Meetings technology has fundamentally changed how supplier relationships are built and maintained in business today—a fact that is particularly apparent when it comes to sourcing. But technology shouldn’t completely change the way...

Best thing you ever got in a hotel negotiation? Craziest request you ever heard? Take a look at this major company’s list of 45 potential concessions.

Everyone knows the U.S. hotel industry is on fire, setting records in every metric in 2015. In his regular presentations at conferences around the country, Michael Dominguez, chief sales officer at MGM Resorts International, reviews those stats...

Everyone knows the U.S. hotel industry is on fire, setting records in every metric in 2015. In his regular presentations at conferences around the country, Michael Dominguez, chief sales officer at MGM Resorts International, reviews those stats...

For years now, planners and hoteliers have been working out how to provide and pay for the ever-increasing bandwidth consumed by meeting attendees. With experience and knowledge building on both sides, things are getting a little easier. Here is...

For years now, planners and hoteliers have been working out how to provide and pay for the ever-increasing bandwidth consumed by meeting attendees. With experience and knowledge building on both sides, things are getting a little easier. Here is...

The planners and hospitality partners who gather at Financial & Insurance Conference Planners events could hardly be a more congenial group. Both sides are experienced and professional, they’re focused on the long term, they enjoy...

Meeting executives hire speakers to educate or to entertain; the best speakers do both. It has become common practice for organizations that retain meeting speakers to enter into agreements with them outlining the terms under which their...