May 1, 2005
Cover Story
DMCs: Out of COMMISSION?
DRIP, DRIP, DRIP. Hear that? That's the sound of your destination management company's profit line draining away. The business of DMCs (providing the...
Upfront
It's the Journey
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 9-YEAR-OLD along on a business trip that I will never forget. How often do any of us view what we do as an adventure? Yet that's what...
News & Info
Passport Issues May Stymie International Travel
PLANNERS DEALING WITH international meetings are having their jobs complicated somewhat by changing passport rules and uncertainty about deadlines for...
Cruise Accessibility in the Courts
DOES THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT apply to foreign-flag cruise ships that operate in American waters? That issue went before the U.S. Supreme Court...
talk radio, meetings style
The first week in April, a call-in radio show for the meeting industry began daily live broadcasts via the Internet. Monday through Friday, 9 to 9:30...
SCMP Shuttered
After a 35-year run, the Society of Corporate Meeting Professionals has closed up shop. There are a lot of wonderful organizations out there, and people...
Take 5
IF YOUR LIFE WERE MADE INTO A MOVIE, WHO WOULD PLAY YOU? Lucille Ball would play me, because, as people who know me will attest, I constantly get myself...
Sign of the Times: Business Travel Association Joins CIC
IN MARCH, the National Business Travel Association, an organization of corporate travel managers, joined the Convention Industry Council, an umbrella...
Letters
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Your publication is the best in the business. Chris White, Chairman & CEO, Global Events Partners CMI's 25th Anniversary To the Editor, It was really...
Meetings
Got Headquarters Hotels?
HOUSTON HAD A PROBLEM: It had a state-of-the-art convention center the George R. Brown Convention Center but no headquarters hotel. Without a large, 1,000-plus...
Know When to Hold 'Em
After 14 years of attending meetings as a banker, Stephen Kelly got tired of the same old routine. After a long day of meetings, there was never anything...
need an event pro?
Looking for the right supplier for your next event? Check out the Special Events Services Sourcebook, published by CMI's sister magazine Special Events....
Cancellations Know the Legal Lingo
To navigate the choppy waters of contract negotiations, it helps to understand the lexicon of lawyers. Here are some simple explanations of legal terms...
Nickle-and-Dimed
RESORT AND AMENITIES FEES, telephone surcharges, minibar restocking charges, automatic gratuities the list of add-on fees that appear in the fine print...
Incentives
20 Emerging Players in the Individual Incentives Game
IN THE PAST, when anyone brought up individual incentive travel, Marriott and Hyatt the two powerhouses in the industry immediately came to mind. But...
Learn From a Leader
In The Nordstrom Way, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager Len Kuntz explains four keys to a good recognition meeting: Demonstrate sincere appreciation...
did you say Jordan?
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives has chosen an unlikely destination for its ESNEP (European SITE Networking and Education Program) May 7-10:...
PERSONAL REWARDS
IF YOU'RE AS BUSY as most people, it's easy to feel overworked and unappreciated. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can take control of your needs...
CORPORATE CASES ACOSTA'S SUPER BOWL CRUISE
A LUXURY CRUISE SHIP is not the first place most people think of staying when they hold tickets for one of the most desirable sporting events on the planet....
Technology
Online Registration: Top RFP Issues
MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES are out there selling online meeting registration. The question, of course, is which ones fit your company's needs. Intelligent...
Follow the Bouncing Blog
Tim Bourquin, founder and president of TNC New Media, Laguna Niguel, Calif., is using blog technology to give readers a front-row seat at the birth of...
MEET ME IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
ALAN MECKLER, CEO of Darien, Conn.-based Jupitermedia Corp., started his Internet Media Commentary weblog, or blog, two years ago to tell readers about...
Sites
News From the Gaming Front
INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS RESORT & CASINO reopened March 15 in Mescalero, N.M., after an expansion and complete renovation. The southwest New Mexico property...
The Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite
ON THE ELEVATOR after checking into the Ahwahnee Hotel, I met a man attending a Chef's Holiday event. He had made the same trip every January for the...
wild ride in nyc
Did you know that there is an amusement park with classic rides such as teacups and a mini roller-coaster available for group events right in the heart...
Caribbean
WHAT'S NEW The hurricane season of 2004 wrought havoc on several islands. Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne tore through the Caribbean, directly affecting...
Last Word
wine
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? A standard 750 milliliter bottle of wine holds just over 25 ounces enough for five five-ounce glasses, or six four-ounce glasses....
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An industrywide effort to produce achievable, voluntary standards for greener meetings and events is under way. The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, is working with the Environmental Protection Agency and ASTM International Standards to create baseline guidelines that both meeting managers and the hospitality community can embrace. Join us for a free webinar.
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