An Exclusive Tool and Zero Waste--News from PCMA in Toronto
At the Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting this week in Toronto, a new online tool to measure meeting performance was introduced, with PCMA members getting exclusive access through September 2007....
MeCo Turns One With New Seminar Series
Marking its one-year anniversary, the meetings industry listserv called MeCo, short for the Meetings Community, is launching a new feature called Chat Lessons 1.0 for its growing online community...
Hawaii CVB, Center Launch Joint Web Site
The Hawai`i Visitors and Convention Bureau and SMG Hawai`i, which manages the Hawai`i Convention Center, have joined forces to launch BusinessAloha.com, a new destination Web site dedicated to meeting planners’ needs in the Hawaiian islands....
Oahu: Who Knew?
They came to town bearing chocolate-covered macadamia nuts and news of the island. ...
Tollett Resigns Houston Bureau Post
Last week Gerard J. “Jordy” Tollett announced that he is resigning his post as president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau to “pursue other ventures.” ...
Top Trends for 2007
YPB&R forecasts that leisure will outpace business when it comes to travel services as businesses continue to try to replace travel with technology, and that the costs for both air and hotels will continue to climb...
Six CVBs Earn DMAI Certification
Six destination marketing organizations—also called convention and visitors bureaus—have been accredited by the Destination Marketing Association International for meeting universal operating standards...
All Talk Goes to All Pod
MeetingsRadio, a weekly call-in radio show for the meetings industry that began broadcasting via the Internet in April 2005, is moving to a podcast format in 2007, according to founder Bill Wulff, CMP, president of Above the Rim Events, Fort Lee, N.J....
APEX Webinar: Save the Date
If you've ever wondered what the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative is all about, join CIC's APEX leaders for a free webinar February 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. ...
Promotional Gifts Hit the IRS Radar: Are Incentive Gifts Next?
Beware of giving lavish promotional gifts that have no direct connection to your business. That's the message from a recent clampdown by the Internal Revenue Service....
Duffy, Hacker Among Five Named to CIC’s Hall of Leaders
The chief executive officer of a leading meeting and incentive travel company and the president of a major industry association are among five leaders who will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s prestigious Hall of Leaders, which since 1985 has been honoring individuals who have made a significant contribution to the meeting and convention industry....
Marriott Responds to Questions on Commissions
Marriott International last week issued an FAQ document for group intermediary partners in response to questions regarding its controversial new policies on paying third parties’ hotel room commissions on meetings business....
Redefining the High End: Ritz-Carlton's Luxury Meetings Forum
The word “luxury” just could be one of the most abused words in the hospitality lexicon. That was one of the conclusions made by panelists at the third annual Ritz-Carlton Luxury Meetings Forum, held November 8 to 11 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. ...
Comment Period Extended for Controversial Passenger Screening System
After receiving criticism from travel, trade, and privacy groups, the Department of Homeland Security has extended the comment period for its Automated Targeting System...
New York Securities Firm Spends $9.7 Million for Lavish Gifts
At the same time it was wrapping up a two-year review of the gift and entertainment practices of its member firms, NASD, along with the Securities Exchange Commission, fined a New York securities firm $9.7 million for illegally lavishing gifts and entertainment on Fidelity Investments equity traders...
New Web Site Helps Travelers Get Passports
In advance of new regulations requiring all travelers entering the U.S. to have a passport, the Travel Industry Association has launched a new Web site to ease the process of getting one....
Marriott to Require Accreditation for Independents
Marriott International is changing the rules about how commissions are paid to independent meeting planners and other group intermediaries...
MPI Heads to New Orleans
It will be the first opportunity for many industry professionals to see New Orleans post-Katrina as 2,500 are expected to attend Meeting Professionals International’s 2007 Professional Education Conference-North America, January 20 to 23 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. ...
Zagat’s Picks in Hospitality
Zagat's 2007 survey shows travelers' top picks in hotels, destinations...
NASD, NYSE Getting Regs in Line
The regulatory environment may be getting a little easier to manage, at least for some financial services companies....
Top Spa Trends for 2007
Spa marketing and media company Spa Finder has released its forecast of what to expect in spa trends in 2007. Here are some of its top predictions...
Caribbean Tourism Official Rails Against WHTI
While the Caribbean so far has fared well through the 2006 hurricane season, political winds are still blowing ill when it comes to the U.S. government’s decision regarding deadlines for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. ...
TSA OKs Toiletries, Liquid Carry-Ons
The Transportation Security Administration made two changes to its airport security policy...
Business Travel Expenses Continue to Rise
Airfare, hotel rooms, and rental car prices all are rising this year, according to the Business Travel Monitor, which was released yesterday by American Express Business Travel. ...
New Analysis of Meetings in the Marketing Mix
EventView 2006, the fifth annual study of how marketing professionals use meetings and events, documents a slight decrease in the percentage of marketing dollars earmarked for meeting and events and other indicators of their perceived importance in the marketing mix. At the same time, the study leaves little doubt of their strategic role and high perceived return on investment....
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