Canadian Pacific Buys Fairmont In Contract Exchange By Maria P. Vallejo Toronto - There was a soft murmur of consolidation activity in the hospitality industry last week with the

Newsmaker: United Upholds 'Gold Standard' In House By Jay Campbell He could better pass for a football coach than a CEO and is more of an everyman than a slick executive, but United

The persistent shortening of lead time for planning and purchasing corporate meetings, through economic times favorable and unfavorable, has sent buyers scrambling for ways to maximize value in the...

GSA To Break Up Card Award? By Barbara Cook Washington, D.C. - American Express could lose its position as the sole charge card company for the federal government under a new procurement strategy

Coping With Corporate Culture W hile Hong Kong is a world-class, electronic-age business center, the local populace continues to embrace ancient cultural and spiritual traditions. For instance,

High-Tech Convention Center Opens In Historic City By Carolyn Green Quebec City - A new $80 million convention center, which opened at the end of the summer, could bolster convention business in

American Express and American Airlines are targeting the midmarket with a new co-branded corporate card that offers cash rebates as high as 10 percent on up to $1 million in annual AA bookings.

European Hotel Rates On The Rise, With Few Exceptions By Amon Cohen August is a time for taking stock, enjoying the sunshine and heading off to watch the summer's blockbuster movies. No such luck

DC Briefs Convention Ctr. Contract Awarded A $14 million contract has been awarded to a development team headed by JBG Co. to manage construction of the new Washington Convention Center, the first

Misfiled VAT Claims Are Costing U.S. Companies Money By Lauren BielskiMore U.S. companies are hosting for-profit meetings abroad than ever before--and many are missing out on tax