MPI Kicks Off PEC-NA
The first thing attendees heard as they took their seats during Sunday’s opening general session at Meeting Professionals International Professional Education Conference-North America was the sound of drumming....
Hawaii, Milwaukee Digging Deep to Attract Business
The Hawai‘i Convention Center rolled out a new promotion last month –The 10th Anniversary Destination Package--worth $175,000 in promotional and destination programs to organizations that book the HCC for meetings of 2,500 or more delegates in 2011, 2014, or 2016. Bookings must be confirmed by December 1, 2008....
Four Seasons Among Expansion Plans at Disney World
Whether you’re planning high-end incentives or huge conventions, there is news for your niche in the expansion projects under way at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Also, one of the theme park’s most popular convention hotels has been “re-imagined.”...
Who Needs the Oscars When You’ve Got Seattle?
A bunch of striking Hollywood writers--and the directors who are consequently out of work--must have moved to Seattle for the Professional Convention Management Association Annual Meeting the week before last...
Green Meeting Confab
Green meeting experts, meeting planners, and hoteliers looking to learn more about the biggest trend in the industry will gather in Vancouver, B.C., February 19 to 21 for the 2008 Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference. ...
Trendspotting for 2008: MPI’s FutureWatch Survey
Are changes to meeting budgets creating havoc for you? If so, you’re not alone. ...
East, West Airports Add Registered Traveler
Three more airports have jumped aboard the Registered Traveler bandwagon...
New Faces and Initiatives at CIC
The board of directors of the Convention Industry Council has appointed Colin C. Rorrie Jr., PhD, CAE, interim president and CEO of the CIC, effective immediately....
IMEX Wild Card Winners Announced
Torum, a city on the Vistula River in north central Poland, and the Republic of Armenia, a landlocked country in eastern Europe bordering Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, will be the guests of IMEX, the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events, when planners and exhibitors descend on Messe Frankfurt in Germany, April 22-24. ...
Travel and the Presidential Debate
The Travel Industry Association launched its “Change the Debate” campaign in South Carolina, where travel industry leaders were on the ground at the Republican debate on January 9, looking to inject travel-related issues into the Fox-televised forum....
Hotel Market Will Cool in 2008
The hotel market will cool in 2008 but remain a seller’s market, according to PKF Hospitality Research, Atlanta....
Omni Hotels First to Launch Mobile Phone Check-In
Guests of Omni Hotels can now check in using their Web-enabled mobile phones, and their room keys will be waiting for them when they arrive....
No Dampened Spirits at PCMA
While the weather was a bit overcast yesterday, the mood at the Professional Convention Management Association’s Annual Meeting, going on now at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, is upbeat. ...
Six DMC Trends for 2008
Destination management companies have been a critical component of corporate meetings for over four decades, but the role of DMCs is changing, driven by an evolution of the needs, expectations, and requirements of meeting planners. ...
Fans of Baseball--and CVBs--Take Note
Whether or not you’re a baseball fanatic, you’ll appreciate the insights of sports-management legend Stan Kasten, president of the Washington Nationals baseball team. ...
New Battery Rules for Airline Passengers
The U.S. Department of Transportation has determined that lithium batteries are a potential fire hazard, and as a result, as of January 1, airline passengers are no longer allowed to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage....
Bookings in Boston on the Rise
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority is anticipating a 14 percent increase in meeting attendance in 2008 at its two facilities: the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center. ...
ASAE Conference Looks at State of Technology in Associations
Tech-savvy association meeting planners--and those who would like to be--might find the latest technology strategies and solutions at the American Society for Association Executives 2008 Technology Conference and Expo...
MPI Meeting Differently in Houston
Several new twists are in store at Meeting Professionals International’s Professional Education Conference/North America, starting with the date....
Membership Boom Fuels IAEE’s Expo! Expo!
Buoyed by an influx of first-time attendees, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events drew its largest crowd since 2001 at Expo! Expo!--IAEE’s annual meeting and exposition....
ADA Chosen for International Buyer Program
The American Dental Association’s Annual Session is among 36 U.S. exhibitions selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program, an initiative designed to stimulate U.S. exports by promoting exhibitions to international markets....
CIC Inducts 2007 Class Into Hall of Leaders
The Convention Industry Council’s 2007 Hall of Leaders Gala, held last week at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, “was among the best awards ceremonies I’ve ever been to,” says Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, president, Concepts Worldwide Inc., Carlsbad, Calif....
Oral Declarations Not Enough to Cross Border Next Year
In another step along the way to the full implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, as of January 31, 2008, adult travelers entering the United States through land and sea ports will have to present proof of identity and citizenship....
Breining Receives Inaugural EIBTM International Personality of the Year Award
Bucking tradition, organizers of this year’s European Incentive, Business Travel, and Motivation conference and exhibition, which took place November 27-29 in Barcelona, Spain, presented Terri Breining with the inaugural EIBTM International Personality of the Year Award—the first and only EIBTM award to be given to an individual....
Palazzo Opens, Megacenter Debuts in Vegas
With the opening of The Palazzo resort later this month, with its 3,000 guest rooms and 14 restaurants, Las Vegas Sands Corp...
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