We are seeing many of the brokerage firms bring back incentive travel programs, primarily keeping those domestic, but they have brought many of those back that had been canceled.
We're seeing a lot of booking activity already for 2010. But both planners and suppliers are having to do business very differently because you have to be more creative [and]more people are looking for the return on investment.
We're seeing a lot of booking activity already for 2010. But both planners and suppliers are having to do business very differently because you have to be more creative [and]more people are looking for the return on investment.
The corporate sector is really starting to look at larger events again, and really realize how important face-to-face meetings are to their business model.
The corporate sector is really starting to look at larger events again, and really realize how important face-to-face meetings are to their business model.
We are expected to have a 21% increase in meetings next yearbut each planner is expected to spend 3.5 percent less on those meetings and keep those meetings closer to home.
We are expected to have a 21% increase in meetings next yearbut each planner is expected to spend 3.5 percent less on those meetings and keep those meetings closer to home.
The new normal is probably going to be a slow growth, but I do believe that youre going to see lots of association meetings and lots of corporate meetings. People are not going to stop meeting face to face.
