Lucent Technologies has established a new conference planning division aimed at servicing the meeting planning requirements of employees throughout the organization.Lucent, the $23 billion spinoff

One-Cards Crawling Along By Lynn Woods Initial excitement about the advent of "one-card" programs--in which a company's separate T&E, purchasing, and fleet cards are rolled into one piece of

Newsmaker: U.S., U.K. Salesmen Trade Places At British Airways By Jay Campbell New York - As Dale Moss settles into London as British Airways' highest-ranking American and director

Bass Takes Hotel Prize Adds Inter-Continental To Its Holiday Hospitality Holdings By Maria P. VallejoLondon - Bass PLC last week purchased Inter-Continental Hotels &

Hours after Delta Air Lines provided specifics on its new low-cost carrier, Song, United Airlines last night stated its intention to create a similar entity, following weeks of speculation that the...

Hong Kong - In the spirit of the 13th century explorer it was recently named for, the Marco Polo Hotels Group has set a bold new course for expansion throughout Asia."Our strategy is to be recognized

Extensity today plans to release version six of its expense management software. Vice president of marketing Elizabeth Ireland in the announcement earlier this month said it is "probably the most...

Airborne ATMs For those who need cash at any altitude, Aero-Design Technology, Valencia, Calif., is offering an in-flight ATM. Swissair is the first airline signed up to test the machine, starting

Resort fees long a controversial topic among meeting buyers now frequently are being dropped upon request. Despite a relatively stable base of corporate group incentive events and additional new...

Managing Meetings At: Procter & Gamble Co. P&G Outsources Its Program By Chris Davis Faced with a rapid increase in its internal meetings, the pharmaceutical