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Etouches Unveils Integrated Event ROI ToolBy Elizabeth West

Meetings technology firm Etouches, which acquired sourcing solution Zentila in June to form a more complete end-to-end meetings management tool, has... KEEP READING

United Removes Fee for Booking Meetings Airfare by PhoneBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has eliminated its $25 fee for telephone bookings made through its United Meetings program. Phone reservations still carry a charge for... KEEP READING

GBTA to Debut New SMM “Wheel”By Elizabeth West

The Global Business Travel Association is poised to unveil its Strategic Meetings Management 2.0 wheel—the puzzle graphic that the association built to... KEEP READING

Cvent Q2 Earnings Are Strong as Merger Inches ForwardBy Elizabeth West

Cvent posted $59.6 million in second-quarter earnings, with year-over-year growth at 26 percent. The meetings technology firm grew its Hospitality Cloud... KEEP READING

Hello SMMP, Meet Your Mobile App

Spend is one thing, but content security, brand experience and attendee engagement also fall under the rubric of strategic meetings management. Mobile... KEEP READING

Delta Introduces Delta Edge MeetingsBy Elizabeth West

Delta Air Lines will roll out a new facet of its Delta Edge program on Aug. 1. Called Delta Edge Meetings, the program will allow corporate clients both... KEEP READING

Concur Integrates Small Meetings Sourcing Tool GroupizeBy Michael B. Baker

Small meetings management tool Groupize, which manages small groups of fewer than 50 participants, is integrating into Concur. Groupize's capability... KEEP READING

Travelport Enables Small Meetings Hotel BookingBy Amanda Metcalf

Groupize's hotel booking platform for travel management companies to source, book and manage meetings of fewer than 25 hotel rooms or fewer than 50... KEEP READING

Cvent Stockholders Green Light Vista Equity Tie-UpBy Elizabeth West

Cvent stockholders approved the meetings technology firm’s merger with Vista Equity at a special meeting yesterday. According to records filed with the... KEEP READING

Meetings Industry Takes a StandBy Mary Ann McNulty

MMB launched "Worth Meeting About" in June to highlight the role face-to-face meetings play in campaigns, elections and policymaking. At the Democratic... KEEP READING

DOJ Initiates Deeper Dive on Cvent-Vista MergerBy Elizabeth West

The U.S. Department of Justice isn't ready to give the green light for Vista Equity Partners to acquire Cvent, even if the two companies are ready to... KEEP READING

Cvent Maps End-to-End Meetings Tech PlatformBy Mary Ann McNulty

As both customers' and the meetings marketplace's reliance on technology has advanced rapidly, Cvent guided more than 1,600 planners and nearly as many... KEEP READING

Cvent Releases Group Business Trend Data PortalBy Mary Ann McNulty

Cvent has launched the beta version of a portal designed to allow users to analyze trends about the billions of dollars of group business meeting... KEEP READING

Maritz Global Events Adds First Canadian PartnerBy Amanda Metcalf

Bond Brand Loyalty, based in Toronto, has joined the Maritz Global Meetings Network, expanding Maritz Global Events’ meetings planning service to... KEEP READING

Why Vista Equity's Marketo Acquisition MattersBy Elizabeth West

Vista Equity Partners, the private equity firm that currently owns meetings and travel management technology provider Lanyon and that entered into an... KEEP READING

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