12/08/2016

What Lies Ahead for Meetings in 2017

Narrowing GDP growth could force planners to rein in costs

A new report suggests that events will continue growing next year, but due to narrowing GDP growth, planners should work to rein in costs.

This year has been fairly consistent for the meetings industry, and next year promises to be more of the same—but with a couple of wrinkles.

That’s according to a recent forecast from Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Meetings and Events, which finds that meetings will continue their growth globally, despite a slight downward trend in global domestic product.

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