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. ...
MPI Attracts Record-Breaking Numbers
Enjoying its largest turnout ever, Meeting Professionals International welcomed more than 3,600 attendees to its World Education Conference in Dallas, its headquarters city, July 9 to 11....
New Orleans Drops DNC Bid
Citing concerns about cost, New Orleans on July 13 officially dropped its bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. ...
IAEM Takes Stance on “Outboarding”
Outboarding, the practice of holding concurrent events not sanctioned by the official convention organizer, but that seek to garner the main event’s audience, has gotten an official thumbs down from the International Association for Exhibition Management. ...
Trade Shows Still Vital to Business-to-Business Marketing
A recent Harris Interactive study commissioned by American Business Media paints a rosy picture for the trade show industry when it comes to business-to-business marketing. ...
Unite Here Forms Meetings Exchange For Planners
Unite Here launched a new organization that provides information to meeting planners on union-friendly hotels, labor disputes, and other issues that could impact site selection decisions. ...
The Big Squeeze
When times get better, normally supply increases. In the hotel market, supply hasn't increased, it has shrunk, says David Scypinski, senior vice president,...
Another White Paper from MPI Corporate Leaders
If the Corporate meetings world had a phrase of the year, the honor in 2005 would have to go to strategic meeting management program, or SMMP. The concept...
Corporate Meetings & Incentives Has Moved!
Visit us at our new site: cmi.meetingsnet.com...
Meetings for Peace
Earlier this month, the World Tourism and Travel Council joined with the International Institute for Peace through Tourism to host the second annual Global...
2002 SITE Crystal Awards
Seven Crystal Awards for exceptional incentive programs, special motivational events, and incentive promotion campaigns were given out by the Society...
2002 SITE Crystal Awards
Seven Crystal Awards for exceptional incentive programs, special motivational events, and incentive promotion campaigns were given out by the Society...
Nonrefundable, Really
The days of banking unused nonrefundable airline tickets are over, at least for the moment for clients of the major carriers. Six airlines—US Airways, American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, and United—have announced changes in refundable fares, leaving meeting planners to consider the potential impact on company budgets and policy....
Register Now for the SITE Crystal Awards Celebration
The Motivation Show will convene for the 69th time next week--but you're always sure to find something new. The September 24 to 26 show in Chicago will feature more than 2,000 exhibitors and 50 free seminars about planning incentives and events....
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