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Bizzabo, Cvent, Hubb Top Forrester Event Management Comparison ReportBy Donna M. Airoldi

Bizzabo, Cvent and Hubb topped an inaugural comparison report on B2B marketing events management solutions released this month by Forrester Research.... KEEP READING

AHLA Adds Meetings and Events Checklist to Safe Stay ProgramBy Donna M. Airoldi

The American Hotel & Lodging Association has added a meetings and events checklist to its Safe Stay guidelines, the association told BTN. ... KEEP READING

Travel and Meetings Management Now Holds Keys to Workplace ExperienceBy Bizly chief strategy officer Kevin Iwamoto

Over the past year, the average workday has gotten 48 minutes longer and we are in 13 percent more meetings, according to the National Bureau of... KEEP READING

Hilton to Offer Meeting Clients Covid-19 Testing InformationBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Worldwide this month will begin offering through its EventReady Playbook information on third-party Covid-19 testing and health screening... KEEP READING

CDC: Vaccinated People Can Gather Safely but Still Should Avoid Travel for NowBy Michael B. Baker

Fully vaccinated people safely can gather together indoors without masks, though they still should avoid travel and medium- and large-sized gatherings,... KEEP READING

Virtual Event Platform Hopin Raises $400M in Series C RoundBy Donna M. Airoldi

Fresh off a $125 million Series B round raised in November 2020, London-based virtual events platform Hopin has raised an additional $400 million in a... KEEP READING

Rasmussen New VP of Housing for ConferenceDirectBy Donna M. Airoldi

ConferenceDirect has hired former Experient executive Kathy Rasmussen as its new VP of housing, a role in which she will be responsible for day-to-day... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Launches Workspace Booking ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

American Express Global Business Travel has launched a workspace booking service for remote workers and small teams, the company has announced. Bookings... KEEP READING

Marriott to Offer New Hybrid Meeting SolutionsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International beginning in March will provide new options for hybrid meetings through its Connect with Confidence program, the company... KEEP READING

Groups360 Claims Direct Guest, Meeting Room Booking Ability, IHG First to DeployBy Donna M. Airoldi

The ability to directly book both event space and guest rooms at the same time without the need for a request for proposal long has stymied planners and... KEEP READING

Accor Partners with Microsoft to Launch New Hybrid Meeting ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor has partnered with Microsoft Teams to create and offer a new hybrid meetings service, the company announced. Dubbed All Connect, the service is... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels Expands Group Room Booking OptionsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Choice Hotels has enhanced its group booking program for hotel rooms and is expanding the number of rooms allowed to be booked without a request for... KEEP READING

IHG to Enhance Meetings Program, Hybrid CapabilitiesBy Donna M. Airoldi

IHG Hotels & Resorts on March 3 will launch enhancements to its Meet with Confidence groups program, and unveil a new landing page for it, the company... KEEP READING

Using Meetings Data To Assess Demand Recovery

A common meetings industry perspective is that group business will be the last sector of the travel industry to recover, and it's still anyone's guess... KEEP READING

Groupize Adds Car Rental Module, Redesigned PlatformBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology company Groupize has redesigned and enhanced its meetings management platform, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

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