Hot Topics—Planning Ahead: Returning To Meetings & Business Travel

The meetings and group business is a vital source of revenue for the hotel industry, but it has returned slowly as the world reopens. Our Hot Topics session, with sponsor support from Delos, focuses on the current progress, as well as what meetings and groups will be like moving forward. Moderated by Christina Trauthwein, VP of content and creative, Hotel Business, the group panelists included Anthony Antolino, chief commercial officer, Delos; Gretta Brooks, founder/CEO, SalesBoost LLC; Michael Dominguez, president/CEO, ALHI; Cindy Estis Green, CEO/cofounder, Kalibri Labs; and Tamara Laster, VP, global sales strategy, IHG.