Meetings

Some corporate travel and meeting buyers prompted by hoteliers charging higher room rates for meeting room blocks than transient bookings are insisting... KEEP READING

Certain Software earlier this month continued to build its online attendee management offerings through a new partnership with online housing management... KEEP READING

Proving that there are cost savings and process improvements to be found in even the most highly managed corporate meeting programs, NCR Corp. has... KEEP READING

Marriott International earlier this month launched a new awards program, offering meeting planners points that can be redeemed for individual reward... KEEP READING

The Convention Industry Council, continuing to show progress in its Accepted Practices Exchange movement to develop standard terms and practices for the... KEEP READING

Meeting Professionals International has named David DuBois, who currently is executive vice president of the association's foundation, as its interim... KEEP READING

The National Business Travel Association late last month formed a new committee dedicated to corporate group and meeting travel, charged with creating... KEEP READING

American Express Corporate Services has combined resources from its meetings and incentives division and interactive travel group to form a team... KEEP READING

Resort fees long a controversial topic among meeting buyers now frequently are being dropped upon request. Despite a relatively stable base of corporate... KEEP READING

Florida resorts have seen some stabilization in the corporate meetings market some even reported increases in occupancy but there has been little... KEEP READING

AT&T Corp. has slashed millions of dollars off its eight-figure annual meeting spend by mandating registration of events through a centralized meetings... KEEP READING

The perpetual decline in corporate meeting lead times has continued unabated during the past year, burgeoned by shaky corporate finances, fewer meeting... KEEP READING

Major Chains Don't Match InterCon... KEEP READING

Many travel and meeting buyers are reconsidering the use of transient fares for group and meeting travel following the recent spate of changes and... KEEP READING

The long-held conventional wisdom that short-term meetings cripple a corporation's bottom line because hoteliers can charge a premium when lead time is... KEEP READING