Bill Could Cut Visa Wait Times for Travelers to U.S.
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011," wants to move three key reforms forward that are designed to open up the flow of approved visitors to the U.S....
Looking for a Wellness Incentive?
How about a Spa Week gift card?...
FICP Insider: 10 Talking Points for the 2011 FICP Annual Conference
Here's what planners in the know are saying about this year's Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference....
Five Steps to a Great Supplier Relationship
When it comes to working with meeting suppliers, don’t let your online communications get in the way of your offline relationships. They’re still critical, says Cvent’s Lisa English. ...
New Meetings Technology Site Inspection Checklist
A new technology site inspection checklist, TechSpec, is available free from meetings technology specialists Jim Spellos, CMP, and Corbin Ball, CMP, CSP. ...
Commentary: The $16 Muffin—An Argument That Meetings Can’t Win
Last week's mini-storm over an auditor's report charging the U.S. Department of Justice with overspending at conferences during 2008 and 2009—including repeated references to a $16 muffin—showed how vulnerable our industry is to another backlash over costs....
Meeting Leaders Blast Proposal to Limit Federal Employees From Attending Events
Regulations proposed by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics would expand the Lobbyists Gift Ban, preventing federal government employees from attending most trade events and exhibitions where their attendance is paid for by lobbying organizations or lobbyists. ...
Bookmark This: IACC Videos on Compelling Meetings
The International Association of Conference Centers will release two video clips each month developed from the content of its 2011 Thought Leaders Summit....
Inside MetLife’s Mega Incentive Program
MetLife’s major strategic change, unifying the company’s U.S. distribution channels, was matched by a major change in its incentive programs for 2011. Seven formerly separate conferences were replaced with The One—a single incentive conference designed to be bigger and better than the field force had ever experienced. ...
Understanding the Rules: Incentives & Taxes
Tax advice for awarding employees gifts and travel...
Think Like a Hotelier in Your Negotiations
A former hotel sales exec shares insights from the other side of the table...
Post Con: After Hours with Kevin Iwamoto
Learn more about the vice president, event strategy, StarCite; strategic meetings management blogger; and contributor to the new book, “Strategic Meetings Management Handbook: From Theory to Practice”...
Political Fall-Out Continues from DOJ Conference Audit
Meeting spending is in the political crosshairs again. The Office of the Inspector General issued a report Tuesday, September 20, criticizing excessive conference spending by the Department of Justice in 2008 and 2009. ...
I've Got the Technology Overload Blues
Sing along with me......
Commentary: The Saga of Bonehead—Twitter Goes Local
The saga of Bonehead the Cat may carry some useful lessons for the way meetings generate interest and contacts in host communities....
Countdown to IMEX America
IMEX Group is reporting that more than 2,000 hosted buyers are expected in Las Vegas for IMEX America October 11–13....
GBTA Panel: Outlook for Q4 Uncertain
A panel of travel industry leaders at the recent Global Business Travel Association convention mirrored attendees’ concerns about the economic outlook for the rest of the year. ...
La Raza Ends Arizona Meetings Boycott
Unite Here Strikes at Six Hyatt Hotels
About 3,000 hotel workers in four cities—Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu—are in the midst of a strike against six Hyatt hotels. ...
Strategy Shift at Site
Site’s 2012 president, Alejandro Verzoub, looks to broaden the industry’s perceptions of the organization, now in its fourth decade....
Check In with Barbara Scofidio: SMM's Identity Crisis
How will the SMM Initiative just announced by Meeting Professionals International affect GBTA, its SMM education, the new SMM Maturity Index, and the projects of the Groups & Meetings Committee?...
Financial Firms Love Day Meetings
Eight of 10 meetings at one New York City luxury property so far this year were booked by financial firms. ...
New Technology Showcase Highlights FICP Annual Conference
Your chance to test technology tools for meeting management and on-site attendee engagement is November 14 at the FICP Annual Conference in San Antonio....
Ten Years After 9-11, Travel Industry Looks Beyond "Lost Decade"
Reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. Travel offers ideas for how U.S. government agencies can strengthen security and encourage travel in, and to, the U.S....
Green Meetings Workbook Saves You Time and Money
Planning greener meetings doesn’t have to be complicated and it certainly doesn’t have to be expensive. ...
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