Experient Names New VP of Sales and Marketing
Experient, the Twinsburg, Ohio–based meeting and event services provider, has named Rick Binford, CMP, to the role of executive vice president sales and marketing—the company’s top sales leadership position....
Meeting Cancellations: Flexibility for Some in Today’s Market
After American International Group’s cancellation of about 160 meetings, the question on the minds of many meetings industry observers is: How much will the company pay in cancellation fees for backing out of the events—estimated by AIG to be worth about $8 million?...
How Green Is Your Meeting Destination?
Meeting Strategies Worldwide Inc., a Portland, Ore.–based environmental consulting company specializing in the meetings industry, has launched a new Web site designed to help planners select green destinations for their groups....
AMEX Business Travel Forecast: More Scrutiny Ahead
According to the annual “Global Business Travel Forecast and Trends” report, released October 22 by American Express Business Travel, airfares likely will decrease and hotel rates will hold relatively steady—but whatever happens in the air or on the ground, meeting managers can expect more scrutiny as corporations continue to crack down on meetings spend....
NBTA’s New Survey Sees Meetings in Danger
Recent airfare increases and the economic downturn are having an effect on corporate meetings and conventions...
Wall Street Woes Put Incentives Under Pressure
Most players in the besieged financial services industry have avoided the kind of public relations disaster experienced by American International Group for its ill-timed incentive program, which eventually resulted in the cancellation of 160 company meetings worth about $8 million....
AIG Cancels $8 Million Worth of Meetings in Agreement with NY A.G. Cuomo
Just days after insurance behemoth American International Group announced that it was being rescued by an $85 billion loan from the Federal Reserve, top-producing agents were checking into the luxury St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach (Calif.), for a recognition event sponsored by AIG. When news of the conference broke, commentators had a field day and AIG found itself in a public relations nightmare. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, for example, called AIG “despicable.”...
Cisco Launches Pay-per-Use Videoconferencing
Cisco Systems Inc. has begun renting videoconferencing rooms to the public for one-off meetings, aiming to introduce its high-definition TelePresence conferencing system to small and midsize companies....
Healthcare Exhibitors Taking Wait-and-See Approach for 2009
Healthcare exhibitors are concerned, but not panicked, about the effect the economy will have on meetings next year, says Eric Allen, executive vice president of the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association. ...
EIBTM Offers Education Plus
With the most comprehensive seminar program in its history, EIBTM will take place December 2-4 at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona....
Mitchell's Outlook: Airfares Stabilize, Routes Disappear, Fees Are Here to Stay
One silver lining to the dark economic cloud is that the growing credit crisis and resulting travel cutbacks at many companies is likely to end the upward creep in airline fares, says Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition, a Radnor, Pa., organization seeking to influence policy on issues affecting business travelers. ...
New Meetings Industry Event Launched
A new trade show for the U.S. meetings and incentives market will debut in Baltimore in 2010: the Americas Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition....
Planners and Hotels Cautious in Crisis, DMAI Chairwoman Says
“It’s chaos right now. Every day is a new adventure. There’s nothing in the handbook about weathering an economic downtown, in an election year, with a war on. It’s just a very different time,” says Maura Gast, executive director at the Irving [Texas] Convention and Visitors Bureau....
AIG Cancels Event in Face of Criticism
After several days of being heavily criticized for holding a lavish incentive travel program just days after receiving an $85 billion loan from the federal government, AIG today canceled an upcoming incentive program at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay in California and announced that it is reviewing all of its meetings....
MPI Selects Host Cities for Upcoming Meetings
Meeting Professionals International has announced the dates and locations for its upcoming World Education Congresses through 2013 and for its MeetDifferent conferences (formerly MPI’s Professional Education Conference-North America) through 2010....
Financial Fallout: More Negotiating Clout for Planners?
In the wake of the financial crisis, future hotel development will slow to a crawl and we’re likely to see a significant slowdown in all types of travel, says Sean Hennessey, CEO of Lodging Advisors LLC, a hotel consulting company in New York City....
Hotel Industry Downturn Predicted for 2009
The hotel industry will continue to feel the effects of the economic downturn into 2009 when occupancy rates will bottom out, according to a new report by PKF Hospitality Research....
Congress moves on Travel Promotion Act, Laptop Security
While the nation’s attention has been focused on economic turmoil and the bailout bill, Congress has also been dealing with items affecting business travel and the hospitality/meetings industry....
The Motivation Show: Traffic Down, Reviews Mixed
Attendance at the 2008 Motivation Show, held last week at Chicago’s McCormick Place, reflected the jitters the entire nation was feeling over the failure of some of the country’s largest financial institutions. ...
Top Takeaways from CMI Thought-Leaders Panel at The Motivation Show
The crowd at last week’s Motivaton Show was abuzz with talk of the economy and the future of meetings and incentives. ...
AMEX Delays 2009 Travel Forecast
The challenges facing meeting managers and travel buyers in 2009 will be much the same as in 2008, but they’ll be facing them in an increasingly tough environment, according to analysts from American Express Business Travel....
Weaber to Become President of Courtesy Associates
After 18 years with conference management company Experient Inc., Brad Weaber has left his position as executive vice president and chief customer officer to become president of Courtesy Associates....
First BS 8901 Green Event
Meeting Professionals International held the first event to be certified as being in compliance with the British Standards Institution’s BS 8901, a standard for sustainable events developed as a guide for planning the 2012 Olympic Games. ...
Marriott Puts Group Commission Tracking Online
Many third-party planning companies weren’t too happy with Marriott International last year when the company’s new rules went into effect requiring them to have certification from the International Airlines Travel Agent Network, the International Air Transport Association, or the Airline Reporting Corp in order to earn commissions. ...
Meetings-Related Questions on the Ballot
Voters are considering a number of state and local ballot questions this fall related to the meetings and conventions industry, from hotel or visitor tax issues to casino questions. Here are three of the most significant:...
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