Nikko Hotels debuts online Meeting Planning Service

Tokyo-based JAL Hotels, operator of the Nikko Hotels International group of luxury hotels, has announced the launch of a new online meeting planning service that meeting, event and incentive...

Hotel Revenue Management Meets the Recession | By Neil Salerno

Well, it's déjà vu all over again, the hotel industry is facing severe business challenges; how we react to those challenges will determine how quickly we can return to some...

Corporate travel restrictions hit European hotels

The chain hotels of Europe's major cities reported increasingly tough trading conditions this November, according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting. Occupancy, revenue...

Cheapflights.co.uk predicts the future of airline hidden extras

Cheapflights.co.uk reveals the top 10 current hidden extras while its viewers predict the extras of the future. A recent poll asking users what low cost airlines would charge for next revealed...

Dubai hotel and venue upgrades meetings facilities

Renaissance Dubai Hotel recently announced the unveiling of its newly renovated meeting spaces catering for groups of 20 to over 1,200 people.

Continental Jetliner to test biofuels

Continental Airlines next week could become the first U.S. airline to demonstrate passenger jets can fly on a special blend of algae, the jatropha weed and jet fuel. Earlier this week, Air New...

Dubai hoteliers at price war

Dubai hoteliers are waging a price war, with room rates cut by as much as half as they try to lure tourists hit by the global financial crisis. The recession in Europe, Dubai’s largest...

Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates) unveiled the 2009 results of their authoritative annual Travel Trends Survey. The U.S. recession is playing a significant factor in...

THE INTEGRATION GAME: How Thomas Cook galvanised its post merger team through an award-winning conference

When two travel companies merged at the end of 2007, it was vital to calm the fears of employees, not just about the newly created business, but also about the approaching downturn. Ian Whiteling...

The managing director of conference bag company Nexus Collections says honesty and education is the key to reaping the full benefits of going green, not deception and poor communication.

There is a very positive outlook for both the domestic and international meetings markets in China and Asia, according to recent research.

Following our recent article Is Sustainability Sustainable, Sledge and The Rouge Partnership air their views on the sustainability debate.

The events expert recommends getting out over the holidays and having fun, experiencing events from an audience perspective for a change.

With sustainability bringing cost savings and not adding costs to meetings and events, the framework for sustainability provided by the British Standard for Sustainable Events, BS8901, has the...

The managing director of Phoenix Research says research agencies need to change the impression that they are a breed apart, working in a parallel world where data is captured, churned through a...

The Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf officially opened its doors one year ago on 3 December 2007 onto a world that was about to enter an economic crisis. So would it still be around to tell the tale...

Despite the pressures to cut cost and deliver value for money for clients in the face of a recession, Seventeen Events’ managing director believes companies cannot afford to push...