Dolce Hotels and Resorts Taps MeetingTrader as Cancelled Meeting Resource for its Global Conference Resort Portfolio First Open Marketplace for Cancelled Meeting Contracts, MeetingTrader Provides Value to Dolce Hotels and their Clients, Building New Business for the Meetings-Focused Hospitality Group CHICAGO – March 18, 2010 – Dolce Hotels and Resorts is the latest premier hospitality company to capitalize on the unique resources of MeetingTrader, the world’s first open marketplace for cancelled meeting contracts. The opportunity gives the 26 upscale hotels, resorts and conference hotels in Dolce’s global portfolio an unprecedented resource to service existing clients who may have been forced to cancel or defer meetings. Read the full release.

MeetingTrader Goes Live: The World's First Online Marketplace For the Resale of Cancelled Meeting Contracts December 5, 2009 – A meeting is booked, a contract is signed, but then despite all the best intentions, plans change. The result? A losing situation for both the planner and the hotel: For the planner, pain comes in the form of a substantial cancellation fee. For the hotel, recovery of the cancellation fee only partially mitigates the loss in budgeted revenue, and leaves its original client dissatisfied. Enter MeetingTrader, the world’s first open marketplace for cancelled meeting contracts, now live. Read the full release.

MeetingTrader to co-sponsor 4th Annual Women's Leadership Conference. Nov. 10, CHICAGO – MeetingTrader is co-sponsoring the Meeting Professionals International - Chicago Area Chapter’s (MPI-CAC) Fourth Annual Women's Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 10, titled "11...10...9...Countdown to a New Beginning: Reinventing Yourself and Your Career." MeetingTrader's Director of Operations, Stephanie Smith, and Steve Schmidt, VP of Business Development, are participating in “The ConnectionPlace” tradeshow, networking with area professionals as well as being an available resource for meeting professionals. This one day educational conference focuses on career development with an emphasis on building leadership skills. Featured workshops and panel discussions will highlight professional development, personal growth, financial knowledge and workplace leadership. Steve Kaplan, president of The Difference Maker, will keynote, "Women in Business: The New Reality" during the MeetingTrader sponsored luncheon. MeetingTrader provides easy-to-use meetings industry software that enables more control over group contracts, meeting budgets, and event contracts, and is a nationwide online hub to list, negotiate, buy, and sell meeting contracts and unused prepaid hotel credits. The event will take place at The Hotel Orrington in Evanston from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit mpicac.org for more information.