Wyndham Supports Breast Cancer Foundation on Guests’ Behalf
Dallas-based Wyndham International has partnered its WyndhamByRequest and Women on Their Way programs to help support breast cancer research on its guests’ behalf....
Wyndham Supports Breast Cancer Foundation on Guests’ Behalf
Dallas-based Wyndham International has partnered its WyndhamByRequest and Women on Their Way programs to help support breast cancer research on its guests’ behalf....
Conferon and seeUthere Form Partnership
Conferon, a Twinsburg, Ohio-based independent meeting planning firm, and seeUthere, an event automation services company in Santa Clara, Calif., have formed an alliance that should bring e-benefits to Conferon's association clients....
New Faces in Meetings Services Firms
New hires and promotions at companies serving the meetings market....
New AM Survey Results
AM’s second annual Internet usage survey reveals the top ways association planners use the World Wide Web....
Internet Strategy Meeting Set for Disney Institute
The second annual "Associations: digitalNow" conference will be held this September 19 to 22 at Disney Institute in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Co-produced by Disney and Fusion Productions and held in collaboration with the American Society of Association Executives, the event is billed as the "leading Internet strategy conference for associations."...
Hyatt, Hilton Lose Energy Surcharge
Meeting planners no longer have to worry about their attendees being zapped with an energy surcharge from your host hotel—if your hotel happens to be a Hilton or Hyatt, that is....
Hilton Loses Energy Charge
Meeting planners no longer have to worry about their attendees being zapped with an energy surcharge from your host hotel—if your hotel happens to be a Hilton or Hyatt, that is....
Global Congress Centre Alliance
The Global Congress Centre Alliance, a partnership of five international convention centers launched last year, met in May at EIBTM in Geneva. All members of the International Congress and Convention Association, (ICCA), member centers include the International Convention Centre Duban in South Africa, the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Adelaide Convention Centre in Australia, and the CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg in Germany....
Headliners Abound at Distinguished Speakers Series
Former President William Clinton will kick off the four-times annual Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speakers Series, sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, on Oct. 9. Clinton is expected to wow the crowd at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with an address entitled, "From Hope to the Highest Places."...
ASAE Heats Up in Philly
No one would argue that the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Association Executives, held August 4-7 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, was a hot time--both figuratively and literally. While daytime temperatures soared into the high and humid 90s, approximately 5,500 of ASAE’s 25,000 members ducked the dog-day weather by wandering the aisles at the exposition, where they found 922 booths and more than 500 vendors to do business with....
Hotel Happenings
New hires and other news from hotels, resorts, and conference centers...
New Faces at Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Roundup of promotions and new hires at CVBs around the country....
Court Ruling Favors Show Manager
Ever have a surly exhibitor who thinks you should run your trade show their way instead of yours? If so, you can take heart from a ruling from a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts that was handed down recently....
GEP Holds Executive Retreat
Taking "make learning fun" to heart, Global Events Partners, a network of destination management companies from all over the world, hosted 80 meeting and incentive planners in June for three days of learning, networking, and just plain fun....
GEP Holds Executive Retreat
Taking "make learning fun" to heart, Global Events Partners, a network of destination management companies from all over the world, hosted 80 meeting and incentive planners in June for three days of learning, networking, and just plain fun....
CertiLearn, Biznews24 Form Partnership
CertiLearn (www.certilearn.com), which provides e-learning exclusively for associations and other nonprofit organizations, recently partnered with Biznws24 to augment its programs by including high-quality video streaming....
CertiLearn, Biznews24 Form Partnership
CertiLearn (www.certilearn.com), which provides e-learning exclusively for associations and other nonprofit organizations, recently partnered with Biznws24 to augment its programs by including high-quality video streaming....
PlanSoft Eliminates RFP Commissions
PlanSoft Corp., Twinsburg, Ohio, has launched a new program that will eliminate request for proposal (RFP) commission fees on transactions between planners and facilities. Third-party site selection firms generally receive up to a 10 percent commission fee on hotel business they book....
PlanSoft Eliminates RFP Commissions
PlanSoft Corp., Twinsburg, Ohio, has launched a new program that will eliminate request for proposal (RFP) commission fees on transactions between planners and facilities. Third-party site selection firms generally receive up to a 10 percent commission fee on hotel business they book....
Fighting Hotel Fees
It's not your imagination: Hotel fees and surcharges really are multiplying like bunnies in springtime. As of the end of July, PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) had identified 15 areas in which hotels are instituting fees or raising prices for the first time and, according to Bjorn Hanson, a lodging consultant for the research firm, every month the list grows longer. The dollar amount is adding up as well: of the $23 billion in profits hotel companies have generated over the past two y...
OCCC Goes Wireless
For anyone who’s had the urge to roam the exhibit hall while staying connected to the Internet, the Orange County (Fla.) Convention Center has news for you. It recently has installed a wireless network by Avaya, a corporate networking solutions and services firm headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., that brings communications within the more than 4.1-million-square-foot facility to a new level....
New Software Allows Branding
B-there.com, the Westport, Ct.,-based online provider of marketing, travel, registration, and housing booking-tools for meetings and trade shows, has added an interesting functionality to its newest software release in June....
New Branding Software
B-there.com, the Westport, Ct.,-based online provider of marketing, travel, registration, and housing booking-tools for meetings and trade shows, has added an interesting functionality to its newest software release in June....
B-there announces Branding Options
B-there.com, the Westport, Ct.,-based online provider of marketing, travel, registration, and housing booking-tools for meetings and trade shows, has added an interesting functionality to its newest software release in June....
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