What Does the Southwest/AirTran Merger Mean for Meetings?
The $1.4 billion acquisition of AirTran Airways by Southwest Airlines, announced on September 27, is likely to mean a bump in fares for meeting travelers. What’s uncertain is if the merged carrier will have a discount program for meetings. ...
Maritz Gathers Clients, Experts at Meeting & Incentive Forum
Meeting and incentive travel giant Maritz gathered clients at its Meetings, Events and Incentives Forum to discuss meeting industry trends, the art of effective meeting design, and what neuroscience has to do with face-to-face events....
Motivation Show Session to Share SMM Tools
Motivation Show attendees will get their first look at the SMM Toolkit being developed by the National Business Travel Association’s Groups and Meetings Committee...
Commentary: When Conversations Go Off-Message
The flurry of comments on my recent column about climate change, “Opryland Under Water,” pointed to the communication pitfalls that await any meeting whose message runs too far out of control....
Set Your DVR: Hotel CEO on "Undercover Boss" Reality TV Show September 26
Steve Joyce, president and CEO of Choice Hotels International in Silver Spring, Md., goes under cover at some of the company's hotels in the season premiere of the hit reality series "Undercover Boss." ...
Last Chance: Comment on DOT's Proposed Airline Consumer Protections
Thursday, September 23, marks the final day for public comment on the Department of Transportation's proposed "Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections" rule. If adopted, the new policies will strengthen tarmac-delay regulations, improve compensation for passengers who are denied boarding, and address passenger frustration over airline fees and other consumer information issues....
Commentary: Four Takeaways from a Hybrid Meeting that Worked
Over the last few days, I've been slowly returning to Earth after soaring through the innovative design and timely content of EventCamp Twin Cities, a hybrid meeting that brought 100 participants to Minneapolis September 9; small groups of live attendees to Dallas and Basel, Switzerland; and virtual attendees to a reported 164 desktops across North America....
Perception Preparedness—or How U.S. Travel is Using the BP Spill to Create a Disaster Road Map
With a recent study showing that Gulf Coast states could suffer $23 billion in lost spending as a result of the BP oil spill, the U.S. Travel Association is moving at full speed to help. Countering negative publicity, encouraging a Gulf Coast vacation for President Obama, and leaning on Administrator Kenneth Feinberg to apportion relief money to businesses affected by the perception of oil as well as the presence of oil, the association and its leader, Roger Dow, aim to make it through this crisis with a road map for handling future natural and manmade disasters. ...
Industry Execs Named to Corporation for Travel Promotion Board
Hoteliers and convention and visitor bureau chiefs are among the first 11 travel and tourism industry leaders recently named to the new Corporation for Travel Promotion board of directors....
Incentives to Increase, Results Measurement Essential, Study Says
The latest research from Site Global has proven that incentive travel is making a comeback—and that more companies are measuring the impact of their trips....
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Announces Partnership with Marriott International’s Autograph Collection
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, an independent luxury brand opening December 15, 2010, has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Marriott International’s Autograph Collection. ...
Commentary: Opryland Under Water—What Have We Learned?
The sight of the Opryland Hotel under water in May marked the beginning of an extreme weather season, highlighting for me the vulnerability of the meetings economy to effects of climate change....
Penton’s Trade Shows Announce Exclusive Housing and Registration Partners
Penton Media Inc. names onPeak its exclusive housing vendor and CompuSystems Inc. its exclusive registration vendor for all trade shows....
Denver’s First Green Seal–Certified Hotel: Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Denver
Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Denver has become the first hotel in Denver and the third in Colorado to attain the Silver Green Seal Certification. ...
Best Meeting Technology to be Recognized at EIBTM
One of the most-watched awards in the meetings industry is the meeting technology company recognized in the annual Worldwide Technology Watch by EIBTM...
Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage The Villas at Snowmass Club
Destination Hotels & Resorts has acquired The Villas at Snowmass Club in Colorado, and will manage and market the property in conjunction with the rest of the company’s Destination Resorts Snowmass collection....
Most Exhibitors Have Cut Back, Some With Regrets
Four out of five exhibitors (81 percent) have scaled back their trade show participation over the past year due to the economy, and many are regretting their decision, according to a new report from Champion Exposition Services....
OMG 27% of U R Tweeting!
Survey reveals meeting professionals' use of social media, smartphones, and blogs....
KPIs: The New Measure of Meetings Management
Your meetings management goals are aligned with overall corporate goals, right? So how do you prove it? How do you know if you’re veering off track? How do you know where to make adjustments for a changing environment? Enter the key performance indicator. ...
The Role of New Media at Microsoft's Meetings
Jeff Singsaas, general manager of global event marketing at Microsoft Corp., on expanding events into the digital realm...
Meeting Association Powwow Planned
Putting Meetings and Travel Center Stage at Mid-Term Elections
Meetings industry professionals have an opportunity to ask lawmakers such as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.; and Florida Governor Charlie Crist about their positions on travel and meetings-related issues through U.S. Travel's new initiative that seeks to thrust the industry into the 2010 elections....
Commentary: JetBlue's Spin Control Gets Half the Point
After flight attendant Steven Slater took his storied slide to freedom from a JetBlue aircraft at JFK International Airport August 9, the company won praise for its surprisingly understated response to the story....
BestCities Celebrates 10th Year, Names New Chairwoman
Eight worldwide destination marketing organizations have spent 10 years creating service standards and marketing best practices for international meetings....
International Business Travel on the Upswing
Despite a dramatic decrease in the number of U.S. business travelers headed overseas in 2009, the first four months of 2010 are showing signs of life....
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