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Upscale New York City Hotels Ride Renovation WaveBy Alexandra Alexeeva

During the past two years in New York City, while midprice and boutique hotels rapidly were spreading and upgrading, very few upscale hotels were under... KEEP READING

Help BTN Identify The Top 2006 International Travel Manager

Business Travel News is seeking candidates for recognition in an effort to determine the International Travel Manager of the Year for 2006. BTN will... KEEP READING

Best Meetings Practitioners Of 2006: Decentralized HP's Matarazzo Turns Tech Rollout Into Huge SavingsBy Corrie Dosh

Two years into the use of a comprehensive meetings technology system, Hewlett-Packard Co. still does not know exactly how much money it spends on... KEEP READING

Best Meetings Practitioners Of 2006: Pfizer's Shillam Unifies Meetings Programs Worldwide, Deploys TechBy Corrie Dosh

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has slashed an average of 19 percent of its corporate meeting sourcing expenditures through a massive project to unify... KEEP READING

Best Meetings Practitioners Of 2006: Unified Hotel Deals Help ASC's Guerra Slash CostsBy Corrie Dosh

Hotel negotiations this year are becoming decidedly tougher for corporate meeting buyers, but Piscataway, N.J.-based American Standard Cos. has been... KEEP READING

HEDNA Tackles Online Group BookingBy Corrie Dosh

The Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association in May issued its first white paper aimed at educating hoteliers on the burgeoning market segment... KEEP READING

Meetings Beat - 2006-07-17By —Corrie Dosh

MPI Global Board Releases Travel-Synergy White Paper... KEEP READING

Most See Rise In Meeting Spend: Higher Prices, More Meetings Push Corporate ExpensesBy Corrie Dosh

Despite record increases in hotel rates, an air industry that has little to gain in negotiating group business and an overall focus on making... KEEP READING

NBTA Mtgs. Committee Recommending Group, Transient LeverageBy Corrie Dosh

The groups and meetings committee of the National Business Travel Association recently issued a new installment of their series of white papers on... KEEP READING

New MPI Chair Still Seeks CEOBy Corrie Dosh

Corporate meeting buyers and suppliers last week met in Dallas for the annual World Education Congress of Meeting Professionals International still... KEEP READING

New Orleans Spurs Mtgs.' Community Service FocusBy Corrie Dosh

Large corporate events can be a significant revenue boost for the communities they visit, but some companies are looking to give back more personal... KEEP READING

OnVantage Tests Room Block Booking Tool: Debuts Tool To Book Small Events Without meeting Space, Using StandarD Hotel ContractBy Corrie Dosh

Taking aim at ad hoc, small corporate events, meetings technology provider OnVantage Inc. on June 26 announced a new online booking tool tied to a... KEEP READING

Pharma Co. Finds Policy CureBy Corrie Dosh

After years of outsourcing, mega pharmaceutical supplier Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., based in Ridgefield, Conn., last year implemented a... KEEP READING

Remote Conferencing AdvancesBy Corrie Dosh

Though many corporations are holding more face-to-face meetings this year, the use of remote conferencing tools for virtual meetings also is on the... KEEP READING

TMCs Standardize GloballyBy Corrie Dosh

A growing number of U.S.-based multinational buyers are set to roll out meetings consolidation and management initiatives across worldwide operations,... KEEP READING

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