Articles tagged “meeting planning”

Business Travel

Hilton Extends Loyalty Program: Reward Small Businesses for Booking Direct

Hilton will simplify its process for booking small events and meetings, too. All told, it's a promising sign that hoteliers are finally taking the pain points of small and medium-sized businesses seriously.

Sean O'Neill | 6 months ago

Hilton Extends Loyalty Program: Reward Small Businesses for Booking Direct

Startups

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

Business Travel

SAP Concur to Help Businesses Sync Meeting Planning With Travel Expense Management

We anticipate a convergence between travel expense management and meeting planning. Companies will see a boom in internal meetings for team bonding and training as the pandemic subsides. So they'll need software to rein in costs.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

SAP Concur to Help Businesses Sync Meeting Planning With Travel Expense Management
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Meetings

Road to Recovery: The 2021 Guide to Digital Marketing for Hotels and Venues

As hospitality and event professionals adjust to the new group business and meetings landscape — likely to consist of a mix of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events — getting digital marketing right is key to standing out to potential planners and buyers. Cvent’s new eBook lays out everything you need to know about digital marketing for hotels and venues for 2021.

Cvent + Skift | 3 years ago

Road to Recovery: The 2021 Guide to Digital Marketing for Hotels and Venues
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Meetings

Why Downtown Kansas City Is a Creative Crossroads for Business and Leisure Travel

Kansas City’s renaissance has made it a compelling destination for meeting planners who want to provide their attendees with not only top-notch convention infrastructure, but rich art and cultural experiences and next-level culinary offerings.

Visit KC + Skift | 5 years ago

Why Downtown Kansas City Is a Creative Crossroads for Business and Leisure Travel
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Meetings

Kansas City’s New Convention Infrastructure Proves Its Commitment to Meetings and Events

Kansas City has developed into a prime meeting destination through its smartly connected infrastructure, innovative, yet accessible amenities, and a downtown that doubles as an urban playground.

Visit KC + Skift | 5 years ago

Kansas City’s New Convention Infrastructure Proves Its Commitment to Meetings and Events

Hotels

These Hilton Hotels Have Meeting Group Sales Down to a Science in Chicago

If hotels want to book more meetings and events, they need to know how to speak the specific industry language of the events and planners they’re working with.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

These Hilton Hotels Have Meeting Group Sales Down to a Science in Chicago
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Meetings

How Smart Meeting Planners Are Booking the Best Destinations

Getting the right site is what separates smart meeting planners, those who know when to book, from the rest. How do they do it? They look at the “shoulder” seasons – the times in between a destination’s peak demand.

Cvent + Skift | 9 years ago

How Smart Meeting Planners Are Booking the Best Destinations