Virtual and hybrid meetings may have been the biggest meeting trends during this “great recession,” but their ubiquity has only reinforced the fact that some business objectives are best achieved face-to-face. The 2009 Oxford Economics Study found that for every $1 a company invests in business travel, an average of $12.50 in increased revenue and […]
A powerful (and unexpected) encounter
We all know that face-to-face meetings bring people together, but recently, we received a powerful reminder of the unexpected ways in which they can. Richard Ross and Alex Michaels were good friends in high school. But after graduating, they lost touch and didn’t see or speak with each other again until … PYM Houston! Ross, […]
Get a jump on 2010 by making the case to meet now
By the end of 2009, meeting cancellations and postponements are estimated to cost hotels, destinations and other industry suppliers $2.5 billion in lost revenue. But canceling or rescheduling meetings doesn’t only affect people on the supply side…
