Hotelier Says to Think Small
Harris Rosen, founder and president of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Orlando, since 1974, has seen a lot of things change in the 35 years that he’s been in the hotel business...
Hotel a Go in Dallas
A heated debate over whether or not the city of Dallas should fund construction of a convention center headquarters hotel ended Saturday when residents voted to move forward with the publicly funded hotel...
Hotel Construction Slowing
The recession is beginning to have an impact on hotel construction in the United States as the number of new hotel projects in the pipeline is declining...
Convention Center Expansion Stalled
Plans to expand the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle have been put on hold by the state legislature, according to an article in The Seattle Times...
Flu Scare Causes Associations to Postpone Meetings
Because of concerns over the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Food Marketing Institute has postponed two events that were scheduled in Dallas for this week...
Swine Flu Alters Meeting Policy, Meetings in Mexico and Beyond
As the new strain of swine flu put the health authorities around the world on alert over the past two weeks, many corporations around the country reacted quickly to the threat by canceling meetings and putting restrictions on travel to Mexico...
Murphy Moves to Choice Hotels
Michael Murphy has joined Choice Hotels International Inc. as senior vice president of global sales...
NBTA Survey: Perception vs. Reality of Meeting Travel Cuts
Few companies canceled meetings in the first quarter simply because of perception issues, according to a recent survey by the National Business Travel Association...
Swine Flu Puts Meeting Planners on Alert
As if the meetings and travel industries haven’t faced enough challenges over the last year, now there’s another–an increasingly serious swine flu outbreak...
Meeting Planners Must Evolve into Leaders
The planner role has morphed from worker bee to leader, and planners are honing their leadership skills accordingly...
U.S. Travel Launches National “Rally Day” to Raise Industry Awareness
On May 12, the U.S. Travel Association will stage the first-ever U.S. Travel Rally Day to promote travel and meetings in communities across the country...
MPI Offers New Free Online Education
Meeting Professionals International kicks off two free online educational programs this month to help meeting professionals through the challenges of the economic recession...
U.S. Travel’s Freeman Hopeful About Treasury Guidelines
If you’re hearing and reading less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel, it’s no accident...
Floating Hotel Rooms Used for Summit of the Americas
What do you do when you’re planning a high-profile meeting in a destination that doesn’t have enough hotel rooms? The organizers of the Summit of the Americas brought in floating hotels...
Starwood Accuses Hilton of Corporate Espionage
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton executives...
Javits to Be Expanded and Renovated
The long and winding road to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City is nearing an end...
Two Openings Marked in Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco
The new Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center has opened on the Pacific Coast of Mexico; Acapulco Destination Marketing Office announced that the recently discovered archeological zone of Tehuacalco has opened to the public...
Bloom’s Global Perspective: The Need to Meet Is Stronger Than Ever
We recently caught up with Ray Bloom, chairman of IMEX, to get his perspective on the global recession and the outlook for international meetings...
What’s (Re)Negotiable?
Hotels are making unprecedented concessions these days, including no-attrition guarantees. But what if you negotiated your contract before the market turned to the buyer’s favor? ...
Meeting Pros Reach Out to Massachusetts Lawmakers
A small group of politicians and event industry leaders gathered for a breakfast meeting on the final day of NEMICE to discuss how meetings and events can be part of the economic solution...
Exhibition Industry Declines 3.1 Percent in 2008
Exhibit space, exhibitors, attendance, and revenues: Each of these key indicators of the exhibition industry’s health dropped in 2008...
Hawaii Looks to Obama for Help
Hard hit by an epidemic of meeting cancellations, Hawaii is turning to favorite son President Barack Obama for some needed relief...
Iowa Senate Passes Pharma Gift Ban
The Iowa State Senate approved a healthcare reform bill on March 19 that includes a ban on gifts to physicians and other healthcare practitioners...
MILO Broadens its Mission
The only “for women only” national organization in our industry is adding another element to its annual golf event: education...
Association Executives Defend Meetings in Washington
About 200 association professionals met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week to voice their opinions on issues of importance to associations, including meetings and conventions...
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