Carina Bauer Promoted to CEO, IMEX Group
Carina Bauer now oversees the two IMEX shows, IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America. ...
Convention Industry Council's 2010 Hall of Leaders Gala
The 16th Hall of Leaders Gala, the Convention Industry Council’s celebration of the meetings industry’s most influential people, will take place on Monday, January 11, at the Fairmont Dallas...
What the Distressed Hotel Market Means for Meetings
Hundreds of hotels around the country are struggling to survive in the down economy, and the trend has serious implications for meetings and meeting contracts....
Top 10 Takeaways from 2009 FICP Annual Conference
Whether or not you're a member of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners, you'll still want to check out our top 10 takeaways from FICP's Annual Conference...
AIBTM Announces America Meetings Week Program
The Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition, the newest addition to Reed Travel Exhibitions’ stable of worldwide travel trade shows, has announced an America Meetings Week program to run concurrently with the exhibition, launching June 21-23, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center...
FICP Announces New Leadership
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners outgoing president Cindy Wheaton of Nationwide Financial Network passed the gavel to new president Dan Young of Thrivent Financial....
FICP Picks L.A. Live for 2012
At the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners in Toronto this week, association leaders announced FICP's meeting site for 2012: the L.A. Live and the JW Marriott at L.A. Live...
Mood at FICP: Partnership and Cautious Optimism
The Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference opened this week at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel with a general session that looked at the effects of the long recession on both sides of the meetings business. ...
J.D. Power European Rankings: Who’s the Crème de la Crème?
For the fifth year, J.D. Power and Associates has ranked European hotels in four levels, based on guest satisfaction surveys. See who's on top...
If You Have Attendees From Overseas, Get to Know ESTA
Meeting planners should get to know the U.S. Electronic System for Travel Authorization program, says Helen Marano, director, tourism industries at the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism in Washington...
Commentary: Hotel Defaults—I Want to Believe
As I follow the conversation and listen to hoteliers’ reassurances about the wave of hotel defaults and foreclosures in this brutally tough economy, I’m pretty sure I know what Fox Mulder would say if he were here: I want to believe. ...
Insurance Advisory Council Marks 17th Year
Lynette Owens & Associates gather senior financial industry executives for annual discussions and networking....
New Productivity Tools For Meeting Planners
Even with all the changes seen recently in mobile and social-networking technologies, 2010 may yet be a redefining year for how we communicate with one another. Game-changing hardware, operating systems, and ideas are on the horizon. Here are six to keep an eye on in the coming year...
Carlson Marketing to Be Sold to Canadian Groupe Aeroplan
Groupe Aeroplan Inc., an international loyalty-management corporation headquartered in Montréal, has entered into an agreement with Carlson Companies Inc. to purchase its loyalty-marketing division, Carlson MarketingGroupe Aeroplan Inc., an international loyalty-management corporation headquartered in Montréal, has entered into an agreement with Carlson Companies Inc. to purchase its loyalty-marketing division, Carlson Marketing...
2009 Crystals Sparkle
The winners of the 2009 Crystal Awards have been announced, recognizing innovation, creativity, and return on investment of incentive travel programs and motivational experiences ...
Workers Authorize Strikes in Chicago and SF
Ritz-Carlton and the Future of Luxury
One of Ritz-Carlton’s top execs, Ezzat Coutry, tells us why he believes the perception problem is abating, group business is on the rebound, and Ritz-Carlton is grateful for weddings!...
IMEX America Debuts in Vegas in 2011
A partnership between IMEX and MPI brings IMEX America to the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas in 2011. That makes two new mega trade shows for the meetings and incentives industry launching in 2011....
Commentary: Airlines Are Greenwashing...But Do They Know It?
A strong whiff of greenwashing was in the air earlier this month, when the International Air Transport Association confidently presented its sustainability plan to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
Financial Services Industry Faces the Challenge of Aging Agents
Research from LIMRA research says the insurance and financial services industry is facing a field force crisis, without enough new agents to fill the ranks of those leaving. Are incentive programs the answer to building your sales team?...
Washington Headquarters Hotel Project Delayed
Washington, D.C.’s plan to build a headquarters hotel for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is caught in a legal snag, but officials hope to resolve the issues and break ground by the end of the year...
New Sports and Meetings Authority Created For Washington, D.C.
The Washington Convention Center Authority, which owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, has merged with the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission to create a new entity...
Great Lakes/Midwest Members Meet in Windy City
Education and networking packed the agenda of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners' Midwest Region annual meeting in September....
FICP Canadian Region Gathers in Niagara Falls
A record number of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners members and hospitality partners attended education sessions and networking events at the FICP Canadian Region meeting in August....
Commentary: The Shape of Things to Come
In the last few weeks, I’ve begun to wonder whether the meetings industry as we know it will survive the outside pressures that are lining up against face-to-face gatherings...
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