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Business Travel
Companies that went hybrid are now being urged to "reuse" their office spaces by renting them out to other remote workers. Here we go again.
Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago
Hotels
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the evolution of hotels, a New York airport's reinvention, and event planner tips from White Lotus.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago
American Express Global Business Travel is making the most of its Expedia partnership, displaying more hotels in its Neo and Egencia corporate booking tools as employees start meeting up again.
Skift Meetings
Corporate planners are building new centers of event excellence in collaborative ways. Some aim to inspire the entire meetings industry, while others focus on standardizing their event design and procurement processes.
1 year ago
Most of the major hotel chains have now reported their fourth-quarter results. Tourists are back in full force, traditional business travelers less so. But fortunately for them all those conferences and big events are keeping their properties filled.
News Blog
U.S.-based meeting, event and office provider Convene has bought etc.venues, which now expands its footprint in the UK. Convene said the deal, announced on Wednesday, makes it the “largest provider of premium meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to reports is worth $246…
Tourism
Move over Macau and Singapore. Las Vegas Sands is betting on Long Island, unlike other city-centric developers spending millions to win a casino license in New York. All these new proposals are focusing on corporate meeting spaces and tourism boosts to the economy to turn the odds in their favor.
Sherry Sun | 1 year ago
Get ready for a fusion of traditional French tourism and elite sports during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. A lot of responsibility now rests with new hospitality provider, On Location.
Internal meetings were supposed to be killed off by video conferencing, but it looks like in-person face-to-face will be back with a bang this year.
With attendee and exhibitor numbers getting closer to pre-Covid figures, the entire meetings industry is hopeful for a strong CES in Las Vegas this week to set the tone for the rest of 2023.
