Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Transportation providers from airlines to shuttle bus providers to shared ride services and taxis are all raising fees. A 2022 CWT report estimated the cost-per-attendee for meetings and events to be “25% higher than in 2019, with this set to rise by another 7% in 2023.” in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Customers expect this kind of ease-in-buying experience because it’s similar to ordering from Amazon or booking an airline ticket. If your process does not include this capability, make plans to implement it for your next conference. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In aggregate, the 2020 CMI 25 executed more than 165,000 corporate meetings and over 8,000 incentive travel programs in 2019, and those events used more than 15 million room-nights at hotels and resorts around the world. But first, check out this gallery featuring photos that reveal the wide range of events these leading companies produce.

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