Meetings Beat FONT SIZE="+2" Marriott, Westin Offer Net Access The Copley Connection, a joint meeting facility run by the Boston Marriott Copley Place and the nearby Westin Hotel, Copley Place ,

Stymied for months by some ironclad cutbacks in the corporate meetings market, individual hotels have introduced or are emphasizing daily inclusive per-attendee pricing packages to offer buyers cost...

Affordable Mtg. Venues Are The Apple Of Planners' Eyes By Frank Rosci With New York's meeting scene as varied and vibrant as it is, a particular segment--affordable meeting

New Zealand Mtgs. Rise By Judy Jacobs The meetings and incentives market has grown dramatically in New Zealand in the past year and is expected to continue thanks to two special

Mtg. Planners Turn To Tech Unified Software Programs Head Planners' Wish List By Chris DavisWhile a majority of meeting planners still aren't using any type of planning software

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 scarce appears completely to have reversed itself....

Suites Redesign, Expand By Lynn Woods To stay competitive amidst a market of increasingly discriminating customers, many extended-stay brands are enlarging their suites, expanding

Development Accelerates On Tokyo's Waterfront By Maria Lenhart Tokyo - With little room left to grow in commercial districts such as Ginza and Shinjuku, the Tokyo Bay waterfront now is shaping

Hong Kong Becoming Asian Base For Mtgs., Incentive Biz By Judy Jacobs The Hong Kong meeting and incentive market is booming. As foreign corporations seek to enter or expand their presence in a

DOT OKs More Air Alliances By Barbara Cook Washington, D.C. - The Department of Transportation seems to have changed its mind about antitrust immunity with a rash of recent approvals for airline