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Inside the June 2011 BUSINESS BAROMETER The Price of Travel For the first time this month, North American event professionals cite concern for add-on hotel costs—such as Internet access and service charges and parking and vendor fees. Meanwhile, rising fuel and travel costs aren’t just disturbing the NA meeting marketplace. A small percentage of European professionals are also expressing concern. Current business conditions compared to the previous year ■ Favorable ■ Flat ■ Negative p p y How has your attendance changed, compared to a year ago? ■ Increase ■ No Change ■ Decrease compared to previous year g 100% 80% Survey Respondents Favorable Flat Negative 100% Survey Respondents 80% 66% 64% 66% 68% 72% 64% 60% 43% 58% 25% 17% 60% 49% 43% 61% 62% 63% 40% 22% 39% 30% 19% 18% 12% 26% 24% 37% 40% 31% 29% 41% 31% 29% 21% 30% 43% 28% 55% 54% 27% 49% 32% 40% 31% 24% 21% 21% 18% 20% 27% 0% 19% 19% 21% 17% 19% 15% 16% 23% 15% 13% 13% 20% 0% Oct 09 19% 19% Dec 09 Feb 10 Apr 10 June 10 Aug 10 Oct 10 Barometer Survey Date Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 Feb 10 Apr 10 June 10 Aug 10 Oct 10 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 June 2011 June 2011 Barometer Survey Date Your peers think the future looks bright for meetings and events. Discover more usable trends at www.mpiweb.org/research. Predicted Business Condition ■ Favorable ■ Flat ■ Negative p p y Employment Trends ■ Increasing ■ No Change ■ Decreasing 80% Full-Time 100% 100% 100% Part-Time 100% Contractor Survey Respondents 80% 64% 65% 70% 70% 76% 73% 70% 80% 72% 62% 66% 67% 64% 60% 55% 80% 71% 65% 69% 75% 68% 80% 63% 40% 23% 67% 20% 0% 19% 17% 21% 14% 19% 11% 19% 11% 16% 11% 8% 9% 18% 9% 16% 14% 60% 60% 60% 60% 55% 58% 22% Feb 10 Apr 10 June 10 Aug 10 Oct 10 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 June 2011 40% 25% 23% 24% 25% 24% 40% 27% 24% 22% 23% 21% 40% 38% 33% 28% 31% 36% Barometer Survey Date 20% 13% 11% 12% 8% 4% 20% 8% 11% 2% 20% 4% 7% 6% 7% 6% 0% Oct 10 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 June 2011 0% 7% 7% Oct 10 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 June 2011 0% Oct 10 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr 11 June 2011 In the Business Barometer, Your Peers Said: “ Groups are still being reactive, hence lead time issues. Hotels see their business coming back and are trying to squeeze out every bit of revenue they can, but often without offering any more value to the client. Business is getting stronger, slowly, probably due to companies realizing that they cannot keep postponing events indefinitely, despite an economy and trading environment that are still quite depressed. “ “ ” ” Clients are keen to return to the same hotels and cities to avoid spending the additional time and money necessary for venue research and site inspections. ” mpiweb.org 91 http://www.mpiweb.org/research http://www.mpiweb.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + July 2011

One + July 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
Paradigm Shifts, Part II
Web Watch
Agenda
Thoughts+Leaders
Ask the Experts
Recognizing Community and Organizational Excellence
Overheard
Art of Travel
The Prism Effect
Top Spots
Connections
Irrelevant
Using New Tech for Old Purposes
So You Think You Can Dance
Don’t Use Tech You Don’t Understand
Are You In It to Win It?
Anything is Possible
Night of the Radishes
Well Played
When People Come Together, Magic Happens
Size Matters
Building a Better FAM
One Bar at a Time
MPI + CSR
Industry Insights
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again

One + July 2011