Hotels Fortify Contracts: Mtg. Buyers Struggle With Attrition, Cancellation, Deposit ClausesBy Corrie DoshContractual deposit, cancellation and attrition clauses, which some hoteliers waived or relaxed in the buyer's market of the past four years, once again... KEEP READING
Managing Meeting At Bristol-Myers Squibb: Strategic Hotel, Mtgs. Consolidation Cuts SpendBy Corrie DoshPharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. during the past 10 months has saved 10 percent of its meeting spend through a procurement-driven... KEEP READING
Meetings Beat - 2005-03-21The groups and meetings committee of the National Business Travel Association on Feb. 16 released the third installment in a series of resource papers... KEEP READING
PCMA Names Former Chicago CTB Exec CEOBy Corrie DoshThe Professional Convention Management Association has embarked on a new "external-focused" drive to increase the group's role as an advocate and... KEEP READING
Short-Term Rate Hikes Push Mtgs. To Alternate MarketsBy Corrie DoshCorporate meeting buyers have begun to move some of their events out of major cities and to secondary markets as competition for space heats up and room... KEEP READING
Though Meetings Grow, Financial Cos. Limit IncentivesBy Corrie DoshThough some financial services companies are holding more meetings this year, spending restraints on many large incentive events will remain in place,... KEEP READING
Golf Prices Hold Steady As Supply Growth Paces DemandBy Maria LenhartWhile rising demand from both groups and leisure guests has allowed many resorts to boost their room rates, resort greens fees and group golf tournament... KEEP READING
Hilton Downgrades GroupsBy Corrie DoshHilton Hotels Corp. is expected to shift its business mix away from discount group blocks to higher-margin leisure and transient business travel,... KEEP READING
Managing Meetings At: Cisco Systems--Tech Firm To Decentralize Meeting LogisticsBy Corrie DoshAfter five years of intensive consolidation and cost-saving efforts, Cisco Systems Inc. this year is set to shift its strategic meetings management... KEEP READING
Meetings Beat - 2005-02-07By Chris DavisPCMA Offers Space-Management Software... KEEP READING
MPI Spotlights Tracking Of ROIBy Corrie DoshMeeting Professionals International members, during a special "Influencing Senior Executives" track at its Professional Education Conference North... KEEP READING
New Luxury Resorts Target Executive Board MeetingsBy Bruce SerlenRitz-Carlton Hotel Co. last month announced it is building a 126-room resort called Molasses Reef on West Caicos, an uninhabited, 6,000-acre island in... KEEP READING
Office Space Specialist Making Room For Corporate Mtgs.By Amon CohenA test-preparation firm, faced with the challenge of sourcing large volumes of worldwide day-meeting rooms, has spurned hotel space in favor of... KEEP READING
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