GBTA Convention 2019 - Online Press Room

Meetings Technology
GBTA Convention 2019 to Feature NDC Discussion on Center Stage
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today unveiled another Center Stage panel in an exciting line-up of compelling content for GBTA Convention 2019, held August 3-7 in Chicago. The session is made possible by Turkish A...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 24 July 2019
Bizly Announces AI-Powered Messaging for Small Meetings – Liberating Meeting Planners and the Hospitality Industry from the RFP Process
Bizly, a next generation platform for booking and managing small meetings, today unveiled a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Message Center designed to quickly and easily customize the requirements of any type of event and remove the need for a traditional RFP process. T...
Bizly | 18 July 2017
Delta makes industry-first move linking corporate meetings with business travel
Meetings and event coordinators at corporations must prove that event costs do not outweigh the meaningful value of face-to-face conversation. That's exactly why Delta Air Lines is launching Delta Edge Meetings – to save companies money and time, while providing detailed repor...
Delta Air Lines Inc | 18 July 2016
CWT / BTN Group Research: 96 Percent Rank Strategic Meetings Management as Successful
Companies that have implemented a program for the strategic management of meetings say their programs are successful, though they also say there is still more work to do. The key benefits of an SMM program are greater transparency of spend, cost reductions, improved compliance...
CWT | 4 July 2016
Introducing Pow Wow Smart Marketplace at GBTA Convention 2014 !!!!
Introducing Pow Wow Marketplace Pow Wow Marketplace is where corporate meeting planners find reliable local ground transportation providers for meetings and events.  It's a procurement tool with 2-3 qualified and pre-certified ground providers in each of the top US meetings ma...
Pow Wow Smart | 28 July 2014
SignUp4 Announces Industry Partnerships and Integrations
SignUp4, the leading provider of strategic meetings management technology, has made multiple strategic partnerships over the last quarter. Among these partnerships is SpendMD, which through the integration with SignUp4's Spend Management System (SMS), allows event professionals ...
SignUp4 | 6 August 2013
Cvent Delivers $3.4 Billion in Meetings Business to Hotels through First Half of 2012
Cvent operates the number one marketplace for group meetings business in the world and has driven $3.4 billion in meetings spend through the Cvent Supplier Network through the first half of 2012 – a 50% increase over last year. Nearly one-fourth of this spend came from internati...
Cvent | 23 July 2012
Active Network Launches Starcite® ‘Meeting Locator’ Strategic Meetings Management Technology
Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV), the leader in cloud-based activity and participant management™ solutions, today launched Meeting Locator – an intelligent, easy-to-use tool that helps meeting planners and travel managers make well-researched and informed decisions when choosin...
Active Network | 18 July 2012
Hotels Capture Valuable Sales Insight with StarCite Business Intelligence Suite
StarCite, Inc., the leading provider of web-based solutions to strategically manage corporate meetings and events, today announced the launch of a powerful new Business Intelligence Suite for hotels and meetings suppliers. The new offering dramatically increases the level of in-...
StarCite | 23 August 2011
JTB Americas To Enter Into Exclusive Partnership With StarCite To Expand Meetings Services And Launch New Online Meetings Portal
JTB Americas, a leading provider of global travel management services for business and leisure customers, is pleased to join StarCite in announcing entry into a global alliance partnership. JTB Americas will use StarCite's meetings management technology to service its robust bus...
StarCite | 22 August 2011

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