Promotional Gifts Hit the IRS Radar: Are Incentive Gifts Next?
Beware of giving lavish promotional gifts that have no direct connection to your business. That's the message from a recent clampdown by the Internal Revenue Service....
Duffy, Hacker Among Five Named to CIC’s Hall of Leaders
The chief executive officer of a leading meeting and incentive travel company and the president of a major industry association are among five leaders who will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s prestigious Hall of Leaders, which since 1985 has been honoring individuals who have made a significant contribution to the meeting and convention industry....
Marriott Responds to Questions on Commissions
Marriott International last week issued an FAQ document for group intermediary partners in response to questions regarding its controversial new policies on paying third parties’ hotel room commissions on meetings business....
Redefining the High End: Ritz-Carlton's Luxury Meetings Forum
The word “luxury” just could be one of the most abused words in the hospitality lexicon. That was one of the conclusions made by panelists at the third annual Ritz-Carlton Luxury Meetings Forum, held November 8 to 11 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. ...
Comment Period Extended for Controversial Passenger Screening System
After receiving criticism from travel, trade, and privacy groups, the Department of Homeland Security has extended the comment period for its Automated Targeting System...
New Web Site Helps Travelers Get Passports
In advance of new regulations requiring all travelers entering the U.S. to have a passport, the Travel Industry Association has launched a new Web site to ease the process of getting one....
Marriott to Require Accreditation for Independents
Marriott International is changing the rules about how commissions are paid to independent meeting planners and other group intermediaries...
SITE’s Proposed Bylaw Changes Draw Some Resistance
Call it aversion to change, or just part of the democratic process of an association....
Vitagliano to Head New Incentive Research Foundation
The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives has tapped its former CEO and well-known industry leader Bob G. Vitagliano, CITE, to become executive director of the International SITE Foundation, its new research arm. ...
MPI Heads to New Orleans
It will be the first opportunity for many industry professionals to see New Orleans post-Katrina as 2,500 are expected to attend Meeting Professionals International’s 2007 Professional Education Conference-North America, January 20 to 23 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. ...
Zagat’s Picks in Hospitality
Zagat's 2007 survey shows travelers' top picks in hotels, destinations...
Top Spa Trends for 2007
Spa marketing and media company Spa Finder has released its forecast of what to expect in spa trends in 2007. Here are some of its top predictions...
Caribbean Tourism Official Rails Against WHTI
While the Caribbean so far has fared well through the 2006 hurricane season, political winds are still blowing ill when it comes to the U.S. government’s decision regarding deadlines for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. ...
TSA OKs Toiletries, Liquid Carry-Ons
The Transportation Security Administration made two changes to its airport security policy...
Business Travel Expenses Continue to Rise
Airfare, hotel rooms, and rental car prices all are rising this year, according to the Business Travel Monitor, which was released yesterday by American Express Business Travel. ...
New Analysis of Meetings in the Marketing Mix
EventView 2006, the fifth annual study of how marketing professionals use meetings and events, documents a slight decrease in the percentage of marketing dollars earmarked for meeting and events and other indicators of their perceived importance in the marketing mix. At the same time, the study leaves little doubt of their strategic role and high perceived return on investment....
Union and San Francisco Hotels Reach Tentative Agreement
Labor Union Unite Here’s Local 2 and the San Francisco Multi-Employer Group have reached a tentative agreement...
White Picked as New San Antonio CVB Director
Scott L. White, who currently serves as the executive vice president of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau, will become the new director of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau as of October 2....
Carnival Cruise Lines Expands Corporate Program
Carnival Cruise Lines recently expanded its Preferred Awards program for corporate meetings and incentives, and has added a Web site, CarnivalMeetings.com just for meeting planners. ...
House Votes to Restore Spousal Business Travel Deduction
A provision restoring the tax deductibility of travel expenses of spouses who accompany partners on business trips is part of the inheritance tax/minimum wage bill passed by the House of Representatives last week....
News from the Green Front
Boston’s Logan International Airport’s Terminal A is the first airport terminal in the U.S. to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. ...
Air Travel Costs Take a Jump
The Air Travel Price Index, released last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation, rose 10.3 percent in the first quarter of this year...
For Most Goals, Cash Is Not the Best Motivator
Money may make the world go round, but if you want your people to strive higher, rather than just round and round, try offering something other than money to motivate them. ...
Hotels Stepping Up New Inventory Pace
While the seller’s market is undoubtedly here to stay for a while, Lodging Econometrics’ midyear report is forecasting increasing growth in new hotel inventory...
Marriott to Go Smoke-Free
As of September, all U.S. and Canadian Marriott International properties will be smoke-free. ...
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