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CWT M&E Restructures Management, with Wagner as 'Advisor'By Donna M. Airoldi

CWT Meetings & Events has restructured its management team, which follows the departure of former global head Cindy Fisher, according to the company.... KEEP READING

Meetings Solution Bizly Shares Expansion Plans & Tech Vision

Meetings sourcing and management solution Bizly received an honorable mention at BTN's 2019 Innovation Faceoff, where founder and CEO Ron Shah presented... KEEP READING

Cvent Metrics Highlight Group-Demand Challenges AheadBy Donna M. Airoldi

All four metrics for requests for proposals for future meetings tracked during the third quarter by Cvent declined year over year. The average group... KEEP READING

Groupize Enables Single Sign-On, Plans to Add Non-Hotel VenuesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting and event sourcing and management platform Groupize recently added the ability for single sign-on for clients, CEO Charles de Gaspe Beaubien... KEEP READING

Meetings Software Company Develops Security Feature for AppBy Donna M. Airoldi

When reports of traveler deaths in the Dominican Republic surfaced this past spring, Marty MacKay, global alliance president of Hosts Global, became... KEEP READING

Bizly Taps Industry Vet for Chief Strategy OfficerBy Elizabeth West

Meetings industry expert Kevin Iwamoto has joined emerging meetings platform Bizly as chief strategy officer.... KEEP READING

Delta Adding Chat for Agents & Quicker Access to Meetings FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Delta is adding a chat feature to its Delta Professional portal, through which agents can connect with the carrier's sales support team. Select accounts... KEEP READING

Etc.venues Signs Second NYC LocationBy Donna M. Airoldi

London-based conference venue provider Etc.venues has signed its second lease in New York City, after announcing the first in May. The additional venue... KEEP READING

Another Venue Management Software Adds Instant BookingBy Donna M. Airoldi

Ivvy, a Queensland, Australia-based venue management software company, is the latest such business to add an instant booking tool for its venues and... KEEP READING

New Co-Chair for Meetings Mean Business CoalitionBy Donna M. Airoldi

The Meetings Mean Business Coalition has selected Fred Dixon, president and CEO of NYC & Co., as co-chair, effective Jan. 2. He will take over for Julie... KEEP READING

Berlin-Based Spacebase Acquires OkandaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Spacebase, a sharing economy platform for meeting and event spaces, has acquired Okanda, a Germany-based online booking platform for hotel meeting... KEEP READING

Etc.venues Heads to NYC & Foresees Additional Expansion

London-based meeting and event space company Etc.venues plans to expand to New York by the end of this year with its first of three NYC spaces on... KEEP READING

Avish Joins DigiTravel ConsultingBy Dawit Habtemariam

Shimon Avish has joined DigiTravel Consulting as VP of consulting. He will help organizations curate and integrate emerging technologies into their... KEEP READING

Meeting Professionals Anticipate Growth for 2020By Donna M. Airoldi

Despite headwinds like economic uncertainty, a U.S. election and Brexit, meetings professionals predict steady growth across all meeting types for the... KEEP READING

Marriott Launches New Meetings & Events PlatformBy Donna M. Airoldi

Marriott International has launched a meetings and events platform, Marriott Bonvoy Events, built upon the former Marriott meetings site, Meetings... KEEP READING

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