Middle East Crisis Threatens Attractions Expo

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View in browser Unsubscribe Thursday March 05, 2026 Hi there, Here's what's in store for you today: San Diego Convention Center Secures Multi-Million-Dollar Modernization Plan 10 Meeting Planning Surprises and How to Handle Them Middle East Crisis Threatens Abu Dhabi Attractions Expo Destinations   Andrea Doyle Executive Editor San Diego Convention Center Corp. San Diego Convention Center Secures Multi-Million-Dollar Modernization Plan After years of legal delays, San Diego is finally deploying voter-approved hotel tax revenue to fix aging infrastructure at its convention center before pursuing the long-promised expansion.   SKIFT IDEA AWARDS       Recognizing the most impactful and inspiring projects Early-bird rate for the 2026 Skift IDEA Awards ends on March 12. Submit your entry in five meetings and events categories: hotels, venues & convention centers, destination marketing organizations, event technology, and cruise lines. Apply Now Event Logistics & Operations   Barbara Scofidio Editor Pixabay / Calouz 10 Meeting Planning Surprises and How Planners Handled Them Every planner has had his or her share of meeting disasters, and there's a lot to learn from how they dealt with them. Here are 10 stories of real-life meeting surprises — and strategies to keep them from happening again. Events | September 22 (New York) Skift Meetings Forum 2026 Skift Meetings' flagship event will bring together event leaders for a deep-dive on how the business of events is reinventing itself. This game-changing gathering gives event professionals the tools they need to thrive in a rapidly shifting business and geopolitical landscape. More info News   Andrea Doyle Executive Editor Unsplash / Karthik B K Middle East Crisis Threatens Abu Dhabi Attractions Expo Regional instability is rippling across the global events industry, forcing organizers to make high-stakes calls with little certainty. IAAPA's Middle East expo underscores the challenge. Event Management How to Make Event Data Matter in the Boardroom Event teams don't lose budget because leaders hate events. They lose budget because "success" gets framed as vanity metrics that can't survive a CFO's follow-up question. - Miguel Neves   News Middle East Conflict Shakes Global Business Events As U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, business events across the Middle East are facing postponements, rerouted delegations, and operational disruption. The fallout of the conflict is reverberating far beyond the region - Andrea Doyle   News Exhibition Industry Re-Evaluates Global Markets With Multidimensional Framework Germany's long history of trade shows just got beat by France, and India's crashing the party with less than 7 million square feet. Tradition and venue size alone won't cut it, and a new ranking framework shows why. - Miguel Neves Defining the future of events. Skift. 35 W 31st St., New York, NY, 10001, USA Follow Us: LinkedIn   |  X   |  Facebook   |  Instagram   |  YouTube You received this because you are subscribed to Newsletter | Skift Meetings Stand-Up from Skift. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab.