Dubai Coaxes Corp. Travel With Lodging DevelopmentBy Robert SelwitzDubai's business and political leaders are continuing the expansion of a city-state that, they predict, within five years will be home to more quality... KEEP READING
Expansion At Japan's Three Major Airports UnderwayBy Frank RosciConstruction projects at Japan's three largest international airports Tokyo's Narita, Kansai in Osaka and Central Japan International in Nagoya, the... KEEP READING
Gov. Eyes Data PrivacyBy Corrie DoshProposed legislation aimed at protecting personal information and deterring identity theft could affect both corporate meeting buyers and suppliers, as... KEEP READING
India's Growth Brings Both Challenges And OpportunityBy Amon CohenBuyers managing inbound and outbound corporate travel for the rapidly growing business market in India face several challenges, ranging from high prices... KEEP READING
Managing Meetings At: SunTrust Banks--Co. Leverages Transient Pricing For Small Mtgs.By Corrie DoshFollowing two years of collecting basic data on meetings expenditures, Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. in 2006 plans to roll out a program to... KEEP READING
Meetings Beat - 2005-11-14Meetings technology provider Arcaneo Inc. last month announced that it has partnered with TRX, which offers transaction processing and online booking... KEEP READING
Meetings Pricier, More FrequentBy Corrie DoshHigher air and hotel costs in the past six months have not deterred corporations from holding more events with greater numbers of attendees, according... KEEP READING
Aramark Shifts Toward TransientBy Corrie DoshPhiladelphia-based Aramark Corp. plans to increase transient and leisure sales because of "flat" meetings demand at its Aramark Harrison conference... KEEP READING
Co. To See Returns On Online Tool InvestmentBy Corrie DoshThe implementation of meetings management technology that links attendee registration with online booking and creates automated data reports this year... KEEP READING
Corps. Slow To Embrace Onsite Attendee Mgmt. ToolsBy Corrie DoshSuch developments in onsite event data management as automated attendee tracking, data transfer and wireless options may take years to be adopted by... KEEP READING
Financial Co. Budgets Remain Flat Despite Rate HikesBy Corrie DoshSome financial services companies have yet to increase 2006 meetings budgets, even as hotel rates increase and availability tightens. Some events may... KEEP READING
Financial Firms Raising The Level Of Incentive TravelBy Charlene KoskiIncentive travel among financial corporations seems to be on the rise some analysts estimated more than a 20 percent increase in such travel during the... KEEP READING
ICPA Considers Further Change To Court Financial Cos.By Corrie DoshMembers of the Association of Insurance and Financial Services Conference Planners are considering a proposal to change the group's acronym to better... KEEP READING
Maritz Offers Incentive Measurement MechanismBy Corrie DoshMaritz Travel Co. last month introduced an employee-polling and data-analysis tool designed to measure the effectiveness of corporate incentive travel... KEEP READING
Meetings Beat - 2005-10-17Meetings technology provider StarCite Inc. and third-party hotel request-for-proposals provider Uversa International Inc. last month introduced for... KEEP READING
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