Today’s meetings and events are a mere shadow of their former selves, as most companies no longer host all-inclusive, large-scale soirees as they did in the past. Now, such gatherings are generally more budget-conscious, streamlined affairs, designed to deliver succinct information to a smaller crowd.

Small events come with big advantages, like being able to more easily foster a sense of community and connection.

Although large-scale events and conventions continue, smaller meetings are being celebrated for all they have to offer.

For corporate meeting planners, the word of the year is — reconnection. After years of social distancing and remote work, people are ready to reconnect. Though, they may not be quite ready to do that in large groups.

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, pioneer of minimalist design and architecture, did not have small meetings in mind when he famously proclaimed that less is more. But he could have.

The revenue from small groups has become so important to most hotels that they are hiring small meetings sales specialists.

From lead times to demonstrating meeting value, meeting pros offer their best tips and advice for success.

Regular group business is certainly of interest to hoteliers, and that’s just what small meetings offer, especially in recent years.

Planners are increasingly going glamping — taking their meetings and incentives to the mountain peaks, lunching around a campfire and teambuilding on the trail.

Always an inventive group, planners are engineering the intangible: intimate meetings that spark genuine connections among attendees.