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Overloaded hoteliers, time-pressed meeting planners, and the new e-RFP Web sites make for new rules of engagement...More

Event housing company onPeak has just come out with a free tool that allows client organizations to easily post a list of contracted hotels on any Web page, including their event sites, Facebook pages, blogs, and meeting registration pages....More

American Express Business Travel’s 2011 Global Business Travel Forecast is out, and the good news is that demand for meetings and business travel is on the rise. The bad news for budgets? Costs are going up, too....More

When it comes to room-block attrition fees, hope for the best, plan for the worst...More

We asked religious meeting planners about what they’re doing to contain attrition penalties...More

Site selection is tremendously important to the success of an association meeting. Who better than hotels and destination marketing organizations to give us an overall view of trends...More

In this buyer’s market, hoteliers are willing to negotiate just about anything—but don’t expect it to last...More

Despite the tough economy, some associations, including the United States Institute of Theater Technology, exceeded expectations with their annual conference from the get-go. USITT’s Stage Expo attracted 4,400 attendees. Here’s how they did it...More

Keeping room blocks low and expectations high—plus a presidential keynote—spelled success for scrap metal show...More

The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort has been ordered to pay a company more than $200,000 in damages and fees as a result of a corporate event that went...More

The menu for the 175-person banquet that Arlene Sheff was planning concluded with a trio of small chocolate desserts. Wanting to make sure that there...More