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Bye bye group bookings? Marriott cuts strategic meetings and corporate travel commissions in North America

Travel Daily Media

While Meetings & Conventions reported that the controversial letter was sent by Steve Heitzner, chief sales and marketing officer for the Americas, Travel Agent Central countered by saying it came from Tammy Routh, senior vice president of global sales. Both he and the Travel Agent Central letter also cited Meetings Excellence! ,

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Expedia Partner Solutions for Travel Agencies: Expedia TAAP, Templates, and EPS Rapid API

AltexSoft Travel

So here are the three main partnership solutions Expedia Group offers: Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program aka agent tools. Expedia TAAP: booking tools for travel retail agents. Through Expedia TAAP travel agents can book the following services: 600K+ accomodations. Expedia Group members.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Create ample opportunities for networking and spaces for scheduled face-to-face meetings. As screen time increases, the desire for face-to-face networking will in tandem. Today, networking is the second biggest motivator for event attendees , behind only content. Screen time per day has more than doubled since 2008.

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