﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News -Meetings</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate_Meetings_News</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/RSS/20483" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>How Dell Incubated Event Procurement Start-Up Eved</title><description><![CDATA[Dell was in the weeds with meetings payment in 2012. The technology giant had a mix of payment tools in play: purchase cards, statements of work to request purchase orders and even cutting some direct checks. All payment channels were supposed to flow into Ariba, Dell’s enterprise resource planning tool.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/How-Dell-Incubated-Event-Procurement-Start-Up-Eved</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26992</guid></item><item><title>Meetings &amp; Expense Management Rep Corporate Travel Among Tech's Fastest Growing</title><description><![CDATA[Seven corporate travel and expense technologies landed on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, the consulting firm’s annual list of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. According to Deloitte, the Fast 500 represents technologies that are “disrupting” the industries they touch. Meetings technologies led corporate travel companies with four on the list, while expense management providers took three spots.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Meetings-Expense-Management-Rep-Corporate-Travel-Among-Tech-s-Fastest-Growing</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27011</guid></item><item><title>HotelRez Integrates With U.K. Agencies</title><description><![CDATA[London-based hotel representation and distribution company HotelREZ formed two agency partnerships in the United Kingdom to bolster its meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions business. Calder World of Travel and Venue Options are now enabled to place MICE inquiries directly into the HotelREZ pla]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/London-based-hotel-representation-and-distribution-company-HotelREZ-formed-two-agency-partnerships-in-the-United-Kingdom</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26983</guid></item><item><title>HRG Partners With Malaysia’s Harpers Travel</title><description><![CDATA[HRG has signed a new partnership agreement with Malaysian travel company Harpers Travel to provide local meetings, groups and events (MGE) service for HRG clients. According to HRG, the Malaysia group market is rapidly expanding, and the addition of a local partner better positions the agency for global me]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/HRG-has-signed-a-new-partnership-agreement-with-Malaysian-travel-company-Harpers-Travel</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26953</guid></item><item><title>MICE Travel Comprises 45% Of Chinese Biz Travel</title><description><![CDATA[Chinese business travelers spent US$110 billion on meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition travel in 2014, according to the Global Business Travel Association. MICE travel comprises nearly 45 percent of total business travel spending in China. Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou hosted more than three-qu]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/MICE-Travel-Comprises-45-percent-Of-Chinese-Biz-Travel</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26915</guid></item><item><title>London Tops Cvent's First European Meetings Market Ranking</title><description><![CDATA[London Tops Cvent's First European Meetings Market Ranking Elizabeth West in_this_issue A spike in European requests for proposals has prompted Cvent to launch a ranking of the top 25 meetings destinations in Europe, said Cvent vice president of product marketing Kevin Fliess.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/London-Tops-Cvent-s-First-European-Meetings-Market-Ranking</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26909</guid></item><item><title>Rocco Forte Launches Meetings Packages</title><description><![CDATA[Rocco Forte Hotels introduced the Rocco Forte Events menu of meetings packages, which categorizes inclusive meetings necessities and attendee amenities into Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers. Rocco Forte, a group of 10 luxury European hotels, will open a property in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2016 and one in S]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Rocco-Forte-Launches-Meetings-Packages</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26891</guid></item><item><title>Partnership Launches Small &amp; Midsize Meetings Booking Tool In Europe</title><description><![CDATA[European corporate hotel management giant HRS and German technology company Meetago have launched a booking tool for small and midsize meetings, following HRS's acquisition of a 25 percent stake in Meetago in March 2015.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Partnership-Launches-Small-Midsize-Meetings-Booking-Tool-In-Europe</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26878</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Study Benchmarks Meetings Practices, Points To Emerging Strategies</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology provider Cvent soon will help companies place meetings volume, spend, budgeting, return on investment metrics and other strategic meetings information in the context of industry practices, when it releases findings from a survey of 2,200 meeting planners, corporate executives and event marketing professionals. It’s a data gap that has stymied meetings professionals, said Cvent co-founder and chief marketing director Chuck Ghoorah, and one reason they have not become more strategic players within their organizations.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Study-Benchmarks-Meetings-Practices-Points-To-Emerging-Strategies</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26848</guid></item><item><title>IACC Elects Alex Cabanas Global President</title><description><![CDATA[The International Association of Conference Centres announced the election of Alex Cabañas as global president, effective immediately. Cabañas, CEO of Benchmark Hospitality International, will serve a two-year term as head of the association, which has over 350 conference and meeting venue members in 22 co]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/IACC-Elects-Alex-Cabanas-Global-President</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26842</guid></item><item><title>CWT M&amp;E: Price Of Meetings &amp; Events To Vary By Region</title><description><![CDATA[Global hotel prices are expected to increase 2.5 percent year over year, and the price paid by meeting and event planners likely will differ vastly by region, according to CWT Meetings & Events’ 2016 forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/CWT-M-E-Price-Of-Meetings-Events-To-Vary-By-Region</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26786</guid></item><item><title>Groupize Targets Small Meetings</title><description><![CDATA[Small group and meeting technology firm Groupize released Groupize Strategic Group Management. The technology offers enterprises, travel management companies and third-party planning firms a one-stop-shop for sourcing, booking and managing multiroom bookings, along with all the requirements for small meeti]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Groupize-Aims-To-Capture-Small-Meetings-Management</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26772</guid></item><item><title>CWT Meetings App Aims For Midmarket</title><description><![CDATA[CWT Meetings &amp; Events released Meet by CWT M&amp;E, an app targeted to midsize events. According to Carlson Wagonlit Travel, small and midsize events have been underserved by meetings apps, which have gained more traction with large events. The off-the-shelf app for Apple and Android devices offers att]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/CWT-Meetings-App-Aims-For-Midmarket</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26766</guid></item><item><title>The Power Of SMM Tech: Travel Procurement’s Last Frontier Boasts Saving</title><description><![CDATA[Travel buyers who’ve tapped meetings management technology report that they have more control over such tools and that return on investment has improved as a result, though they often have to tweak the technology.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-Power-Of-SMM-Tech-Travel-Procurement-s-Last-Frontier-Boasts-Saving</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26694</guid></item><item><title>Cvent's Eric Eden Talks Three Tech Priorities</title><description><![CDATA[Cvent Blue Release, Cvent Express and mobile meetings apps were on the docket when BTN editorial director David Meyer sat down with Cvent senior vice president of marketing Eric Eden during the Cvent Connect conference at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, which drew almost 2,500 attendees. Most of the 1,600 meetings buyers among them were corporate, like Cvent's client base, which also includes several thousand association, government and not-for-profit clients.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-s-Eric-Eden-Talks-Three-Tech-Priorities</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26643</guid></item><item><title>Christie Hicks Joins Maritz Board Of Directors</title><description><![CDATA[Christie Hicks, former senior vice president of sales for Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, has joined Maritz Travel Co.'s board of directors. Hicks, one of Forbes' 25 Most Influential Women in Travel, will help guide business strategy for both Maritz Travel Meetings &amp; Incentives and Experient]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Christie-Hicks-Joins-Maritz-Board-Of-Directors</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26579</guid></item><item><title>The Global Business Travel Association projects that U.S. corporate meetings volume will inch up 1 percent this year</title><description><![CDATA[The Global Business Travel Association projects that U.S. corporate meetings volume will inch up 1 percent this year but that overall meetings spending will increase 5.3 percent. In 2016, meetings volume will climb an additional 3.1 percent, according to the report, representing a 4.3 percent rise in spend]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-Global-Business-Travel-Association-projects-that-US-corporate-meetings-volume-will-inch-up-1-percent-this-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26546</guid></item><item><title>BCD M&amp;I and BCD Travel Groups announced their organizations will integrate to create a global operating unit branded BCD Meetings &amp; Events.</title><description><![CDATA[BCD M&amp;I and BCD Travel Groups announced their organizations will integrate to create a global operating unit branded BCD Meetings &amp; Events. BCE M&amp;I provided comprehensive meetings and events management solutions, including strategic meetings management, globally. BCD Travel Groups offered in-ma]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/BCD-M-I-and-BCD-Travel-Groups-announced-their-organizations-will-integrate-to-create-a-global-operating-unit-branded-BCD-Meetings-Events</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26537</guid></item><item><title>Keen On Meetings Biz, Accor’s Kovarsky Is Building Better Tools</title><description><![CDATA[Cyril Kovarsky joined Accor on April 1 as senior vice president of global sales after serving as senior vice president of corporate sales for business services at Orange, a French multinational telecommunications corporation. He spoke with BTN Group editorial director David Meyer about his approach, including the fact that technology is driving two Accor priorities: facilitating communication between sales and property-level employees and a digital meeting-planning tool.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Interview-Keen-On-Meetings-Biz-Accors-Kovarsky-Is-Building-Better-Tools</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26009</guid></item><item><title>SMEs Balance Meetings Program Efficiency, Resources</title><description><![CDATA[To manage a meetings program effectively at a small or midsize enterprise is to balance competing concerns. Organizations of this size generally want to control meetings costs while documenting a return on the investment of a particular event. Often, however, they have neither the internal resources nor the time to implement a comprehensive strategic meetings management program. Furthermore, their meetings volume rarely offers strong leverage with the venues that hold their events.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/SMEs-Balance-Meetings-Program-Efficiency-Resources</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25991</guid></item><item><title>Today, Cvent will announce Cvent Express, a streamlined event software for smaller meetings.</title><description><![CDATA[ Today, Cvent will announce Cvent Express, a streamlined event software for smaller meetings. It will offer one-step event creation and drag-and-drop email design, integrate with other Cvent products and capture the data associated with small meetings and consolidate it with larger meetings spend in a centr]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Today-Cvent-will-announce-Cvent-Express-a-streamlined-event-software-for-smaller-meetings-</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25983</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Wagonlit Travel acquired French corporate meetings and events agency Ormès</title><description><![CDATA[ Carlson Wagonlit Travel acquired French corporate meetings and events agency Orm&#232;s for an undisclosed sum. &quot;The acquisition strengthens CWT’s offer to clients by combining CWT’s large international meetings and events network with a strong local footprint,&quot; according to CWT. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Carlson-Wagonlit-Travel-acquired-French-corporate-meetings-and-events-agency-Orms</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25975</guid></item><item><title>Hotel CEOs Warn Of Corporate Rate Increases</title><description><![CDATA[New York City – Group demand at U.S. hotels continues to grow, and corporate travel buyers should expect significant rate hikes in this year’s request-for-proposals season as a result, top hotel executives said Monday at the New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hotel-CEOs-Warn-Of-Corporate-Rate-Increases</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25947</guid></item><item><title>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide has formed a referral partnership with Cvent and PSAV</title><description><![CDATA[ Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide has formed a referral partnership with Cvent and PSAV to offer CrowdCompass by Cvent mobile apps to meetings and events planners at Starwood properties. CrowdCompass apps allow planners to create a customized mobile experience for event attendees. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Starwood-Hotels-Resorts-Worldwide-has-formed-a-referral-partnership-with-Cvent-and-PSAV</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25940</guid></item><item><title>Maritz Travel Co. today announced the final list of partners in the Maritz Global Meeting Network,</title><description><![CDATA[ ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Maritz-Travel-Co-Maritz-Travel-Meetings-Incentives-Experient-today-announced-the-final-list-of-partners-in-the-Maritz-Global-Meeting-Network</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25916</guid></item><item><title>Wyndham Hotel Group will manage a new-construction conference center and hotel northeast of Downtown Cincinnati under the Dolce Hotels and Resorts brand,</title><description><![CDATA[ Wyndham Hotel Group will manage a new-construction conference center and hotel northeast of Cincinnati under the Dolce Hotels and Resorts brand, the company announced Tuesday. The 217-room hotel and 22,000-square-foot conference center, scheduled to open in 2017 within a larger mixed-use development in M]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Wyndham-Hotel-Group-will-manage-a-new-construction-conference-center-and-hotel-northeast-of-Downtown-Cincinnati-under-the-Dolce-Hotels-and-Resorts-brand</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25915</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Buys Meetings Tech Competitor SignUp4 For $22M</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent has purchased smaller competitor SignUp4 for $22 million, Cvent announced on Monday in conjunction with its first-quarter earnings report.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Buys-Meetings-Tech-Competitor-SignUp4-For-22M</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 17:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25895</guid></item><item><title>Cvent enhanced the data collection and display capabilities of its attendee survey technology,</title><description><![CDATA[ Cvent enhanced the data collection and display capabilities of its attendee survey technology, the meetings technology firm announced. Cvent added &quot;portals,&quot; which are &quot;customized microsites where users and stakeholders can view published survey content,&quot; as well as &quot;dashboards,&quot; which it called &quot;a visuali]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-enhanced-the-data-collection-and-display-capabilities-of-its-attendee-survey-technology</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25620</guid></item><item><title>Direct Travel acquired Chicago-based meetings and incentive management firm Creative Group Inc.,</title><description><![CDATA[ Direct Travel acquired Chicago-based meetings and incentive management firm Creative Group Inc., the travel management company announced Thursday. While Creative Group represents Direct Travel's eighth acquisition in the past 12 months, it's the first among those to serve the meetings market&#160;primarily]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Direct-Travel-acquired-Chicago-based-meetings-and-incentive-management-firm-Creative-Group-Inc-</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25615</guid></item><item><title>Meetings technology firm SignUp4 this week launched 24/7 customer support within its Atlanta office,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings technology firm SignUp4 this week launched 24/7 customer support within its Atlanta office, the company announced. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Meetings-technology-firm-SignUp4-this-week-launched-24/7-customer-support-within-its-Atlanta-office</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25587</guid></item><item><title>Meetings technology firm Cvent on Friday reported $39.3 million in fourth-quarter 2014 revenue, up from $30.7 million year over year.</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings technology firm Cvent on Friday reported $39.3 million in fourth-quarter 2014 revenue, up from $30.7 million year over year. Cvent reported a net quarterly operating loss of about $3 million, compared with a loss of $593,000 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-technology-firm-Cvent-on-Friday-reported-39-3-million-in-fourth-quarter-2014-revenue-up-from-30-7-million-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25520</guid></item><item><title>Cvent on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based hospitality marketing company Elite Meetings International.</title><description><![CDATA[ Cvent on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based hospitality marketing company Elite Meetings International. Cvent plans to integrate EMI's venue-sourcing tools into its &quot;growing hospitality cloud offering.&quot; A spokesperson noted the deal gives meeting planners access to &quot;more hot]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-on-Wednesday-announced-the-acquisition-of-Santa-Barbara-Calif-based-hospitality-marketing-company-Elite-Meetings-International</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25344</guid></item><item><title>Meetings and hospitality tech firm Lanyon acquired U.K.-based meeting app provider GenieConnect,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings and hospitality tech firm Lanyon acquired U.K.-based meeting app provider GenieConnect, Lanyon announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. &quot;Leading companies are looking to consolidate their entire meetings, events and travel programs with one provider, and mobile is a key element,&quot; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Meetings-and-hospitality-tech-firm-Lanyon-acquired-U-K-based-meeting-app-provider-GenieConnect</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25293</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Reports Q3 Revenue Jump, Acquires Hotel Sales Intelligence Firm</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent on Thursday reported a 28 percent year-over-year increase in third-quarter revenue to $37.4 million, fueled by increasing demand for platform services including its strategic meetings management platform. Cvent also announced it had acquired Decision Street, a hotel sales-intelligence software company.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Cvent-Reports-Q3-Revenue-Jump-Acquires-Hotel-Sales-Intelligence-Firm</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25186</guid></item><item><title>Workspace management supplier LiquidSpace on Thursday announced it has raised $14 million in Series C financing.</title><description><![CDATA[ Workspace management supplier LiquidSpace on Thursday announced it has raised $14 million in Series C financing. It plans to use the new funding to &quot;expand the range of space offerings available through its marketplace to support additional business use cases, and will also extend its booking options beyon]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Workspace-management-supplier-LiquidSpace-on-Thursday-announced-it-has-raised-14-million-in-Series-C-financing</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25153</guid></item><item><title>Maritz Travel Plans Global Meetings Third-Party Network</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings-management firm Maritz Travel Co. this year will unveil a network of dozens of destination management companies, professional congress organizers and independent meeting-planning firms throughout the world to serve clients' multinational meetings needs, the company announced this week.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Maritz-Travel-Plans-Global-Meetings-Third-Party-Network</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25112</guid></item><item><title>American Express Meetings &amp; Events and meetings app provider DoubleDutch unveiled a dashboard for Amex M&amp;E clients.</title><description><![CDATA[ American Express Meetings &amp; Events and meetings app provider DoubleDutch unveiled a dashboard for Amex M&amp;E clients. According to the companies, the dashboard features &quot;quantitative metrics&quot; from Amex's meeting management unit and such DoubleDutch attendee experience measurements as &quot;event cost, sav]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/American-Express-Meetings-Events-and-meetings-app-provider-DoubleDutch-unveiled-a-dashboard-for-Amex-M-E-clients</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25097</guid></item><item><title>The Oneworld airline alliance announced that it removed online booking fees for convention fares available through its website</title><description><![CDATA[ The Oneworld airline alliance announced that it removed online booking fees for convention fares available through its website and made available event discounts through designated travel agencies. To qualify for Oneworld Events discounts, meetings must include at least 500 international attendees traveli]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-Oneworld-airline-alliance-announced-that-it-removed-online-booking-fees-for-convention-fares-available-through-its-website</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25096</guid></item><item><title>American Express Meetings &amp; Events projected a slight year-over-year increase in 2015 meetings spending for North American organizations,</title><description><![CDATA[ American Express Meetings &amp; Events projected a slight year-over-year increase in 2015 meetings spending for North American organizations, with such spending forecast to rise 0.3 percent. However, the meetings management company projected a 0.2 percent decline in per-meeting spending among North America]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/American-Express-Meetings-Events-projected-a-slight-year-over-year-increase-in-2015-meetings-spending-for-North-American-organizations</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25086</guid></item><item><title>Tech Firm LiquidSpace Courts Shortest-Term Corporate Meetings With Contractless Booking</title><description><![CDATA[Workspace management supplier LiquidSpace is targeting the corporate market with the promise of a booking solution for small, single-day, short-term meetings, requiring no requests for proposals or contracts. The nearly four-year-old San Francisco-based tech firm claims "brandwide" deals with Marriott International and Hilton Hotels Corp. and corporate deals with clients including Accenture, Autodesk and investor Steelcase. Overall, its database includes hundreds of hotels and other meeting spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Tech-Firm-LiquidSpace-Courts-Shortest-Term-Corporate-Meetings-With-Contractless-Booking</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24982</guid></item><item><title>CWT Meetings &amp; Events agreed to offer to clients Cvent's dedicated event management system,</title><description><![CDATA[ CWT Meetings &amp; Events agreed to offer to clients Cvent's dedicated event management system, the companies announced Tuesday. CWT Meetings &amp; Events, the meetings-management arm of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, will offer customers a range of meetings and events management software, including the latest ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/CWT-Meetings-Events-agreed-to-offer-to-clients-Cvent-s-dedicated-event-management-system</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24980</guid></item><item><title>Perspective: Rotate Destinations To Solve Meeting Burnout</title><description><![CDATA[When planning meetings, conferences and events, two key questions must be asked. The first: Why are we meeting? The second: Where are we meeting?]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Perspective-Rotate-Destinations-To-Solve-Meeting-Burnout</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Walter Stugger, Managing and Creative Director, Inspiria Global Events</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24975</guid></item><item><title>Meetings app provider DoubleDutch has closed $19 million in Series D financing,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings app provider DoubleDutch has closed $19 million in Series D financing, the company announced last week. Led by Mithril Capital Management, the round of financing also includes participation from previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Bullpen Capital and Enspire Capital, ac]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-app-provider-DoubleDutch-has-closed-19-million-in-Series-D-financing</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24973</guid></item><item><title>Combining Efforts: Contractor Integrates SMM With Transient Travel Program</title><description><![CDATA[Companies with no designated meetings departments sometimes delegate that responsibility to their travel managers. A 2012 Global Business Travel Association survey showed that 43 percent of 592 travel manager respondents were responsible for planning events and 38 percent were expected to develop strategic meetings management programs.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Combining-Efforts-Contractor-Integrates-SMM-With-Transient-Travel-Program</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24960</guid></item><item><title>Meeting Worldwide Needs: Medical Tech Firm Centralizes Multinational Program</title><description><![CDATA[In Business Travel News' 2014 Strategic Meetings Management Survey, which reflected the views of travel and meeting buyers about the current state of SMM, many respondents predicted that globalized programs would be a key trend. While some companies are in the beginning stages of taking their meetings initiatives global, medical technology company Kinetic Concepts Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, already has consolidated its international meetings program.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meeting-Worldwide-Needs-Medical-Tech-Firm-Centralizes-Multinational-Program</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24932</guid></item><item><title>Meetings technology firm Cvent on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue of $34.1 million, up about 27 percent from the year-earlier period.</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings technology firm Cvent on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue of $34.1 million, up about 27 percent from the year-earlier period. The company announced second-quarter net income of slightly less than $1 million compared with a net loss of $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2013. Second-quar]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-technology-firm-Cvent-on-Thursday-reported-second-quarter-revenue-of-34-1-million-up-about-27-percent-from-the-year-earlier-period</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24910</guid></item><item><title>Meetings management firm BCD M&amp;I, a sister company to BCD Travel, acquired Universal Meeting Management,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings management firm BCD M&amp;I, a sister company to BCD Travel, acquired Universal Meeting Management, a meetings management company based in Raleigh, N.C., BCD announced Wednesday. UMM has &quot;expertise in servicing the health care provider sector and a growing customer base in the high-tech market,&quot; a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-management-firm-BCD-M-I-a-sister-company-to-BCD-Travel-acquired-Universal-Meeting-Management</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24907</guid></item><item><title>Event management technology supplier Certain has launched mobile app capabilities on its platform,</title><description><![CDATA[ Event management technology supplier Certain has launched mobile app capabilities on its platform, the company announced this week. The product allows Certain customers to configure event apps for attendees and synchronize with event data within the platform, according to the company. Certain Mobile allows]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Event-management-technology-supplier-Certain-has-launched-mobile-app-capabilities-on-its-platform</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24837</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Plans Meetings Platform Redesign</title><description><![CDATA[Cvent on Thursday announced a planned complete redesign of the meetings technology company's event-planning platform, promising improved navigation, faster applications, more customization and live editing capability]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Plans-Meetings-Platform-Redesign</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24779</guid></item><item><title>Meetings technology company Cvent launched a tool designed to compile and display at events attendees' social media content,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings technology company Cvent launched a tool designed to compile and display at events attendees' social media content, the company announced Monday. The product, called SocialWall, aggregates delegates' tweets and Instagram photos through the Cvent CrowdCompass Mobile App, along with the company's po]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-technology-company-Cvent-launched-a-tool-designed-to-compile-and-display-at-events-attendees-social-media-content</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24763</guid></item><item><title>QuickMobile unveiled a new analytics platform designed to measure event return on investment in real time,</title><description><![CDATA[ QuickMobile unveiled a new analytics platform designed to measure event return on investment in real time, the meetings technology company announced Wednesday. With the new platform, according to QuickMobile, meeting managers can track event performance, ROI and granular information on attendees, including]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/QuickMobile-unveiled-a-new-analytics-platform-designed-to-measure-event-return-on-investment-in-real-time</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24756</guid></item><item><title>Consumer Electronics Firm Uses Feedback To Improve Attendee Experience, Retention</title><description><![CDATA[The goal of most meetings is to make sure attendees walk away with valuable information and, sometimes, industry connections.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Consumer-Electronics-Firm-Uses-Feedback-To-Improve-Attendee-Experience-Retention</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24755</guid></item><item><title>Meeting Professionals International acquired the Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program from the International Medical Meeting Professionals Association,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meeting Professionals International acquired the Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program from the International Medical Meeting Professionals Association, the association announced. The certificate program, launched in 2013 and accredited through Saint Louis University, offers education to meeti]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meeting-Professionals-International-acquired-the-Healthcare-Meeting-Compliance-Certificate-program-from-the-International-Medical-Meeting-Professionals-Association</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24748</guid></item><item><title>BTN Blueprint: Conducting A Post-Event Assessment</title><description><![CDATA[Your event is over. Everyone has gone home and you are thankful for the chance to catch your breath. In fact, the last thing you want to do is even think about the event. However, we all recognize that there is an enormous benefit to conducting a staff debrief, as well as gaining feedback from and following up with all attendees. But, how do you do it in an inviting and non-harassing manner? Implementing a few best practices will not only help you maintain your enthusiasm, but build energy for the next event.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/BTN-Blueprint-Conducting-A-Post-Event-Assessment</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Kim Holste, MetroConnections director of conference and meeting services</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24741</guid></item><item><title>New Cloud-Based Events App Goombal Targets SMM</title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Forbes rated event planner as the fifth most stressful job of 2014. This ranking makes sense if you consider how the number of tasks a meeting organizer needs to manage has increased during the past five years. The position's responsibilities now can include managing social media accounts, live-streaming event content, providing mobile apps to engage attendees and updating blogs and other multimedia content in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/New-Cloud-Based-Events-App-Goombal-Targets-SMM</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24726</guid></item><item><title>Cisco Developing Cloud-Based Virtual Meeting Rooms</title><description><![CDATA[  Sixty-six percent of the 200 event organizers who participated in Meeting Professionals International's second-quarter Meetings Outlook survey this year indicated they expected a year-over-year increase in virtual attendance, and more than half of the respondents indicated their organizations were using virtual and hybrid technology to enhance in-person meetings or incorporate onsite and remote event elements.  ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cisco-Developing-Cloud-Based-Virtual-Meeting-Rooms</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24723</guid></item><item><title>Newly Combined Cendyn Arcaneo Unveils Meetings Tech Platform</title><description><![CDATA[Six months after Cendyn acquired fellow meetings technology provider Arcaneo, the now-combined company this month officially released a strategic meetings management platform.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Newly-Combined-Cendyn-Arcaneo-Unveils-Meetings-Tech-Platform</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24721</guid></item><item><title>Travel technology provider Amadeus announced the development of a new meetings platform.</title><description><![CDATA[ Travel technology provider Amadeus announced the development of a new meetings platform. Amadeus Corporate Suite, which the company plans to launch in the third quarter of 2014 in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Spain, calculates total cost per meeting and compares alte]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Travel-technology-provider-Amadeus-announced-the-development-of-a-new-meetings-platform</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24715</guid></item><item><title>Managing Meeting Supplier Relationships: Doing It Well Can Benefit Event Quality—And The Bottom Line</title><description><![CDATA[In an ideal world, corporate meeting planners and their travel manager counterparts would work together every day, sharing such supplier data as actual annual companywide room nights, so both departments would have bottom-line numbers to use in their respective negotiations. This reality only exists, however, in organizations with solid, centralized management systems for both departments, and the penetration of these programs on the meetings side still hasn't gotten very deep.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Managing-Meeting-Supplier-Relationships-Doing-It-Well-Can-Benefit-Event-QualityAnd-The-Bottom-Line</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah J.F. Braley</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24696</guid></item><item><title>Star Alliance updated its Conventions Plus meetings product to offer a wider range of discounted fares,</title><description><![CDATA[ Star Alliance updated its Conventions Plus meetings product to offer a wider range of discounted fares, among other changes, the airline alliance announced Tuesday. The alliance now offers delegates discounted fares in more booking classes and eliminates fees for bookings through its dedicated online tool.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Star-Alliance-updated-its-Conventions-Plus-meetings-product-to-offer-a-wider-range-of-discounted-fares</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24694</guid></item><item><title>Meetings management firm BCD M&amp;I, a sister company to BCD Travel, partnered with New Zealand-based Barlow Travel,</title><description><![CDATA[ Meetings management firm BCD M&amp;I, a sister company to BCD Travel, partnered with New Zealand-based Barlow Travel, an international sporting events management company, BCD M&amp;I announced Monday. The formation of BCD M&amp;I New Zealand expands the organization's influence in the Asia/Pacific region, ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-management-firm-BCD-M-I-a-sister-company-to-BCD-Travel-partnered-with-New-Zealand-based-Barlow-Travel</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24688</guid></item><item><title>MPI Survey: Meeting Professionals Foresee Better 2014 Business Conditions</title><description><![CDATA[Most meeting professionals foresee improving business conditions in 2014 compared with last year, and most project this year's meeting budgets to at least hold steady, according to a Meeting Professionals International survey released this week. However, the number of respondents who project higher meeting attendance has slipped since a similar survey released a few months ago.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/MPI-Survey-Meeting-Professionals-Foresee-Better-2014-Business-Conditions</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24686</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Continuing Product Development Investment As Q1 Revenue Increases</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent during the first quarter of 2014 continued to invest in its sales and marketing solutions and product development, executives said late Wednesday during the company's first-quarter earnings conference call.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Continuing-Product-Development-Investment-As-Q1-Revenue-Increases</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24680</guid></item><item><title>Leveling The Field: McAfee Saves With Tiered Strategic Meetings Management Program</title><description><![CDATA[Global businesses with thousands of employees that each year host hundreds of events can have a difficult time keeping track of meetings spend across departments. With a fragmented meetings program, companies are at risk of losing money and mismanaging company time. Centralizing the meetings management process, from sourcing to settling the final bill, can help organizations gain a handle on meetings spend, save money and mitigate risk, according to several meetings management executives and buyers. McAfee Inc. senior director of global travel, meetings, corporate card and mobility Susan Dupart took such a "holistic approach" last year when she centralized the company's meetings program, beginning with executive buy-in and continuing to hands-on employee training.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Leveling-The-Field-McAfee-Saves-With-Tiered-Strategic-Meetings-Management-Program</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24675</guid></item><item><title>Lanyon Plans Cloud Integration Of Passkey's GroupMax</title><description><![CDATA[The incorporation of Passkey's GroupMax booking technology into Lanyon's Smart Events Cloud will allow the hospitality and meetings technology provider to offer a "ubiquitous platform" that enables integrated management of meetings and hotel room blocks, Lanyon officials said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Lanyon-Plans-Cloud-Integration-Of-Passkey-s-GroupMax</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24644</guid></item><item><title>Travel technology company Lanyon acquired group reservation software provider Passkey,</title><description><![CDATA[ Travel technology company Lanyon acquired group reservation software provider Passkey, the companies announced. By incorporating Passkey's group booking technology GroupMax, Lanyon will offer cloud-based software for meetings and events, in addition to a group reservation and transient technology platform]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Travel-technology-company-Lanyon-acquired-group-reservation-software-provider-Passkey</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24640</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s CWT Meetings &amp; Events division has secured the right to manage inbound and domestic conferences in China</title><description><![CDATA[ Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s CWT Meetings &amp; Events division has secured the right to manage inbound and domestic conferences in China after being granted a tour-operating license by the China National Tourism Administration. CWT claimed the award makes it the first global travel management company to oper]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Carlson-Wagonlit-Travel-s-CWT-Meetings-Events-division-has-secured-the-right-to-manage-inbound-and-domestic-conferences-in-China</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24608</guid></item><item><title>Certain Integrates 'Interest Intelligence' To Enhance Meetings Marketing Leads</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings serve not only to generate ideas, but sometimes revenue. Increasingly, live events are being used to market brands and sell products. A 2014 Forrester Research report concluded that, on average, 20 percent of marketers' budgets now is committed to live events. However, although live events seem like fertile ground for sales leads, according to a 2012 MarketingSherpa study, 79 percent of all marketing leads, virtual or in-person, never convert into sales.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Certain-Integrates-Interest-Intelligence-To-Enhance-Meetings-Marketing-Leads</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24594</guid></item><item><title>SMEs Eye Structured SMM Programs</title><description><![CDATA[Since small and midsize businesses generally have fewer resources than larger corporations, they typically manage their meetings a little differently. While some bigger companies have at least some elements of a centralized strategic meetings management program in place, most smaller enterprises do not. Many smaller companies don't have a dedicated meetings management team and still rely on basic technology to plan events. However, many are beginning to see a need for centralized management, and some are starting to plant the seeds of SMM initiatives.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Research/SME-2014-SMEs-Eye-Structured-SMM-Programs</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24582</guid></item><item><title>MPI Changes Plans For CMM Program After Backlash</title><description><![CDATA[Meeting Professionals International will make several changes to its controversial plans to alter its Certificate in Meeting Management accreditation program, according to an April 4 open letter from MPI CEO Paul Van Deventer. MPI, along with the Global Business Travel Association, its partner in this process, will keep the "Certificate in Meeting Management" title and alter the eligibility requirements for the program, according to the letter.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/MPI-Changes-Plans-For-CMM-Program-After-Backlash</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24551</guid></item><item><title>Meeting the Demand</title><description><![CDATA[The years following the global financial crisis of 2008 brought hard times to the meetings industry. Drastic budget cuts meant that companies had less money to allocate to live events, and even if they had the funds, some customers or clients couldn't afford to travel. Now, thanks in part to a stabilizing economy and improving corporate performance, it appears that a recovery in meetings demand and spending is underway, according to new&#160;BTN&#160;research as well as testimony from several major hotel chain executives and third-party management companies.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Research/Meeting-The-Demand-BTN-39s-2014-Strategic-Meetings-Management-Survey</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24539</guid></item><item><title>Meetings App Provider DoubleDutch Adds iBeacon Location-Based Tech</title><description><![CDATA[In order to help meeting managers collect more precise data on the onsite behavior of individual delegates, event application and management software provider DoubleDutch has incorporated Apple's Bluetooth-based iBeacon technology into its event apps. IBeacon enables managers to pinpoint participating attendees' location within an event.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Meetings-App-Provider-DoubleDutch-Adds-iBeacon-Location-Based-Tech</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24513</guid></item><item><title>Perspective: Why Are We Not Taking Meetings And Events More Seriously?</title><description><![CDATA[We all have moments that perplex us in our personal lives and our professional lives. Over the years my team and I helped numerous Fortune 500 companies develop travel and strategic meetings management programs. Yet, I am still perplexed by one thing; many companies seem reluctant to take more seriously the risks associated with corporate meetings and events and put in place a comprehensive program to mitigate them, preferring instead to implement their programs piecemeal or not at all, turning a blind eye to the realities of the risks they are accepting.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Perspective-Why-Are-We-Not-Taking-Meetings-And-Events-More-Seriously-</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Hervé Sedky</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24477</guid></item><item><title>Maritz Travel Co. hired three general managers to lead development efforts in "key international markets,"</title><description><![CDATA[ Maritz Travel Co. hired three general managers to lead development efforts in &quot;key international markets,&quot; the meetings management company announced. The new managers will spearhead &quot;focused initiatives&quot; in their respective locations, officials said, including &quot;further helping clients perfect their event e]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Maritz-Travel-Co-hired-three-general-managers-to-lead-development-efforts-in-key-international-markets-</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24365</guid></item><item><title>Newly Merged Lanyon Eyes Joint Meetings, Transient Tools</title><description><![CDATA[The merger between The Active Network's Business Solutions division with hospitality technology provider Lanyon, announced last week, will enable the new company to offer tools that help buyers determine per-attendee and per-traveler costs for transient travel and meetings, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Newly-Merged-Lanyon-Eyes-Joint-Meetings-Transient-Tools</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24364</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Plans To Increase Mobile, SMM Investment In 2014</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent plans in 2014 to make significant investments in mobile and other meetings technology, executives said late Thursday during the company's fourth-quarter earnings conference call.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Plans-To-Increase-Mobile-SMM-Investment-In-2014</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24279</guid></item><item><title>The Active Network Business Solutions division separated from its parent and merged with hotel technology provider Lanyon,</title><description><![CDATA[ The Active Network Business Solutions division separated from its parent and merged with hotel technology provider Lanyon, according to the organizations. Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners owns both companies, having bought Lanyon in January 2013 and Active Network in November . The merged compa]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-Active-Network-Business-Solutions-division-separated-from-its-parent-and-merged-with-hotel-technology-provider-Lanyon</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24277</guid></item><item><title>SignUp4 Building More Unified Meetings Tech Interface, Adding Functionality</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm SignUp4 recently introduced a handful of tools, including functionality that allows companies to retain attendee profile information across all event registrations, a budget estimator, and a tool that streamlines the meetings request-for-proposals process.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/SignUp4-Building-More-Unified-Meetings-Tech-Interface-Adding-Functionality</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24268</guid></item><item><title>Passkey Announces Mobile Hotel Booking Site For Meetings</title><description><![CDATA[Hotel booking technology company Passkey this month unveiled a mobile version of its hotel booking website for meetings, which enables the booking of such ancillary hotel services as extended stays, upgraded rooms or discounts at the hotel's spa.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Passkey-Announces-Mobile-Hotel-Booking-Site-For-Meetings</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Sarah Beauchamp</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24258</guid></item><item><title>Mobile meetings technology firm QuickMobile introduced a global customer service and support program,</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Mobile-meetings-technology-firm-QuickMobile-introduced-a-global-customer-service-and-support-program</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24243</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. General Services Administration again canceled its annual Training and Expo conference due to federal budget reductions,</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-U-S-General-Services-Administration-again-canceled-its-annual-Training-and-Expo-conference-due-to-federal-budget-reductions</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24210</guid></item><item><title>Amex Forecasts Flat 2014 North America Meetings Spending</title><description><![CDATA[Overall 2014 meetings spending by North American clients of American Express Meetings & Events will fall flat when compared to 2013 levels, while clients elsewhere on average anticipated small decreases, according to the company's 2014 meetings forecast, released this week.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Amex-Forecasts-Flat-2014-North-America-Meetings-Spending</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24112</guid></item><item><title>Meeting Professionals International unveiled an "evolved" CMM designation, developed with the Global Business Travel Association,</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Meeting-Professionals-International-unveiled-an-evolved-CMM-designation-developed-with-the-Global-Business-Travel-Association</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24106</guid></item><item><title>Sun Shines On Meetings Data Collection: New U.S. Law Requires Pharmaceutical Firms To Document Some Expenses</title><description><![CDATA[After more than a half-decade of delays, key provisions of the U.S. Physician Payments Sunshine Act formally became law on Aug. 1, bringing ramifications for many meeting managers. A measure designed to increase transparency of financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical and medical companies, the law requires manufacturers of drugs and medical devices to collect data on certain payments and trades of value, including expenses related to meetings and events. Next year, those companies will be required to report that data to the government.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Sun-Shines-On-Meetings-Data-Collection-New-U-S-Law-Requires-Pharmaceutical-Firms-To-Document-Some-Expenses</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Holly Leber</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24055</guid></item><item><title>Hilton Worldwide launched a planning tool offering per-person pricing for small meetings across 1,800 of its hotels in the United States.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Hilton-Worldwide-launched-a-planning-tool-offering-per-person-pricing-for-small-meetings-across-1800-of-its-hotels-in-the-United-States</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23997</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Plans To Up Tech, R&amp;D Investments</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent through 2014 plans to "invest heavily" in sales and marketing and research and development, and extend what executives late Tuesday called the company's "disproportionate share" of the corporate strategic meetings management market.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Plans-To-Up-Tech-R-D-Investments</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23982</guid></item><item><title>The Active Network reported third-quarter revenue of $118 million, up from $109 million last year.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/The-Active-Network-reported-third-quarter-revenue-of-118-million-up-from-109-million-last-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23950</guid></item><item><title>Travel Leaders Corporate enhanced its meetings management offering</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Travel-Leaders-Corporate-enhanced-its-meetings-management-offering</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23891</guid></item><item><title>Active Unveils Cloud-Based Solution For Event Marketing, SMM</title><description><![CDATA[Technology company Active Network on Wednesday unveiled a cloud-based meetings technology solution that represents the firm's most comprehensive attempt to marry the strategic meetings management capabilities it picked up when it acquired StarCite with its legacy event-marketing capabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Active-Unveils-Cloud-Based-Solution-For-Event-Marketing-SMM</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23872</guid></item><item><title>Mobile meetings technology firm QuickMobile added a standard gamification feature to its event apps.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Mobile-meetings-technology-firm-QuickMobile-added-a-standard-gamification-feature-to-its-event-apps</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23849</guid></item><item><title>Private Equity Firm To Acquire Active Network</title><description><![CDATA[Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners on Monday announced an agreement to acquire technology company The Active Network, owner of meetings tech provider StarCite. The companies indicated that the all-cash deal is worth about $1.05 billion, was unanimously recommended by Active's board of directors and is expected to close "before the end of the fourth quarter of 2013."]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Private-Equity-Firm-To-Acquire-Active-Network</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23839</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Second-Quarter Revenue Increases</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology firm Cvent this week in its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company posted $26.9 million in second-quarter revenue, up 36 percent year over year. Platform subscription revenue, including strategic meetings management system deployments, accounted for $18.1 million, up 35 percent year over year.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-Second-Quarter-Revenue-Increases</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23811</guid></item><item><title>Interview: Advito Vice President Of Integrated Travel And Meetings George Odom</title><description><![CDATA[Industry veteran George Odom in July returned to Advito, the consulting arm of BCD Travel, to fill the newly created position of vice president of integrated travel and meetings. His 35-year career in travel sourcing and meetings management included a long tenure at Eli Lilly and Co., and, more recently, a stint as manager of global meetings for Hewlett-Packard. Odom recently discussed with BTN editors why meetings and travel practitioners may be reluctant to pursue integration and how interested organizations can start the process.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Interview-Advito-Vice-President-Of-Integrated-Travel-And-Meetings-George-Odom</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23795</guid></item><item><title>Enterprisewide Meetings Apps Expand: More Suppliers In The Game As Mobile Meetings Tech Gains Traction</title><description><![CDATA[The ubiquity of mobile devices among corporate meeting attendees and increasing corporate acceptance of mobile apps as a vehicle to disseminate information together are fueling what is perhaps the most rapidly expanding sector of the corporate meetings industry: downloadable mobile apps for attendees.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Enterprisewide-Meetings-Apps-Expand-More-Suppliers-In-The-Game-As-Mobile-Meetings-Tech-Gains-Traction</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23760</guid></item><item><title>Acquisition Proposition: Big Deal Prompts MetLife To Globalize Its Strategic Meetings Program</title><description><![CDATA[Globalizing a mature U.S. strategic meetings management program is one of the most complex meetings-related maneuvers a company can attempt. Organizational structures, approval processes, site-selection practices and the use of technology are among the many aspects of meetings management that vary by region or even country. But the potential benefits for meetings procurement, including global supplier negotiations and reduced risk through globally aligned policy, have enticed several large companies to globalize their meetings programs.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Acquisition-Proposition-Big-Deal-Prompts-MetLife-To-Globalize-Its-Strategic-Meetings-Program</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23750</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Rezidor Readies New Meetings Program, Revamped Radisson Amenities</title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Rezidor in the coming months will roll out a new global meetings program with revamped meeting space and technology offerings at its properties.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Carlson-Rezidor-Readies-New-Meetings-Program-Revamped-Radisson-Amenities</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23745</guid></item><item><title>Study: Federal Reporting Requirements Boost SMM Effectiveness</title><description><![CDATA[Companies that comply with federal and regulatory expenditure-reporting practices, whether they need to or not, realize more strategic meetings management cost savings than companies that don't, according to a study conducted by research firm The Aberdeen Group for meetings technology firm The Active Network.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Study-Federal-Reporting-Requirements-Boost-SMM-Effectiveness</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Holly Leber</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23737</guid></item><item><title>Cvent launched a mobile app that enables onsite meeting attendee check-in.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Cvent-launched-a-mobile-app-that-enables-onsite-meeting-attendee-check-in</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23725</guid></item><item><title>Meetings technology company Cvent on Friday conducted its initial public offering</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Meetings-technology-company-Cvent-on-Friday-conducted-its-initial-public-offering</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=23703</guid></item><item><title>Hilton Develops Portal For Meeting Planners</title><description><![CDATA[Hilton Worldwide recently launched an online portal for booking and managing meetings, including a tool for submitting electronic requests for proposals.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Corporate-Meetings-News/Hilton-Develops-Portal-For-Meeting-Planners</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. 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