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The Future of Face-to-Face Meetings Management Today Share    
Could online communications, environmental worries and cost-cutting kill business travel? What's the future for business travel? Does it even have one? These were the questions MT found itself contemplating at a recent round-table organised by hotel group InterContinental. There’s no doubt that travel budgets have been slashed in the recession -- companies can't afford non-stop business-class flights and 5-star hotels all round these days. More Economist: Business Travel Benefits Trade Global Atlanta Share
Economist Jennifer Poole addressed the importance of face-to-face meetings for international trade at the American Economics Association's annual meeting held in Atlanta Jan. 3-5. An assistant professor in the department of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dr. Poole’s presentation underscored the importance of business and social networks in generating trade. More 100 SMEs Receive Business Travel Grant Telegraph.co.uk Share
British enterprise is retraining its sights on overseas growth following the shock of the credit crunch and global economic recession. Many of this country's small and medium-sized businesses have identified international expansion as the way forward and are ready to beat a path to business opportunities all over the globe to increase competitiveness and seek out new markets. One hundred prizes of business travel for a year were offered to SMEs to help them use face-to-face contact to grow their companies in the current economic climate. More
German fashion trade shows gaining momentum The Independent Share
Berlin-based fashion trade events Premium and Bread & Butter -- running concurrently to Berlin Fashion Week January 20 - 23 -- recorded a rise in visitor figures, leaving organizers in a euphoric mood. Urban trade fair Bread & Butter, in its second Berlin season since its return from Barcelona, welcomed visitors from more than a hundred countries, according to its organizers, stating that "a considerably greater number of professional visitors found their way to Berlin, the internationality could once again be increased." More LVCVA seeks dismissal of lawsuit to stop smoking at tobacco shows The Las Vegas Review-Journal Share
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is asking a Carson City District Court to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at preventing smoking at tobacco shows, claiming the society does not have standing to sue. The complaint seeks to revise the law so it addresses only stalking. More Elisano Promoted To VP Marketing at Sparks Sparks Share
Global event marketing agency Sparks announced today the promotion of Kristy Elisano to vice president, marketing and PR. The announcement was made by Jeffrey K. Harrow, the Chairman of Sparks. "Kristy's creativity, personality and humor come through in all of Sparks' marketing efforts. She has a unique aptitude for innovative thinking in marketing combined with tactical pragmatism that has served the company and its market presence well," says Harrow. "It brings me great joy to recognize her publicly for her hard work and dedication." More More events heading to Hub boston.com Share
The convention business is booming in Boston, with more events scheduled over the next three years than ever before, according to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center are nearly sold out through 2012, with 139 trade shows and conventions expected to generate 1.7 million hotel room nights -- defined as one room occupied one night -- and $1.25 billion in overall economic impact. More What happens in Vegas stays in. . .budget Meetings Net Share
As room rates in Las Vegas, Nev. continue to lag behind the national average, many meeting and event coordinators find appealing rates that won't bust the budget. However, lower rates don’t mean the quality has pulled a lounge-magician vanishing act. "If you aren't booking Las Vegas, you are paying too much for your meeting," says Meyer, CEM, CMP, vice president of sales, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, who was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and many other national publications last year, telling the story of Las Vegas as a destination for serious meetings business. More |
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