The global party planning service market is experiencing robust growth, driven by evolving consumer preferences, increasing disposable incomes, and a surge in demand for personalized celebrations. The market size in 2025 is estimated at $50 billion, showcasing significant potential for investors and stakeholders. While precise historical CAGR data is unavailable, considering the industry's growth trajectory and the projected expansion in various segments (like personalized baby showers and corporate events), a conservative estimate of the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for the period 2019-2025 sits around 7%. This growth is fueled by several key trends, including the increasing popularity of themed parties, the rise of online party planning platforms, and the growing demand for professional event management services across diverse celebrations – from intimate birthday gatherings to large-scale corporate events. Furthermore, the market is segmented by party type (baby showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays, and others) and application (personal and group events), offering opportunities for targeted marketing strategies. However, restraints such as economic fluctuations and the competitive landscape pose challenges to market expansion. The projected market growth for 2025-2033 is expected to remain positive, although at a slightly moderated pace. Several factors contribute to this outlook. Firstly, while the initial surge in demand is likely to plateau, the sustained demand for personalized and sophisticated event experiences will drive ongoing growth. Secondly, technological advancements such as virtual event planning tools are expected to play a crucial role in market expansion, catering to geographically dispersed client bases. The continued penetration of online event planning platforms will also streamline the process, creating greater convenience for consumers and boosting market reach. While potential economic downturns may temporarily dampen spending on non-essential services, the long-term outlook remains optimistic due to the consistent demand for memorable celebratory events across various demographics.

As of January 2025, the United States was the country with the highest number of conferences and trade shows planned worldwide, with almost 40,000 events listed on the event platform 10times.com. The United Kingdom followed in the ranking, with around 8,000 planned events.

The India Events & Exhibition Market is Segmented by Type (B2B, B2c, Mixed/Hybrid), Revenue Stream (Exhibitor Fee, Sponsorship Fee, Entrance Fee, Services), End User (Consumer Goods and Retail, Automotive and Transportation, Industrial, Entertainment, Real Estate and Property, Hospitality, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical). The Market Sizes and Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) for all the Above Segments.

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar, taking place annually on the first Sunday of February. During a January 2022 survey, 37 percent of respondents aged 18 to 24 stated that they were planning to attend a party for the big game in 2022.

BackgroundStating preferences about care beforehand using advance care planning and advance directives has become increasingly common in current medicine. There is still lack of clarity what happens over the course of time in relation to these preferences. We wanted to determine whether the preferences about end-of-life care of a person owning an advance directive stay stable after the experience of a life-event; how often advance directives are altered and discussed with family members and physicians over time.DesignA longitudinal cohort study with a population consisting of people owning the most common advance directives in the Netherlands, with a follow-up of 6-years from 2005 until 2011. Respondents were recruited using two associations that provided the advance directives, Right to Die-NL (n = 4463) and the Dutch Patient Organisation (n = 1263). Each 1.5 year a questionnaire was sent. We analyzed the relationship between variables using generalized estimated equations.Results96.9–98.1% of the respondents who had experienced a life-event had stable preferences. 89.9–93.7% of Right-to-Die-NL-members who had experienced a life-event didn’t make any alterations in their advance directives. During the 6-year course of our study, a minority of both groups didn’t discuss their advance directive with anyone (8.7–16.4%), while a majority didn’t discuss it with physicians (ranging 58.1–95.1%). Factors related to health, such as deterioration in experienced health, increased the odds to discuss advance directives.ConclusionOur results largely dispute criticism concerning usability of advance directives due to lack of stability of preferences. Whereas a change in health status and the experience of other life-events were not related to instability in preferences, they did increase the odds of communication about advance directives.Because our results show that the possession of an advance directive does not necessarily result in frequent discussions between patients and caregivers, a more structured approach like advance care planning might be a solution.

Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, disproportionally affecting persons residing in low and middle-income countries. Accessing high-resolution surveillance data to understand community-level etiology and risk remains challenging, particularly in remote and resource limited populations. A multi-year prospective cohort study was conducted in two rural and two peri-urban villages in Cambodia from 2012 to 2018 to describe the epidemiology and etiology of acute diarrheal diseases within the population. Suspected diarrheal episodes among participants were self-reported or detected via routine weekly household visits. Fresh stool and fecal swabs were tested, and acute-illness and follow-up participant questionnaires collected. Of 5027 enrolled participants, 1450 (28.8%) reported at least one diarrheal incident. A total of 4266 individual diarrhea case events were recorded. Diarrhea incidence rate was calculated to be 281.5 persons per 1000 population per year, with an event rate of 664.3 individual diarrhea events occurring per 1000 population per year. Pathogenic Escherichia coli, Aeromonas spp., and Plesiomonas shigelloides were the most prevalent bacterial infections identified. Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis were the predominant helminth species, while Blastocystis hominis and Giardia lamblia were the predominant protozoan species found. Norovirus genotype 2 was the predominant virus identified. Mixed infections of two or more pathogens were detected in 36.2% of positive cases. Risk analyses identified unemployed status increased diarrhea risk by 63% (HR = 1.63 [95% CI 1.46, 1.83]). Individuals without access to protected water sources or sanitation facilities were 59% (HR = 1.59 [95% CI 1.49, 1.69]) and 19% (HR = 1.19 [95% CI 1.12, 1.28]) greater risk of contracting diarrhea, respectively. Patient-level surveillance data captured in this long-term study has generated a unique spatiotemporal profile of diarrheal disease in Cambodia. Understanding etiologies, together with associated epidemiological and community-level risk, provides valuable public health insight to support effective planning and delivery of appropriate local population-targeted interventions.