United debuts meetings portal
United Airlines has launched a new meetings product available through its business portal United Jetstream.The United Meetings product allows users to manage travel and redeem awards for meetings...
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HBAA releases Meetings Barometer
The Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAAThe Hotel Booking Agents Association: The trade association that represents the collective interest of those involved in the procurement and management of...
Pointless meetings’ to cost $541bn in 2019
The average employee spends two hours a week in ‘pointless’ meetings, potentially costing companies around the world more than US$541 billion worth of resources in 2019.These were the findings of...
Simple meetings left unmanaged
Although half of company-held meetings are considered ‘simple meetings’, more than half of organisations do not use a managed channel for such events, according to new research.A survey by the...
Park Plaza London Riverbank serves up new M&E food concept
Park Plaza London Riverbank has bolstered its meetings and events offering with a new food and beverage concept focused on ‘Brain Food’.The menu, which is part of the hotel’s Science of Meetings...
Report reveals trends in online meeting bookings
A new report looking at data from online meeting room bookings reveals the rapid digitalisation of the industry, along with key trends in meetings.The analysis, titled Online meeting bookings...
UK meetings industry grows in 2017
The average spend per meeting and per delegate both grew significantly across the UK meetings industry in 2017, according to data from the Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAAThe Hotel Booking...
Principal Hotel Company launches new meetings offering
Principal Hotel Company has officially launched its new meetings and events concept, Smart Space, at its properties across the Principal and De Vere brands.The initiative is set to be rolled out...
CWT to create new meetings booking platform
CWT Meetings & Events is to create a new room-booking platform through a partnership with Meetingsbooker.com.The TMCTravel Management Company: An agency which manages business travel for a...
Meetings budgets flat as buyers display caution over Brexit
European meetings budgets are expected to remain flat for 2017, according to the American Express Meetings and Events report.The annual study found spend next year will be similar to 2016, but...
Palace Hotel Manchester completes MICE refurb
The grade II listed Palace Hotel in Manchester has re-launched its conference, meetings and event spaces as part of a multi-million pound refurbishment.The hotel has renovated all of its 17...
IET London opens for events after £30m revamp
The Institution of Engineering and Technology in London has opened for external events following a £30 million redevelopment.The IET: Savoy Place spent two years revamping its event spaces with new...
Meetings spend and attendee numbers to drop in 2015
Meetings buyers have been warned to make the most of “squeezed” budgets next year as overall MICEMeetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions spend is expected to decline, according to the...
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