Meetings

Survey: More Event Planners Eye Growing Attendee Appreciation of In-Person MeetingsBy Donna M. Airoldi

A growing number of event planners believe attendees will value in-person meetings more than they did before the pandemic, according to a new survey... KEEP READING

Hilton to Launch Hybrid Event ProgramBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Hotels this month will launch globally a program for hybrid meetings and events that requires higher tech capacity for participating hotels, the... KEEP READING

Survey: Most Planners Look to the Second Half of 2021 to Resume In-Person EventsBy Donna M. Airoldi

In its final weekly Planner Confidence Index survey for 2020, i-Meet reports that for the week ended Dec. 20, 69 percent of 259 planner respondents have... KEEP READING

Meetings Platform Troop Piloting Program with EgenciaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology platform Troop, which this year shortened its name from TroopTravel, is in the midst of a pilot program offering the service though... KEEP READING

Survey: Vaccine Availability Key to Business Travel ResumptionBy Chris Davis

The availability of a Covid-19 vaccine will be a "significant factor" in more than six in 10 organizations' decisions to resume business travel,... KEEP READING

Marriott Adds Optional Covid-19 Testing to Meetings ProtocolsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International will offer new optional health protocols for meetings and events as part of its Connect with Confidence program, beginning in... KEEP READING

Bizly Expands Content Offerings, Plans New Product TiersBy Donna M. Airoldi

After enhancing its platform in June to accommodate virtual and hybrid events, meetings technology solution Bizly has augmented its templates—which it... KEEP READING

Aventri Launches Digital Lead Capture SolutionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Event management software provider Aventri has launched a new tool to enhance networking and connections between exhibitors and attendees at virtual... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

Following September and October demand levels that slightly exceeded projections, STR and Tourism Economics boosted their forecast of U.S. 2020 hotel... KEEP READING

Event Planning Platform Bizzabo Raises $138M, Plans ExpansionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting and event planning platform Bizzabo has raised $138 million in a Series E round of financing, the company announced. This recent round brings... KEEP READING

Event Sourcing Company Planned Raises C$4.7MBy Donna M. Airoldi

Montreal-based meeting and event sourcing company Planned has raised C$4.7 million (approximately US$3.6 million) in venture capital, the company... KEEP READING

Convene Closes Three NYC LocationsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting and event space provider Convene closed three New York City locations in mid-October, the company confirmed. ... KEEP READING

Etc.venues Sees Group Bookings Increase on News of Covid-19 VaccineBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting and event space provider Etc.venues, which has spaces in the U.K. and New York City, saw a "noticeable increase" in bookings for in-person... KEEP READING

Amex M&E Forecasts Lower 2021 Mtg. Budgets, Virtual Components to StayBy Donna M. Airoldi

The American Express Meetings & Events 2021 Global Meetings and Events Forecast, released Monday, confirmed what many meeting planners and managers... KEEP READING

Some Meeting Changes Are Here to Stay, Say Hospitality ExecsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Group business is key to a full recovery of the hospitality industry, but when that will happen remains an open question, according to hospitality... KEEP READING

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