AIG
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BTN's 2011 U.S. Hotel Chain Survey
… the upscale tier. Luxury hoteliers said a big source of their 2009 woes—a perception problem that became known as the " AIG effect," so named for a widely criticized incentive trip the insurance giant held at a St. Regis property shortly after receiving …
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U.S. Travel Association Creates Advocacy Council Of Meetings Luminaries
… according to Duffy. Duffy pointed to the 2008 public uproar surrounding AIG 's meetings and incentive practices as an impetus in the council's creation ..... as an industry that could have been activated immediately following the AIG fallout."
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TARP Recipients Publish 'Luxury' Expense Policies
American International Group , Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo & Co. this month met a U.S. Department of Treasury mandate that requires Troubled …
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One-On-One With StarCite CEO Gregory Dukat: StarCite Fights Mtg. Slump
… Baker about meetings management and StarCite's strategy. Business Travel News: Are we past the worst of the so-called AIG effect? Gregory Dukat: Yes, our perception of that would be that people can meet again, and they are beginning to meet again …
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Inside Track: Rearden Offering Amtrak Content Via Wandrian
… reached for comment. Sivley, who had worked for Orbitz for Business since 2004, will help guide Stevens Point, Wis.-based Travel Guard's spin-off from beleaguered insurance giant American International Group as part of AIU Holdings.
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Inside Track: Rearden Offering Amtrak Content Via Wandrian - 2009-06-22
… reached for comment. Sivley, who had worked for Orbitz for Business since 2004, will help guide Stevens Point, Wis.-based Travel Guard's spin-off from beleaguered insurance giant American International Group as part of AIU Holdings.
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Treasury Issues Interim 'Luxury Expenditures' Rule
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Wednesday issued an interim final rule requiring, among other things, that companies benefiting from Troubled Asset Relief Program funds adopt an "excessive or luxury expenditures policy," including "standards to ensure appropriate review and approval of
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2009 Business Travel Survey: Buyers Gain Sway As Hotel Seller's Market Halts
… never ones to appeal to the cost-conscious travel buyers, but the damage was compounded in September by the birth of the " AIG effect," when the insurance giant hosted a $440,000 incentive trip at a luxury resort a short time after taking billions …
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Anthem, MassMutual Bring PR To Events
After the " AIG effect" put unprecedented scrutiny on corporate meetings and incentives, meeting buyers speaking here this month said their firms …
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What Is The Value Of Meetings? Industry Justifying Benefits
Federal, corporate and public scrutiny of meetings, events and incentives has now reached unprecedented levels. Fueled by new regulations and a bill that proposes to ban events for firms that accepted federal funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, companies are faced with justifying the
