IAEM Almost Doubles Membership in 2006
: IAEM recently announced that it increased its membership this year from 3,333 individual members to 6,000...
Zagat’s Picks in Hospitality
Zagat's 2007 survey shows travelers' top picks in hotels, destinations...
Top Spa Trends for 2007
Spa marketing and media company Spa Finder has released its forecast of what to expect in spa trends in 2007. Here are some of its top predictions...
Caribbean Tourism Official Rails Against WHTI
While the Caribbean so far has fared well through the 2006 hurricane season, political winds are still blowing ill when it comes to the U.S. government’s decision regarding deadlines for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. ...
TSA OKs Toiletries, Liquid Carry-Ons
The Transportation Security Administration made two changes to its airport security policy...
Business Travel Expenses Continue to Rise
Airfare, hotel rooms, and rental car prices all are rising this year, according to the Business Travel Monitor, which was released yesterday by American Express Business Travel. ...
Union and San Francisco Hotels Reach Tentative Agreement
Labor Union Unite Here’s Local 2 and the San Francisco Multi-Employer Group have reached a tentative agreement...
How Conference Organizers Can Use Blogs (2006)
Now that social media such as blogs have filtered into the mainstream when it comes to politics, news, and the technology and entertainment industries, conference organizers are beginning to pick up on the trend...
ASAE and the Center’s 2006 Annual Meeting: Welcome to the Chimposeum
The big buzz from the ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership at its 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held August 19-22 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, was the release of The 7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don’t. ...
White Picked as New San Antonio CVB Director
Scott L. White, who currently serves as the executive vice president of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau, will become the new director of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau as of October 2....
House Votes to Restore Spousal Business Travel Deduction
A provision restoring the tax deductibility of travel expenses of spouses who accompany partners on business trips is part of the inheritance tax/minimum wage bill passed by the House of Representatives last week....
News from the Green Front
Boston’s Logan International Airport’s Terminal A is the first airport terminal in the U.S. to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. ...
Air Travel Costs Take a Jump
The Air Travel Price Index, released last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation, rose 10.3 percent in the first quarter of this year...
Health Organizations Choosing Smoke-Free Destinations
The National Cancer Institute has joined the growing list of health organizations that are making the smoking laws of a city or state a make-or-break criterion in site selection for their meetings...
Hotels Stepping Up New Inventory Pace
While the seller’s market is undoubtedly here to stay for a while, Lodging Econometrics’ midyear report is forecasting increasing growth in new hotel inventory...
Marriott to Go Smoke-Free
As of September, all U.S. and Canadian Marriott International properties will be smoke-free. ...
New Orleans Drops DNC Bid
Citing concerns about cost, New Orleans on July 13 officially dropped its bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. ...
Olson Announces Retirement Plans
SmithBucklin Executive Vice President Michael S. Olson, CAE, has announced that he will retire from his position in the Chicago-based association management company in December 2007 ...
Trade Shows Still Vital to Business-to-Business Marketing
A recent Harris Interactive study commissioned by American Business Media paints a rosy picture for the trade show industry when it comes to business-to-business marketing. ...
Unite Here Forms Meetings Exchange For Planners
Unite Here launched a new organization that provides information to meeting planners on union-friendly hotels, labor disputes, and other issues that could impact site selection decisions. ...
For Ongoing Daily Coverage of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Meetings/Hospitality Industry
For Ongoing Daily Coverage of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Meetings/Hospitality Industry, visit this section of face2face, the MeetingsNet blog....
To Cancel or Not? Katrina Forces Tough Decisions for Some Conventions
As the full extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold, many associations with upcoming meetings in affected areas are...
To Cancel or Not? Katrina Forces Tough Decisions for Some Conventions
As the full extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold, many associations with upcoming meetings in affected areas are...
Association Meetings Has Moved!
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Major Reorganization at Cincinnati CVB
A year after Chicago-based C. H. Johnson Consulting Inc. delivered its recommendations for major changes within the Greater Cincinnati CVB, the bureau has announced its restructuring under the direction of its new president, Lisa Haller....
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