Marriott Adds Online Training for Third-Party Planners

Marriott International launched a new online training program for third-party meeting planners this week called Meetings Excellence!, which earns planners certification as a “Marriott Meeting Professional.” The course is part of the Marriott Group Partners Web site, started last fall, which allows group travel intermediaries to monitor their commission payments due from Marriott as well as their future bookings. In 2007, Marriott centralized its group commission payments.