New CEIR Report Reveals Attendee Characteristics
The average attendee spends 8.3 hours and 2.3 days per event viewing exhibitions, according to new research on attendee preferences and characteristics conducted by Exhibit Surveys Inc. for the Center for Exhibition Industry Research....
Greenbrier and Its Unions Ink No Strike, No Lockout t Deal
While The Greenbrier Resort and its labor unions have not reached a contract settlement, the two parties did sign a “no strike, no lockout” agreement through January 4, 2009, or until a new contract has been signed—whichever comes first. ...
Welsh Named President and CEO of the Indianapolis CVA
The Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Authority has tapped Donald Welsh to become its new president and CEO, effective August 1. Welsh, who most recently served as president and CEO of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau, was selected after a nationwide search of more than 100 applicants. ...
New Electronic Travel Authorization Rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced its interim final rule on a system that requires travelers from countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program to provide biographical information electronically before boarding a U.S.-bound airplane or cruise ship...
Message for Exhibition and Convention Executives: “Get Deviant”
Greg Reid, chief marketing officer of YRC Worldwide, had an interesting message for the 170 people who gathered last week at the Washington (D.C.) Convention Center for the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum: Get deviant. ...
Unite Here Workers Strike in Boston
About 350 food service union workers with Unite Here Local 26 went on strike this weekend in Boston, picketing out in front of both the Hynes Convention Center and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. ...
Finalists for World’s Best Congress Centre
AIPC, the International Association of Congress Centres, has announced 18 finalists in this year’s AIPC Apex Award competition for World’s Best Congress Centre. ...
Meet at Marriott, Save the Rain Forest
In May, Marriott International signed an agreement with the Brazilian State of Amazonas to commit $2 million to an environmental management plan administered by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation....
Hilton Sets Green Goals, Names Sustainability VP
Hilton Hotels Corp. announced four major sustainability goals for its family of hotels that it hopes to attain by 2014...
Courtesy’s Stampfli Steps Down; David Marriott Takes On Hotel Operations Role
Sheila Stampfli, president of Courtesy Associates, a Washington D.C.–based conference and events management firm owned by SmithBucklin, will step down from her position at the end of the year. Stampfli has held the position since 1997 and was instrumental in directing the national and international growth of the firm for more than 40 years....
Meetings Industry Partners Launch CMP Study Day
The Convention Industry Council is partnering with the Professional Convention Management Association, the International Association of Conference Centers, and Content Management Corp. to launch CMP International Study Day—an initiative to help meeting professionals study for the upcoming Certified Meeting Professional exam at live events held simultaneously across North America....
ASTM/APEX Ink Deal to Develop Green Standards
Last week, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ASTM International and the Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange Commission for the development of environmental standards for the meetings and convention industry. ...
Stricter ADA Rules Proposed
A proposal that calls for stricter enforcement of the Americans With Disabilities Act is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, June 17. ...
Association Cancels Meeting at The Greenbrier Due to Labor Uncertainty
As it works through contract negotiations with its labor unions, The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., has seen several meeting cancellations...
What’s the Economy Doing to Hotel Room Rates?
The economy and gas prices are affecting hotel demand, but are they affecting room rates yet...
Former Orlando CVB President, Bill Peeper, Joins Destination Consulting Firm
Bill Peeper, who retired as president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2006 after 25 years of service, has come out of retirement to join Maitland, Fla.-based consulting company, OCG as senior project advisor....
Association Executives to Convene at ECEF Forum
The latest trends and strategies in exhibition management will be discussed at the annual Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum, held June 19 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. ...
ASAE to Reexamine Governance
The boards of the American Society of Association Executives and The Center For Association Leadership will appoint a joint task force to reexamine the governance relationship between the two organizations, says John Graham, president and chief executive officer at ASAE....
Tally Up CIC to Talley
The Convention Industry Council has named Talley Management Group Inc. as its new association management company, effective immediately. CIC, an umbrella organization of 33 associations representing the meetings, convention, and exposition industry, has been managed by Management Options Inc., Washington, D.C., since May 1, 2006. ...
TIA Survey: 41 Million Flights Avoided by Frustrated Air Travelers
Travelers avoided taking 41 million trips last year—including 12 million business trips—because of their frustration with air travel, according to a new study by the Travel Industry Association. ...
Green Alliance Event to Explore Renewable Energy for Meetings
The Convene Green Alliance, a membership organization of more than 60 associations and industry partners, will hold an educational event June 19, at the JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. ...
American to Charge for All Checked Bags
To offset soaring fuel costs, American Airlines has announced it will start charging passengers for all checked baggage...
Hawaii Sees Boost in International Attendees
A marketing initiative by the Hawaii Convention Center to help association clients build international attendance resulted in a 10 percent increase in foreign visitors at Hawaii meetings last year....
Open Skies Leads to OpenSkies: New Airline Gets DOT Approval
Record oil prices are pushing costs up, an economic downturn is sending demand down, and the memory of the demise of two all-business-class trans-Atlantic carriers—Eos and Maxjet--is still fresh, but a new premium airline is set to begin selling tickets this week. ...
Wynn Announces New Upscale Convention Center for Vegas
The fairways on the Desert Inn golf course behind the Las Vegas Strip will soon be torn up to make way for exhibit halls and hotel rooms. ...
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