery in 2023.