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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

New research: how corporate planners are dealing with budget pressures

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Corporate meeting planners are feeling the pinch: 79% say costs have jumped by at least 5% over the past year, but nearly half of them are dealing with budgets that look identical to last year.

That’s the starting point of Corporate Meetings in 2026, new research from Skift Meetings in partnership with MPI. We surveyed more than 100 in-house corporate meeting professionals to get a sense of how they’re navigating this year’s biggest challenges, what they’re doing to continue to deliver top-notch experiences, and how they’re working to meet evolving attendee expectations.

Download the report today to learn:

How geopolitical risk is reshaping destination decisions
Why standard ROI metrics no longer satisfy leadership
What contract revisions planners should be making to mitigate risk
Where AI is genuinely saving time, and where it’s still getting the numbers wrong
What planners want their leadership to understand about the value of their work