Meetings

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

Wyndham Launches Meetings Website & Expands Dolce PortfolioBy Donna M. Airoldi

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has launched wyndhamhotels.com/meetings, making it easier for planners to book meetings at Wyndham properties. The company also... KEEP READING

Event Registration & Room Block Companies IntegrateBy Donna M. Airoldi

Room-block software company Meetingmax and event registration company Aventri have integrated their platforms, a process they began a year ago. The move... KEEP READING

Where Meetings Costs Are HeadingBy Amon Cohen

Daily attendee meeting costs are set to climb in 2020 in North and Latin America but fall in EMEA and Asia/Pacific, according to the Future Trends in... KEEP READING

CWT M&E Appoints Cristina Scott VP Global OperationsBy Donna M. Airoldi

CWT Meetings & Events has appointed Cristina Scott as VP of global operations. She will report to CWT M&E SVP and managing director Derek Sharp and will... KEEP READING

New York Has the Most North America Meetings Business Booked for 2020, According to CWTBy Donna M. Airoldi

New York tops North America meetings destinations for 2020, according to CWT Meetings & Events, which based its ranking on volume of business and... KEEP READING

Young Professionals' Meetings Travel PreferencesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Edelman Intelligence, on behalf of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, in June surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. professionals from the ages of 23 to 35, each of whom... KEEP READING

Hotel Companies' Investment in Meetings Sourcing Platform Raises Antitrust ConcernsBy Donna M. Airoldi

After Accor, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group and Marriott International pooled together $50 million to invest in meetings technology platform... KEEP READING

Meetingsbooker.com Upgrades Platform as Meeting Booking Industry EvolvesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetingsbooker.com has sped up its instant-book process, simplified the group accommodation booking channel and redesigned the mobile experience to be... KEEP READING

Beyond Hotel Meeting Space: The Changing Marketplace

Venue choices are changing. That's not just the consensus of a few meeting managers. You can see it in the dynamics of the meetings marketplace. The... KEEP READING

Four Major Hotel Companies Invest in Meetings Venue TechBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group and Marriott International have invested a combined $50 million in Groups360, a technology platform for... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

With supply edging up, acutely in certain markets, STR has downgraded its 2019 forecast again. A less-than-stellar Q1 performance also affected the... KEEP READING

Dinova Juices Up Executive Team & Launches New ServicesBy Elizabeth West

Corporate dining program provider Dinova has expanded Alison Galik's role to CEO. She joined the company in 2018 as president, pushing rapid growth and... KEEP READING

Travel, Meetings & Security Together Under One RoofBy Donna M. Airoldi

At the end of 2016, Cardinal Health transitioned its travel program from procurement to global security as the travel department shifted its focus to... KEEP READING

Meeting Attendance & Event Budgets Are Up Per CventBy Donna M. Airoldi

The number of attendees at meetings and events is up this year compared to 2018, and that corresponds to an increase in current and anticipated budgets,... KEEP READING

More Articles