Meetings

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

WorldTravel Meetings & Incentives has re-entered the meetings technology realm with a new product that offers attendee management services, including... KEEP READING

The corporate incentive travel industry will not count 2002 among its banner years and the prospects for a rebound in 2003 appear slim but corporations... KEEP READING

Spurred by an increase in the number of corporations restricting the use of vendors outside of preferred supplier lists, destination management company... KEEP READING

The International Association of Conference Centers soon will begin inspecting its member properties to ensure adherence with the association's mandated... KEEP READING

The Webconferencing industry was shaken up last month by news that Microsoft Corp. had agreed to purchase privately held PlaceWare Inc.... KEEP READING

Several large companies are implementing their first meeting policies or revising existing ones, expanding governance over meeting approval, procedures... KEEP READING

Kissimmee, Fla. -... KEEP READING

Bruce Black, the former CEO of McCord Travel Management who became the CEO of the meetings and incentives division of WorldTravel BTI upon its... KEEP READING

Technology and booking flexibility are critical to strategies New York City-area conference centers are using to lure Manhattan corporate traffic.... KEEP READING

Though bedeviled by the generally slow growth of meetings consolidation initiatives and acceptance of online third-party solutions as a key part of such... KEEP READING

MasterCard last month introduced a stored-value corporate meeting card, featuring elevated credit levels and the ability to track and consolidate... KEEP READING

With the meetings market and its leadership in flux, Meeting Professionals International will forge ahead with several new initiatives designed to... KEEP READING