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Airbnb for Work Marks Homes Suitable for MeetingsBy Amanda Metcalf

Airbnb for Work hosts now can categorize homes as suitable for events. "Sterile conference rooms aren't motivating and don’t foster creativity. People... KEEP READING

Meetings Mean Business Coalition Names Next Co-ChairBy Dawit Habtemariam

The Meetings Mean Business Coalition appointed Hyatt Hotels Corp. VP of global group sales Trina Camacho-London as co-chair, effective Jan. 1, 2019. She... KEEP READING

BCD Meetings & Events Adds Portugal to Global NetworkBy Dawit Habtemariam

BCD Meetings & Events has expanded to Portugal by partnering with meetings and events firm Barcelo Viagens. Headquartered in Chicago, BCD Meetings &... KEEP READING

Three Takeaways from Marriott CEO's GBTA AppearanceBy Julie Sickel

On Monday, Global Business Travel Association executive director and COO Mike McCormick said at the start of his mainstage sit down with Marriott... KEEP READING

Bizly & Dinova Partner for Meetings DiningBy Elizabeth West

Simple meetings platform Bizly has integrated with Dinova, a marketplace of restaurants that provides rebates to corporates for business travel dining.... KEEP READING

Aventri Gets Global Head of Sales & MarketingBy Dawit Habtemariam

Meetings technology provider Aventri, formerly Etouches, has appointed Michael Burns global head of sales and marketing, a new role, to align and drive... KEEP READING

ConferenceDirect Names Director of Global Accounts in AsiaBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global meetings management firm ConferenceDirect has named Maytas Jiwalai director of global accounts. Based in Thailand, Jiwalai will work on hotel... KEEP READING

Cvent Pushes Globalized, Modernized & Unified VisionBy Elizabeth West

Cvent's ambitions were on full display at its Connect conference last week in Las Vegas. The company is making major investments to grow its... KEEP READING

A Closer Look at Managing Simple MeetingsBy Elizabeth West

The managed travel and meetings industry seems to be getting on the same page about the concept of a "simple" meeting—and defining it: It requires a... KEEP READING

Three Meetings Tech UpdatesBy Amanda Metcalf

Groupize introduces Expert Assist, Convene gets funding and Etouches rebrands.... KEEP READING

Shifting Hotel Commissions & Strategic Meetings Management Structures

Genentech’s Amy Perrone, Cisco’s Carolyn Pund and Shire’s Monica Dickenson spoke about what drives internal and external strategic meetings... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

North American hotel outlook for April 2018 to March 2019; year-over-year changes in average daily rate & occupancy across the globe in January,... KEEP READING

ConferenceDirect Names Director of Conference Management OperationsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global meetings management firm ConferenceDirect named Rita Moore as director of conference management operations, starting immediately. Moore will... KEEP READING

World Bank Sprints to Global Meetings ManagementBy Chris Davis

Progress in Washington, D.C., can be a sluggish beast, with any incremental change the product of a long-winded process of committees, negotiations and... KEEP READING

Bizly Boosts Private Dining Options with TripleseatBy Elizabeth West

Small meetings platform Bizly has partnered with private dining and events specialist Tripleseat to boost its venue options for groups. Bizly's meeting... KEEP READING

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