Successful Meetings - March 2009 - (Page 14) NEWS UPDATE Marriott Introduces Educational Program for Planners M arriott International has launched a new educational training program for inter- mediary group meeting professionals. Called Meetings Excellence! The new program includes self-guided online curriculums for meetings industry newbies and veterans alike, with the goal of introducing the planners to resources, tools, and strategies for their meetings. Upon completing the Meetings Excellence! modules, graduates will receive certification as a “Marriott Meeting Professional” and will be eligible for Marriott’s discounted PlanTastic rates, starting at $44. “Marriott is proud to introduce Meetings Excellence!, as we continue to demonstrate our commitment to our group intermediary partners and to thank them for all they do to drive business to us,” Julius Robinson, Marriott vice president of sales intermediaries, said in a statement. “Our investment began with the centralization of group commissions, followed by our innovative group partner website, and now Meetings Excellence!” Specifically, Meetings Excellence! features three distinct training modules that include an in-depth introduction to the meetings industry, strategies for planning a successful meeting, and information about Marriott’s brands, services, and programs. Available now only in English, the modules will be translated by the end of the first quarter into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Turkish. In other group news, Marriott has made several enhancements to QuickGroup, its online group booking tool. The tool, which small-group customers can use to compare and book group room rates at participating Marriott brand hotels—including 14 I SM I March 2009 I SuccessfulMeetings.com http://www.expomeetingsmexico.com http://www.expomeetingsmexico.com http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com
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