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Bizzabo Launches 'Premium' Event Planning ServiceBy Angelique Platas

Meetings and event platform Bizzabo has launched a "premium" event service called Bizzabo Studios for virtual and in-person events, the company... KEEP READING

Using Community, Engagement to Draw Digital Natives to In-Person MeetingsBy Angelique Platas

Reduced budgets and changing traveler demographics are challenging the overall meetings landscape, but a fresh approach to digital integration along... KEEP READING

Longtime BCD Meetings Leader Graf to RetireBy Michael B. Baker

BCD Meetings & Events global president Scott Graf will step down after 26 years with the company, with COO Bruce Morgan stepping up to the leadership... KEEP READING

Meaningful Steps Toward ESG for Travel and MeetingsBy Kevin Iwamoto

Industry veteran Kevin Iwamoto offers a perspective of why and how meeting programs must pursue ESG goals going forward.... KEEP READING

Cvent, Sabre Integrate Group Booking ToolsBy Angelique Platas

Meetings technology company Cvent has integrated its Instant Book service and Passkey room-block management tool with Sabre's SynXis central reservation... KEEP READING

Troop Adds More Mtg. Capabilities, Including BookingBy Michael B. Baker

Meeting planning platform Troop is broadening its scope to handle additional functions including booking, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Brex Travel Solution Adds Group Mgmt. FeatureBy Michael B. Baker

Financial services and technology company Brex has added group event management capabilities to its travel offering, focusing largely on helping meeting... KEEP READING

United to Enhance Business Platform CapabilitiesBy Donna M. Airoldi

United Airlines is making a handful of changes to its Jetstream and United for Business platforms in the second half of 2023, concerning sustainability,... KEEP READING

Mtgs. Firm Proske Names Iwamoto AdvisorBy Angelique Platas

Kevin Iwamoto will join Germany-based meetings management agency Proske as a strategic advisor and serve as a non-executive board member in the United... KEEP READING

Delta Previews New Concur Platform, Mtgs. ProductBy Donna M. Airoldi

About 18 months after criticizing SAP Concur's booking tool displays, Delta Air Lines on Wednesday shared what it called a "sneak preview" of the new... KEEP READING

Cvent CEO Soothes Concerns Around Ownership SwitchBy Elizabeth West

Cvent CEO Reggie Aggarwal at Cvent's annual Cvent Connect customer event assuaged anxieties about the company's acquisition by Blackstone and touted the... KEEP READING

HRS Intros 'Convergence' to Drive Deeper Hotel NegotiationsBy Elizabeth West

The hotel program sourcing and solutions provider touts deeper relationships and rate consideration when all the cards are on the table. Achieving it,... KEEP READING

Cvent, Choice to Enable Instant Mtg. BookingBy Angelique Platas

Meetings technology company Cvent this year will enable direct instant booking of small meetings across Choice Hotels International's franchised hotel... KEEP READING

Survey: Meetings Optimism, Demand EnduringBy Angelique Platas

Meeting planners on the whole remain optimistic about future events amid solid demand and bookings, according to a new survey by Northstar Meetings... KEEP READING

As Corp. Mtg. Site Needs Evolve, Groupize Eyes TechBy Angelique Platas

Companies are dealing with a post-pandemic surge in meetings demand and limited hotel availability, leading to difficult negotiations, according to... KEEP READING

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