Digging into Meeting Measurement: A Trio of ROI Resources
Dale Irvin’s Comic Relief: To Tweet, Or Not To Tweet…
Tired of Facebook? Try phone book....
CSR Still on the Radar of Meeting Professionals
Community service activities remain compelling to attendees at financial and insurance meetings....
Rethink Your Booking Strategy to Get Ready for the Rebound
Meeting professionals see the market tightening up, and are shifting booking strategies accordingly. “We are trying to lock in hotel rates for 2012 and 2013,” says Eldon Gale, director, meeting and event management, at Nationwide Insurance. He's not the only one....
FICP West Region Meets, Gives Back, Adopts a Dolphin
A report from Financial & Insurance Conference Planners West Region Chair Briget Nelson, NFP...
FICP Canadian Region Takes a “Journey Back to the Peak”
A report by Lyne Montpetit, Fairmont Tremblant, Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Canadian Region Design Team Member...
FICP Midwest Speakers Address Balance, Generational Challenges
A report from Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Midwest Region Co-Chairs Jen Klosner and Lynn Schwandt, Thrivent Financial; and Julie Zimmerman, Aviva USA...
Meetings Will Return in 2011; Hotel and Airfares to Rise
American Express Business Travel’s 2011 Global Business Travel Forecast is out, and the good news is that demand for meetings and business travel is on the rise. The bad news for budgets? Costs are going up, too....
Canceled Meeting Leaves Attendees Stuck
What recourse do attendees, sponsors, hotels, and suppliers have if a meeting organizer files for bankruptcy protection? That's the question many are asking after the abrupt cancellation of the Global Sourcing Forum planned for October 13-14 in New York....
CIC Announces Four to Join Hall of Leaders in 2011
Four leaders will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders in 2011 in recognition of outstanding contributions to the meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and travel industries....
MPI Compares its World Education Conference to IMEX America
Meeting Professionals International has created a frequently-asked-questions document and a comparison chart about the differences between its World Education Conference and the inaugural IMEX America. ...
Global Hotel Sentiment—and Reality
Hoteliers worldwide look at positive signs but a long road ahead....
Travel to Mexico on the Rise, Perception Challenges Remain
The good news for Mexico is a solid increase in international tourist arrivals. The bad news is continued misperception of where drug-related violence is occurring. ...
U.S. Outbound Air Travel Up for Six Months Straight; Airfare Goes Up, Too
More U.S. travelers are heading overseas this year, and they're paying an average of $1,768 for their flights....
Meeting Planners Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
The resurgence of bed bugs is not high on meeting planners’ lists of concerns when booking a property, according to a new survey by the Knowland Group....
First CMI 25 Spotlight Award Honorees Announced
Corporate Meetings & Incentives has announced the new Spotlight Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by a CMI 25 company....
Hilton Workers Strike in Three Cities
About 2,900 hotel workers in San Francisco, Honolulu, and Chicago walked off the job this past week, striking against the owners of three Hilton hotels....
Commentary: An Instant News Channel for Conferences
Over the last several months, our firm has begun using Twitter to create instant conference news channels for meetings. It’s still early, but we think we may have come up with a roadmap for anyone who wants to bring the news of the meeting into the social space, alongside the rich variety of opinions and observations that participants generate....
Event Marketers Embrace Digital Marketing and Virtual Events
Almost three-quarters of event organizers and corporate brand marketers plan to have digital media strategies in place for their events this year, according to a new survey, Digital and Exhibit Marketing Insights 2010, conducted by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research and George P. Johnson. ...
DMC Giant Allied Adds Production and Social Media Team
Allied International, parent company of PRA Destination Management, Allied Europe, and Allied Arabia, now offers its global clientele full production and social media services through a new division called Allied Experiences, powered by redbutton.tv...
FICP Annual Meeting Attendees on Cutting Edge of Social Media
Annual conference networking has already begun. Visit FICP's Facebook page and join the conversation. On site, see how the social media plans come together and create a step-by-step plan of your own....
Why Invest in Face-to-Face Meetings? Look to Neuroscience.
How scientific research helped meeting and incentive travel company Maritz and the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research make the case that, despite ever-improving virtual options, there are still times when only face-to-face will do....
Dolce to Manage Former Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
Dolce Hotels and Resorts will rebrand and manage the former Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas property that has been closed since May....
Buy Now! Hotel Panel Sees Higher Group Rates Ahead
With the recession and bad press making companies gun-shy about holding meetings, short-term bookings have become the norm. But that trend is about to be reversed, say hoteliers....
Certain Makes Meeting Data Mobile for Planners and Participants
Certain Software is getting into mobile meeting communications with the release of Certain Meetings 6.0, the latest version of its meeting management software. ...
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