Negotiating & Contracts

Strike now affecting fewer hotels as action lingers into the third week

A new study finds guests underuse some amenities they say are important, but overuse others they don't think much about. These findings can help planners negotiate better while improving attendees' experience.

Peak-night occupancies at big-city properties have been better than last year, which works for both hoteliers and planners.

Have you ever counted up all the negotiations needed for a single conference? Whether you’re contracting with the hotel, convention center, speaker agency, a ground transportation provider, destination management company, a production...

About 30 properties, including many meetings-oriented hotels, launched contingency plans to temporarily replace cooks, housekeepers, and other service employees. What does that mean for the event experience?

Buenos Aires is ICCA's top-ranked Americas destination, but costs not already locked in are at risk for huge changes.

Inflation has jumped recently, threatening to boost the cost for most meeting elements but not hotel rooms.

Unite Here members have voted to strike if new contracts are not agreed upon by August 31.

We’re back from Memorial Day weekend, which means it’s officially summer. And that means lots of things, including a full slate of meetings industry conferences and events over the next several months: Meeting Professionals...

Kimpton settles claims for “time and effort” incurred following 2016 malware attack.