Chicago CVB Gets New CEOBy Chris DavisThe new CEO of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Christopher Bowers, a former longtime United Airlines executive, plans to stress the inherent... KEEP READING
CSFB Requires Planners To Book Internal Mtg. SpaceBy Chris DavisA new policy mandating the use of internal meeting space, when available, for all applicable meetings and events has allowed New York-based Credit... KEEP READING
CWT's Acquisition Sparks Mtg. Services Reevaluation: Maritz Retains Mtgs.By Chris DavisThe recent spate of travel agency consolidation particularly Carlson Wagonlit Travel's acquisition earlier this month of Maritz Inc.'s corporate travel... KEEP READING
Hilton Offers Ancillary Fee Discounts, Free UpgradesBy Chris DavisHilton Hotels Corp. earlier this month introduced a soft-dollar meetings package offering discounts on ancillary service fees and complimentary upgrades... KEEP READING
Hoteliers Push Short-Term Rates HigherBy Chris DavisCorporate meeting buyers during the past six months have found far fewer bargains at hotels for small, short-term meetings both when compared with... KEEP READING
Managing Meetings At: American Mgmt. Systems--Co. Debuts Mtg. PackagesBy Chris DavisAmerican Management Systems Inc. late last year developed meetings packages and began offering internal meeting sponsors a checklist of available hotel... KEEP READING
Mtg. Planners Still Can Find Resort Deals, For NowBy Chris DavisCorporate meeting buyers have some general opportunity to save money on resort meetings through the remainder of 2004, particularly on ancillary meeting... KEEP READING
NBTA Asserts Mtgs. PositionBy Chris DavisThe National Business Travel Association's groups and meetings committee this week is expected to release its first product, a white paper describing... KEEP READING
Shrinking Lead Times Prompt Corps. To Take ActionBy Chris DavisNearly half of all corporations in the past two years either have instituted specific policies or procedures to address the effects of consistently... KEEP READING
Attrition Looms Larger As Room Blocks UnderminedBy Chris DavisThe ability of corporate meeting planners to manage contracted hotel room blocks has been complicated by a series of recent trends and events, requiring... KEEP READING
Buyers Rein In Group Incentive ProgramsBy Chris DavisGroup incentive travel likely will be one of the last industry segments to recover from the economic downturn that has plagued the meetings industry for... KEEP READING
Conf. Chains Report Growth, Which Sourcing Could StymieBy Chris DavisA recent upsurge in corporate training and sales meetings has boosted the collective confidence of the conference center industry that corporate... KEEP READING
Economy, Monotony Driving Return Of Corp. Golf GatheringsBy Chris DavisMore than two years of meeting spending cutbacks and compressed event schedules have left many corporate buyers unable to schedule a golf component in... KEEP READING
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