More than 70 percent of 2009 corporate rate negotiations are complete and "rate achieved is roughly flat to last year ," said Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide executive vice president and...

Companies remain split over whether to implement formal corporate meeting management policies to save money and control risks, according to an exclusive Meetings Monitor survey. While some buyers said...

Chauffeured car services providers are growing their franchise and affiliate networks and improving upon existing technologies that coordinate purchasing, but it remains to be seen whether these trends...

ACTE To Ask E.C. To Join Fight Against IATA Rules

Meetings technology supplier StarCite Inc. strengthened its foothold in Europe this week as it acquired U.K.-based Travent Limited EMEA, a distributor of StarCite's OnVantage technology. The acquisition...

Carlson Hotels Worldwide's January overhaul of its Goldpoints frequency program gave members redemption options beyond free hotel stays, while Wyndham International last month gave members of its By...

Super-Regional Agents Purvey Proprietary Tech Tools By Megan Hjermstad Even as more third-party tech providers come online and partner with agencies to bring their products to market, several

JetBlue Airways is offering seats with a few extra inches of legroom for an added fee "as low as $10 ." Customers can book those seats via the airline's direct Internet and telephone channels....

Hotel companies and industry analysts last week said they expected to see a drop in demand as a result of this month's terrorist attacks, though it was still too early to speculate how steep that drop...

TechTalk Ford Takes $15 Million Stake In Captura Bothell, Wash.-based expense vendor Captura got a boost from one of its largest clients via a $15 million investment announced last week by Ford