It’s no secret that hotel rates are expected to continue to rise in 2007, but what does this mean for meeting planners?

Every few years, the tables turn from the meeting planners having the upper hand in negotiating to the hotels. For the past two years or so, at least, the demand has been so high that meeting planners have had less negotiating power then they are used to. This high demand is expected to continue through 2008, which means negotiating hotel contracts until then will [...]