Corporate-travel backlash has industry worried | seattletimes.com
With criticism of pricey corporate events spurring hotel and resort cancellations, travel industry leaders are encouraging companies to keep spending on travel and offered guidelines they hope will prevent a backlash. Media coverage and Congressional criticism of corporate travel has created a "paralyzing environment," Roger Dow, president and chief executive of the U.S. Travel Association, said Monday. Loews Corp. CEO James Tisch went a step further during a separate call with investors Monday about his hotel holding company's recent earnings.
