The Gurus of Green Empower Planners, Cities
Aiming for a more recognizable brand and a sharper focus for their company, Amy Spatrisano and Nancy Wilson, co-founders of Meeting Strategies Worldwide, have renamed the company MeetGreen...
Disney Buys Land at National Harbor, Md.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’ first and only stand-alone resort hotel, Ko' Olina, is under construction on the Hawaiian island of Oahu—but a second may not be far behind...
IACC Members Sign Code, Pledge Sustainable Business Practices
The International Association of Conference Centers has launched a Code of Sustainability to encourage its member properties to implement and follow environmentally sound practices...
Travel Advisories to Mexico Lifted, MPI Confirms Meeting
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its advisory against non-essential travel to Mexico on May 15...
The First Goal of International Meetings: Clear Communication
“Meetings and events are first and foremost about communication. When communication breaks down, delegates are dissatisfied and events fail to achieve their goals...
IRF Survey: Niche Analysis of Incentive Practices
The Incentive Research Foundation held its 14th Annual Incentive Invitational over the weekend...
Maritz Building e-Meeting Partners Program
Maritz has announced a partnership with a satellite broadcasting company, Velocity Broadcasting, as the first prong is a new suite of technology services called Maritz LIVE...
FICP Fully on Board with Industry Coalition
The Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Board of Directors has reiterated its support for the meetings industry coalition formed by the U.S Travel Association...
Starting Your Own Business: Is Now the Time?
When J.P. Morgan took over Seattle-based Washington Mutual in September 2008, the New York investment firm decided to downsize the West Coast office with the intention of ultimately moving employees east...
Cost-Saving Tips for Hiring Speakers
These days, speakers bureaus are getting lots of requests for presenters on the cheap. But industry veteran Diane Goodman of Goodman Speakers Bureau suggests...
FICP Cuts a Day from Annual Conference
In response to member feedback, and in consideration of the ongoing global recession, Financial & Insurance Conference Planners has announced that it is shortening its annual conference by one day this year...
Hotel a Go in Dallas
A heated debate over whether or not the city of Dallas should fund construction of a convention center headquarters hotel ended Saturday when residents voted to move forward with the publicly funded hotel...
Lasting “AIG Effect”
AIG’s spending spree at a St. Regis resort last September, just days after receiving federal bailout money, continues to send aftershocks throughout the resort and luxury segments of the industry...
Flu Scare Causes Associations to Postpone Meetings
Because of concerns over the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Food Marketing Institute has postponed two events that were scheduled in Dallas for this week...
Fun Under the T.A.R.P.
Cave parties in caves and Chateu Margeaux in Gatorade bottles—some under-the-radar event ideas...
Swine Flu Alters Meeting Policy, Meetings in Mexico and Beyond
As the new strain of swine flu put the health authorities around the world on alert over the past two weeks, many corporations around the country reacted quickly to the threat by canceling meetings and putting restrictions on travel to Mexico...
Murphy Moves to Choice Hotels
Michael Murphy has joined Choice Hotels International Inc. as senior vice president of global sales...
Connors to Leave NBTA for His Own Private Idaho
Bill Connors, CTC, executive director and COO of the National Business Travel Association, will be leaving NBTA on June 15 to take over as president and CEO of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and its Economic Development Partnership...
NBTA Survey: Perception vs. Reality of Meeting Travel Cuts
Few companies canceled meetings in the first quarter simply because of perception issues, according to a recent survey by the National Business Travel Association...
Leaner Crystal Awards Competition for ‘09
Site (formerly the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives) rolled out its 2009 Crystal Awards competition, considered by many to be the Emmy Award of the incentive industry...
Swine Flu Puts Meeting Planners on Alert
As if the meetings and travel industries haven’t faced enough challenges over the last year, now there’s another–an increasingly serious swine flu outbreak...
Meeting Planners Must Evolve into Leaders
The planner role has morphed from worker bee to leader, and planners are honing their leadership skills accordingly...
Financial Industry Planner Speaks Out on Cancellations
Meetings have taken a beating at the hands of U.S. reporters and legislators, and it’s rocking the planners’ world. Here we present a view from the inside...
U.S. Travel Launches National “Rally Day” to Raise Industry Awareness
On May 12, the U.S. Travel Association will stage the first-ever U.S. Travel Rally Day to promote travel and meetings in communities across the country...
MPI Offers New Free Online Education
Meeting Professionals International kicks off two free online educational programs this month to help meeting professionals through the challenges of the economic recession...
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