Consumer Electronics Firm Uses Feedback To Improve Attendee Experience, RetentionBy Sarah BeauchampThe goal of most meetings is to make sure attendees walk away with valuable information and, sometimes, industry connections.... KEEP READING
La Quinta Launches New Prototype For 2015 DebutBy Michael B. BakerLa Quinta Inns & Suites has developed a new hotel prototype with new room and lobby designs, and the company expects the first hotel using the design... KEEP READING
BTN Blueprint: Conducting A Post-Event AssessmentBy Kim Holste, MetroConnections director of conference and meeting servicesYour 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... KEEP READING
Former Deltek director of global travel procurement Karoline Mayr joined KesselRun Consulting as a partner,Former Deltek director of global travel procurement Karoline Mayr joined KesselRun Consulting as a partner, she confirmed. BTN last year named Mayr its... KEEP READING
Cisco Developing Cloud-Based Virtual Meeting RoomsBy Sarah BeauchampSixty-six percent of the 200 event organizers who participated in Meeting Professionals International's second-quarter Meetings Outlook survey this year... KEEP READING
Newly Combined Cendyn Arcaneo Unveils Meetings Tech PlatformBy Sarah BeauchampSix months after Cendyn acquired fellow meetings technology provider Arcaneo, the now-combined company this month officially released a strategic... KEEP READING
Plugging The Breach: Recent Violations Of Data Security At Major Retailers Raise Concerns About Travel Industry Vulnerabilities And Strategies To Limit ThemBy JoAnn DeLunaThe recent spate of high-profile credit card data breaches, most notably at retail giant Target, primarily has affected consumer cardholders. But... KEEP READING
Air Canada named airline industry vet Duncan Bureau to serve as vice president of global sales,Air Canada named airline industry vet Duncan Bureau to serve as vice president of global sales, "responsible for revenue generated through all sales... KEEP READING
The Science Of Relationships: Buyers Marry Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Feedback In Quest For Mutually Beneficial Supplier ConnectionsBy David JonasThe discipline of supplier relationship management can run the gamut from formalized processes and data-driven performance assessments to periodic... KEEP READING
FINRA Is Ready For Open Booking. Is The Industry?By Jay BoehmerIn December 2012, a few months before embarking on an "open booking" trial, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. manager of corporate travel... KEEP READING
Swiss International Air Lines appointed Patrick Heymann to senior director of the Americas, effective May 1.Swiss International Air Lines appointed Patrick Heymann to senior director of the Americas, effective May 1. Based in New York, he will oversee... KEEP READING
Interview: Omni Hotels & Resorts Vice President Of Sales Tom FaustOmni Hotels & Resorts in the past year grew its portfolio by record levels, boosted largely by last summer's acquisition of five resorts from KSL... KEEP READING
Travel transactions by Hogg Robinson Group clients during the year ending March 31 grew 8 percent year over year and client spending rose 3 percentTravel transactions by Hogg Robinson Group clients during the year ending March 31 grew 8 percent year over year and client spending rose 3 percent (or... KEEP READING
Managing Meeting Supplier Relationships: Doing It Well Can Benefit Event Quality—And The Bottom LineBy Sarah J.F. BraleyIn an ideal world, corporate meeting planners and their travel manager counterparts would work together every day, sharing such supplier data as actual... KEEP READING
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