Virtualis: Experience a Wow Meeting Environment
If you’ve ever looked for an excuse to try out the 3-D online environment called Second Life, here’s a good one: The grand opening of Virtualis, an eye-popping event island complete with convention center, exhibition spaces, and The Joan Eisenstodt Learning and Community Matters Center, a way-way-way-outside-the-box venue....
Homeland Security Sets Final Passport Date
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule ordering that the land and sea requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative go into effect June 1, 2009....
Aloha Airlines Shuts Down Passenger Service
After filing for bankruptcy less than two weeks ago, Aloha Airlines announced that March 31, 2008, was its last day of passenger operations....
Tinnish to Head Up APEX
Sue Tinnish, a professional meeting planner, trainer, and facilitator, and an active volunteer member of the Educational Advisory Council of APEX, the Accepted Practices Exchange initiative, has been named the director of APEX....
Corporate Event Disaster Costs Atlantic City Casino
The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort has been ordered to pay a company more than $200,000 in damages and fees as a result of a corporate event that went seriously awry...
TSA Expands New Three-Tier Security Lane System
Last week, the Transportation Security Administration expanded a pilot program launched in February that allows travelers to select an airport security lane based on their level of experience with airport regulations. ...
Airlines to Charge for Second Piece of Luggage
Pack light or pay more. That’s the message two U.S. airlines have given their customers with announcements they will be charging extra for checking a second piece of luggage...
La Raza Convention Moves to Chicago
After a controversy that caused the National Council of La Raza to pull its 2009 annual conference from Kansas City, Mo., the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group has decided to move its 2009 event to Chicago....
GMIC Looks for New Leader; Green Meetings Google Group Formed
The Green Meeting Industry Council has begun its official search for a new executive director to replace Shawna McKinley who has held the position since October 2006....
Online Registration Companies Merge
Two major online meeting registration providers—San Francisco–based Certain Software Inc. and Brisbane, Australia–based Amlink Technologies announced a merger last week....
News From the 2008 Green Hospitality Conference
There was a buzz around this year’s Greening the Hospitality Industry conference, held in Vancouver February 19 to 21. ...
Mega Ferris Wheel, Casinos, and New Hotel Plans Shape Singapore
A good meal can do wonders for jet lag, so when I arrived in Singapore after my 18-hour flight, I decided to forgo sleep and, instead, do as the locals do when hunger strikes: visit one of Singapore’s many “hawker centers” for a sampling of the diverse cuisine. ...
Obama-Mania Hits Virginia Beach
As he crisscrosses the country on the campaign trail, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is filling up arenas and halls like no candidate in recent history. ...
Could New Rule Swamp Cruise Industry?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has proposed new regulations that, if approved, could severely affect the cruise industry....
Open Skies, Explained
Forget what you know about getting your groups to Europe. The Open Skies Agreement between the United States and the European Union, which takes effect at the end of March, will eliminate decades of restrictions on the trans-Atlantic airline market....
Indy Expansion to Transform City
Over the next two years, Indianapolis’s convention infrastructure will transform into what city officials hope will be a top-tier meetings destination and one of the most pedestrian-friendly convention cities in the country....
Green Meeting Standards a Go
ASTM International and the Environmental Protection Agency have taken a major step toward creating universal standards for green meetings...
Fairmont Taps Passkey for Group Reservations
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts has hired Passkey to provide online group reservation services at its more than 50 properties worldwide....
JetBlue Now Offering Refundable Fares
After a successful trial in its corporate meetings program, CompanyBlue Meetings, JetBlue Airways has launched refundable fares companywide....
Integrate Your Sponsorship Model
Emily Rogers, senior vice president of Chicago-based IEG Advisory Services & Research, would like to see associations rethink the way they approach sponsorship opportunities by offering integrated sponsorships. Association Meetings spoke with her recently to find out how an integrated sponsorship overhaul can result in big increases in revenue....
PCMA Revs Up Revenue by Offering Partnerships, Not Sponsorships
The Professional Convention Management Association views its relationships not as sponsorships, but as long-term strategic partnerships. ...
Airline On-Time Performance Declines in 2007
It may not be a news flash to frequent air travelers, but fewer flights were on time and more baggage was mishandled in 2007 than in 2006...
Required: Fingerprints for European Travel?
All travelers entering Europe—including American travelers—will be required to submit biometric data before being allowed to cross Europe’s borders if a European Union proposal comes to fruition....
Orlando Hosts RCMA Conference and Exposition with Style
Record-setting attendance, exceptional speakers, and top entertainment combined to make the Religious Conference Management Association’s 36th Annual World Conference and Exposition one that attendees will remember for years....
Javits Expansion Scaled Back, Future Growth in Jeopardy
New York State lawmakers are considering a bill that would significantly scale back the expansion plans for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, and meetings industry suppliers and organizers are not too happy about it....
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