Sneak Peak: FutureWatch 2009
The preliminary results from Meeting Professionals International’s annual membership survey, FutureWatch 2009, are in—and all signs point to meetings taking a beating in the year ahead. ...
San Diego Boycott Ongoing, but Effect “Negligible”
An ongoing boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego has led to the loss of some group business, according to a hotel spokesman....
New Auto Industry Show Launches in Indy
Although the automobile industry is sputtering, a new industry event is hoping to gain traction in Indianapolis....
In the Clink
One of Boston’s hottest new spots, The Liberty Hotel is carved out of the city’s infamous Charles Street Jail...
An Analysis of the Economy’s Impact on Meetings and Incentives by Market Segment
MeetingsNet magazines conducted online surveys/polls of readers to gauge the effects of the economic downturn on their meetings and incentives. ...
Green Is Good for the Bottom Line, Says New Report
Green meetings not only benefit the environment, they can help your budget. So says a new white paper developed by Meeting Strategies Worldwide, a Portland, Ore.–based meeting planning company....
IAEE and NTP to Partner on TS2, Research Center
TS2, also known as the trade show about trade shows, will now include a track for show organizers as well as for its traditional exhibitor audience, thanks to a new partnership between the International Association of Exhibitions and Events and National Trade Productions, which bought the show from the Trade Show Exhibitors Association five years ago. ...
Three Educational Events for Green Meetings
Three upcoming events for meeting planners and suppliers can help them to learn how their meetings and conventions can be more environmentally friendly....
ASAE Wins Trademark Suit Over Housing Company
The American Society of Association Executives won a lawsuit against housing company Complete Event ...
Mandarin Oriental Comes to Boston
Located on Boylston Street in Boston’s tony Back Bay area, The Mandarin Oriental, Boston opened its doors in October...
GM Bails Out of Meetings at NADA Convention
As General Motors seeks bailout money to stay afloat, it has canceled several meetings associated with next month’s National Automobile Dealers Association convention in New Orleans, according to published reports....
Hewlett-Packard’s Iwamoto Joins StarCite
High-profile travel and meetings executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. Kevin Iwamoto has joined StarCite Inc., Philadelphia, in the newly created position of vice president, enterprise strategy. ...
ASAE Establishes Seven Social Responsibility Principles
The boards of ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership adopted the Global Principles for Socially Responsible Associations and Nonprofits, which were first developed at the Global Summit on Social Responsibility back in April. ...
Hotel Room Rates Drop
For the first time in more than five years, hotel room average daily rates posted a year-over-year decline for the month, according to Smith Travel Research, further evidence of the emergence of a buyer’s market for meeting planners...
PCMA Set to Kick Off in New Orleans
Politics, the economy, a tailgate party---these are just some of the new twists and hot topics on the agenda for the 53rd Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting, to be held January 11-14 in New Orleans...
Mumbai Tourism Industry Reeling From Attacks
Last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which left at least 172 people dead and hundreds more injured, have shaken the meetings and tourism industries in the Indian city and the region...
Gaylord Cancels Plans for San Diego-Area Convention Resort
Gaylord Entertainment has canceled its plans to develop a $1 billion resort and convention hotel in the bayfront area of Chula Vista, Calif., just south of San Diego...
Industry Takes Hit in Third Quarter
All the major indicators measuring the health of the meetings industry were down in the third quarter, according to the CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas...
New Green Meeting Association Fails to Live Up to Claims
The Association for Green Meetings & Events, which launched last spring and in July reported having 236 paying members and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, has yet to provide most of its promised member benefits and has failed to incorporate under Georgia law or file an application for tax-exempt status, according to the Internal Revenue Service...
APEX Gets New Web Site, Commissioners
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange program, also known as APEX, recently received a Web makeover and added two new commissioners to its roster....
Convention Industry Council Announces 2010 CMP Exam Dates
The Convention Industry Council recently announced the dates and locations for its summer and winter 2010 Certified Meeting Professional examinations...
Meeting Measurement Company Wins Annual Technology Prize
GuideStar Research’s MeetingMetrics has taken home the 2008 technology prize from EIBTM, the Barcelona, Spain-based meetings and incentives exhibition...
Mixed Election Results for Casino Resort Gambling
While America was electing its first African-American president, voters in several states were making decisions on issues impacting the meetings and travel industries...
Global Destinations See Slowdown but Few Cuts
The International Congress and Convention Association revealed the results of a member survey at its annual meeting last week in Victoria, B.C., which showed optimism for the international meetings business through the end of 2008, but some to-be-expected pessimism for next year’s bottom lines....
Travel Industry: On Tap for Obama
Roger Dow, president and CEO of the Travel Industry Association, is among the travel and tourism industry leaders expressing willingness to help U.S. President-elect Barack Obama understand the industry’s importance to economic recovery. ...
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | Next
