Meetings

Virtual and Hybrid Meetings: Challenges and Opportunities

After face-to-face meetings ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, many companies pivoted to virtual events. According to a weekly... KEEP READING

Cvent Launches Virtual Event SolutionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings management technology provider Cvent has unveiled a new virtual event solution. Dubbed Cvent Engagement Hub, it now allows the company to... KEEP READING

Marriott Unveils New Online Content for Meeting PlannersBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International has added content to its Marriott Bonvoy Events site to aid meeting planners in a Covid-19 environment, the company announced.... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

Demand projections in STR and Tourism Economics' latest 2020 U.S. hotel forecast, issued in late June, aren't as dire for 2020 as some of their previous... KEEP READING

Groupize Partners with Convene, Adds Alternative VenuesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings management company Groupize has partnered with meetings and event provider Convene to offer venues across the United States and London, the... KEEP READING

Corp. Policies Limiting Travel Hindering Hospitality Recovery, Says USTA's DowBy Donna M. Airoldi

Corporate policies limiting travel are among the key challenges the U.S. hospitality industry faces in its attempt to recover from the Covid-19... KEEP READING

Stressing Flexibility Amid Uncertainty, Wyndham Readies Live Meeting Plans

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts recently expanded its Count on Us cleanliness initiative, introduced in early May, to its meetings and events business. SVP of... KEEP READING

Groupize Launches Risk Assessment Calculator, Mitigation EnhancementsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology provider Groupize has introduced Groupize Assurance, a series of platform, service and feature enhancements that aim to address risk... KEEP READING

Cvent Introduces Venue Safety Database, Health-Related RFP Questions for HotelsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology provider Cvent has introduced two new offerings related to health and safety in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company... KEEP READING

ITA Group Partners with Eurofins for Health Testing for U.S. Corporate EventsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Global corporate events company ITA Group has partnered with Eurofins, a global environmental health testing company with 80 of its 800 laboratories in... KEEP READING

Hilton Launches New Meetings Cleanliness Program, Broadens Express AgreementsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Following other major hotel companies, Hilton Worldwide today unveiled a global cleanliness and customer service program for its meetings and events.... KEEP READING

Nearly Three in Four Polled Planners Anticipate Running Hybrid Events in 2020By Donna M. Airoldi

During a hybrid event on hybrid events hosted by Etc.venues and Glisser, 73 percent of more than 830 virtual attendees said that they were planning a... KEEP READING

Cvent Offering Free Training and CertificationBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings management technology company Cvent is offering its training programs and Cvent certifications for free to anyone in the industry, not just... KEEP READING

Survey: Most Planners Now Don't Expect In-Person Meetings in 2020By Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting planner confidence that face-to-face meetings will resume in 2020 significantly has dimmed over the past month, according to i-Meet's weekly... KEEP READING

Hotels Add New Meetings Sanitization ProtocolsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Along with new sanitization standards, several hotel companies are implementing new procedures and protocols around their meetings and events—for... KEEP READING

More Articles