VEI’s New Digital Certification Program Gets Scholarship Money
The Virtual Edge Institute's new Digital Event Strategist certification program has received $100,000 in support. ...
Winding Down 2011 With a Flurry of Newsmakers
The end of 2011 saw a flurry of job-hopping on the supplier side of the meetings marketplace, particularly in destination marketing organizations. The hotel industry saw some big changes, too. ...
U.S.-Based Meetings Association Looks to Bring Meetings to Iraq
Weeks after the U.S. pulled the last of its troops out of Iraq, talks between a U.S.-based meetings organization and the prime minister of Iraq are under way to bring business development conferences to the country....
Hotels’ Secrets for Setting Room Rates
Understanding the complex world of revenue management is your key to successful contract negotiations....
2012: The Year of Integration—or, Solving Problems by Making Them Bigger
Future Convention Cities Initiative Members Gather During COP17
One of the Future Convention Cities Initiative member cities—Durban, South Africa—has just wrapped up successfully hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Airfare Hikes Expected in 2012
Do New VAT Rules Amount to a “Net Plus” or “Not Much” for U.S. Meeting Planners?
The bottom line: VAT reclaim still too complex for you to go it alone....
Will Travel Be the Savior for European Economies?
Tourism seems to be the only bright spot for European countries these days....
2011 Strong for Hotels
The U.S. hotel industry in 2011 marked gains in all three key metrics—occupancy, average daily rate, and revenue per available room. ...
Adrian Segar on the Power of Participation
Adrian Segar, author of Conferences That Work, Creating Events That People Love has a new book coming out in 2010 about how to bring more participation into meeting sessions....
Commentary: 5 Stories that Defined 2011
Here are five stories from 2011, any or all of which could reshape the industry for years to come....
San Jose Officials Decide to Stay With Team San Jose Model
The innovative Team San Jose approach to convention center management has been given a vote of confidence....
Countdown Begins for Opening of New Atlantic City Giant
In Atlantic City, N.J., the opening of Revel, the first major casino project in 10 years, is just five months away. ...
Commentary: Three Fatal Flaws the Airlines Can’t Solve
Last week's news that American Airlines had filed for bankruptcy should be all the wake-up call anyone needs to begin weaning meetings and events from their over-reliance on the airline industry. ...
Major Hotel and Infrastructure Improvements Precede APEC in Hawaii
Honolulu spruced up for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit....
PCMA and Reed Partner on IBTM Portfolio
The Professional Convention Management Association and U.K.–based Reed Travel Exhibitions have formed a strategic partnership in which PCMA will provide support for Reed’s IBTM exhibition portfolio starting in January 2012....
Exhibitors Favor Attendance Quality Above All Else
The quality of attendees is by far the most important factor to exhibitors when deciding whether to exhibit at a trade show or exhibition....
Commentary: 4.74 Degrees of Separation—Good News or Bad?
Last week, Facebook came out with the news that the old six degrees of separation theory is obsolete for participants in the world’s largest social network. ...
Obama Signs Bill That Expedites Business Travel to Asia
A bill designed to expedite business travel between the U.S. and Asia-Pacific nations was signed into law in November by President Barack Obama....
ADME Goes International
The Association of Destination Management Executives has changed its name and broadened its mission....
One Association, Three Great Ideas for Boosting Revenue
New initiatives borne out of a rough economy have proved to be a boon for IOUG’s community and its bottom line....
Green Meetings Standards Set to Publish
The Convention Industry Council has announced that eight of the nine sustainable meeting standards will be published before the end of the month....
Omni Dallas Opens With Star-Studded Ceremony
After two years of construction, the 1,001-room Omni Dallas Hotel officially opened on November 11 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the stars of the television show, “Dallas,” Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, doing the honors....
Idaho Resort Renovates Meeting Space
Coeur d’Alene Resort has recently renovated its meeting space and added the new Hagadone Event Center at the resort's golf course....
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