Event planners are rethinking travel management, viewing it as an integrated part of the entire event experience, not just a logistical hurdle.

While private, corporate transportation has always solved many challenges of group travel, companies are now focused on the benefits magnified by offering a better and safer travel experience.

No one congratulates planners when ground transportation runs smoothly. But suppose a bus on its way to pick up attendees has an accident, gets stuck in heavy traffic, breaks down or becomes lost?

Uber, Lyft, car services, shuttles and buses all can come into play when mobilizing attendees at the destination.

Some see an inexorable move toward increased collaborative consumption or sharing of resources in new ways. Others are less convinced.

Airline travel is not the luxury it once was; it is a necessity for business travelers in an increasingly global setting.

Airport hotels are often the first choice for many planners who want convenient meeting facilities at good value.

As the meeting industry continues its return to the robust glory days of early 2008, a new challenge looms — rising airfare costs and ongoing mergers that stifle competition and potentially limit practical options for planners. And those factors have been further exacerbated by the pending marriage of American Airlines and US Airways. The nearly […]