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Global Industry Leaders Express Optimism for the Future of Travel & Events as Group Business Shows Steady Growth
Amadeus | November 8, 2022
Amadeus, along with Meeting Professionals International and Salesforce, unveil the state of meetings & events through perspectives of global industry experts. Group business is set for a strong corporate and conference season in Q4 2022. Group bookings are now starting to extend more confidently into 2023 with 48 million room nights already committed globally for H1 2023, a 16% increase over the same time in 2022, according to Amadeus’ business intelligence data. Forward-looking insights from global industry leaders echo overall optimistic outlook. As hoteliers evaluate their group business opportunities, a new meetings an...
Companies Increasingly Exposed to Financial Loss and Duty of Care Violations as the Number of Meetings Grow
the Global Business Travel Association | July 19, 2018
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Globally, half of company-held meetings are simple meetings, yet roughly half of survey respondents report their organizations do not use a "managed" meetings channel for simple meetings, according to new research released today by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), in partnership with HRS. This first-of-its-kind study focuses exclusively on simple meetings management, which are small meetings with basic, replicable requirements. For the first time, both GBTA and Meeting Professionals International (MPI) members were surveyed for the same study to provide perspectives from both travel buyers and meeting plan...
IACC and Meeting Professionals International Form Global Alliance
IACC | April 5, 2017
CHICAGO and DALLAS, April 5, 2017 … IACC, the only association to certify conference and meetings-focused venues on a global basis, and Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the leading global association for meeting professionals, have announced a five-year global partnership for the mutual benefit of their members. The two associations will share event and learning platforms, including education delivered at annual conferences, regional events, and online as well as research initiatives. In the last year IACC has delivered education at European and US MPI events, including more recently at the Southern California Chapter C...
IACC to Unveil New Initiative, IACC Meeting Room of the Future™, at Annual Conference
IACC | February 9, 2016
Chicago, Illinois, February 2016---A dynamic new initiative from the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) is set to transform the meeting experience through a global collaboration of leaders in conference room design, audiovisual technology, hospitality, academia and conference management. The project and initial global survey results are to be unveiled at IACC-America's Connect annual conference in New York City this April. The IACC Meeting Room of the Future™ project combines innovation and entrepreneurialism with the expertise of meeting industry professionals and planners. The program's ambitious goal...
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