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Great Relationships Are the Key to Great Events

2009-07-10

Creating a great event necessitates ongoing communication and interaction between the sales department and the meeting planner.

Leaders and ROI

2009-07-09

How C-level leadership can use perspective and openness to help create high-value meetings.

Management Matters: Weathering the Storm

2009-07-08

Are you crisis-minded or opportunity-minded?

Embassy Suites to Add One-Room Suites to Some Properties

2009-07-08

Embassy Suites recently launched its first major room design change in the brand's 25 year history.

PCMA/Amex/Ypartnership Survey: Planners See Smaller Budgets, Attendance

2009-07-07

Meeting planners this year and next are facing meetings cancellations, budget cuts and sloping attendance, according to a survey of 516 planners.

Blueprint for Success

2009-07-06

Learn a four-step plan for proving the strategic value of meetings.

Orlando Hotels Discounting, Waiving Meeting Attrition Penalties

2009-07-06

Because Orlando has approximately 120,000 hotel rooms to fill, there are deals to be had there, according to planners familiar with the destination.

Omni Refunding Cancellation, Attrition Fees If Space Resold

2009-07-02

Omni Hotels in May launched a meetings contracting initiative that makes a resell clause automatic to meeting buyers and a policy of quicker sales team response to meeting requests for proposals.

Team-Building Charitable Activity Adds To Meeting ROI

2009-07-01

Premium Event Services president Michelle Yurcak this year designed events tying team building to charity.

Melbourne Debuts New Convention Center

2009-06-30

Melbourne, Australia, opened its new convention center on June 22, a project that features 32 meeting rooms, a grand ballroom, a 5,000-seat plenary hall and an entry-level foyer equipped to hold up to 8,400 visitors.