December 1, 2004
Cover Story
Are You Covered?
Suzette Eaddy listened closely late this summer to news reports about elevated terrorism threats. Eaddy, director of conferences for the National Minority...
First
Airline Woes Could Hamper Meetings
The skies ahead are not likely to be especially bright for the U.S. airline industry. With route cutbacks, bankruptcies, budget cuts, and layoffs the...
Hotel Rates Heading Up
It looks as if meeting planners are heading straight into a seller's market, according to the 2005 U.S. Lodging Forecast by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The...
Digital Badge Company Has a Big Pal
The digital, interactive badge nTAG, which earned top honors in EIBTM's 2003 Worldwide Watch (see 2004 winners, left), has been named a preferred supplier...
AM INDEX: DECEMBER 2004
Number of people Wynn Las Vegas resort will hire prior to its April 2005 opening:
9,000...
Solutions
Talking Heads
While the economy may be turning around, meeting planners are still being asked to do more with less. This makes program planning challenging when booking...
Fax, Phone, Mail?
FCC, EBR, CAN-SPAM, opt-in, opt-out it all gets a little confusing. The rules governing the way organizations can deliver their advertising and solicitation...
The Amazing Shrinking Exhibitor Block
We dragged an old problem attrition into the new millennium, and despite everyone's best efforts, it continues to plague many associations. While culprits...
Features
Labor Lessons
At the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago's McCormick Place this year, exhibitors could plug in their own devices, as long...
Partnering FOR SUCCESS
Foro Internacional Mdico opened in March 2004 at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City, attracting nearly 6,000 attendees the first meeting of its kind and...
Winning WITH WINE
PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL WINE tasting, or trying to match wines with a gourmet meal, can be overwhelming. All too often, sommeliers suggest wines that you've...
Commentary
Pop Quiz: Meetings 2004
We all know 2004 was the year the Red and Blue states met head to head in an historic election that returned George W. Bush to the White House. It was...
Letters To the Editor
Laughing Out Loud As a former writer and editor who covered the CVB and tourism industry for years, I laughed when I read your October editorial (New...
Sites
Melbourne Grabs Convention Spotlight
BY THE YEAR 2008, Melbourne will be home to Australia's largest exhibition and convention center. The city's new 5,000-seat convention center will be...
The Equinox
The venerable Equinox hotel, nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont, entered a new phase in its 245-year history last year after a multimillion-dollar...
Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach opened a year ago, and I had the pleasure of discovering it for myself in September during an educational forum held there....
Resort to Epcot
With so many great resorts at Walt Disney World, it can be difficult to choose which is right for your meeting or event. You can't go wrong if you check...
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
The giant swan and dolphin statues remain at their posts atop the hotels; inside, though, some of the playful beach dcor and color schemes have been refined....
Back of the House
Coke Adds (New) Life to Meetings
Call it a coincidence or call it a trend. Either way, the recent exodus of two top executives from Coca-Cola Co. appears to be the meeting and hospitality...
Eureka! The Price of Oil Finally Pays Off
With fuel prices skyrocketing, oil is almost a four-letter word these days as far as consumers and travelers are concerned. But the Loews Denver Hotel...
Musical Trade Shows
Supercomm, the world's largest communications conference, is taking its final bow in 2005 at McCormick Place, Chicago, June 6 to 9. That's because the...
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