Meetings

Meetings management technology provider StarCite Inc. in 2005 launched an aggressive growth strategy with expansion into Europe, enhanced hotel... KEEP READING

Companies remain split over whether to implement formal corporate meeting management policies to save money and control risks, according to an exclusive... KEEP READING

Hilton Hotels Corp. last month announced new online group room block booking technology and said it plans to extend the tool to meeting space and... KEEP READING

The overwhelming majority of U.S. companies do not offer travel as an incentive reward, according to the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, and... KEEP READING

Meetings management technology provider OnVantage Inc. on Jan. 17 announced it has secured $18 million venture financing, co-led by Norwest Venture... KEEP READING

Corporate and government meeting planners expect both the number of and expenditures on events held by their organizations to increase by 7 percent this... KEEP READING

New York's cruise lines have returned to the radar of meeting planners as the industry reports rising bookings and stable prices for corporate events.... KEEP READING

Some pharmaceutical companies have cut back on secondary expenses for events in the face of higher hotel and air costs. Audiovisual, food and beverage... KEEP READING

The adoption of a meetings management technology tool has helped Santa Clara, Calif.-based Extreme Networks Inc. save 15 percent of its meetings spend... KEEP READING

American Express in the first quarter of 2006 plans to launch an electronic auction tool for corporate meetings negotiations to help customers comply... KEEP READING

Ground transportation provider BostonCoach last month announced the purchase of destination management company The Best of Boston, an unusual pairing... KEEP READING

Destination management companies expect to see increased revenue from corporate meeting planners next year, according to a survey by Washington,... KEEP READING

Aggressive, flat discounts offered by low-cost carriers for corporate meetings have proved popular with travel buyers, but they continue to place the... KEEP READING

Meeting planners must adapt to new business models that value the development of close partnerships within companies and with outside vendors to be... KEEP READING

Many companies have yet to effectively leverage combined meetings and transient volume with vendors, despite an increasing number of firms bringing... KEEP READING