Articles tagged “meetings”

Based on a directive coming straight from the Prime Minister's office, Visit Britain needs to collaborate more closely with its convention industry partners. Now that the government has ponied up the necessary funds to do so, Visit Britain has detailed its plans.

The ease and availability of booking creative meeting venues online is shifting how and where companies host their internal meetings.

It’s often been asked “can video conferencing replace the need for in-person meetings?" In short, the answer is “no.” Simply nothing can replace certain in-person meetings, but the meetings space has clearly evolved past being reliant solely on face-to-face meetings—and corporate travel managers and IT departments can (and in many cases must) work together to make “meetings,” as a whole, productive.

Just half of the companies polled for this survey manage their meetings with the help of a travel management company. This represents a big opportunity for companies to save money and travel management companies to help provide oversight and transparency.

In a world of increasing social and political polarization, airport cities become the new platforms for business discourse among mobile knowledge workers.

By making its destination rankings more global in scope, Cvent hopes to expand its brand identity, exposure, and reach worldwide.

The best conferences today combine live and virtual event platforms to leverage the collective knowledge of the community in an effort to drive brand reach globally.

Massive new airports in Dubai and Istanbul will drastically shift flight patterns across Europe and Asia by the opening of Dubai Expo 2020, along with the rankings of the world's top 10 convention cities.

After attending South by Southwest, you'll never view a business event the same way again due to the sheer levels of creativity, energy, and innovation set against the backdrop of Austin's weirdness.

Companies from Airbnb to Marriott are implementing innovative operational strategies based on the need to be fluid and adaptable as the travel marketplace continually evolves.