Revenues Up, Exhibition Industry Grows
The exhibition industry grew 3.2 percent in 2007, buoyed by strong gains in revenues and attendance, according to the fifth annual CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas....
Sheraton Embarks on Largest Growth Strategy in Brand History
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Starwood’s largest brand, is undergoing an aggressive global expansion that has it opening a new hotel every 12 days in various cities around the world throughout 2008....
Medical Meetings Hit Slump in 2007
The medical sector of the exhibition industry had its slowest growth in at least seven years in 2007 with revenues actually declining, according to the latest CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas....
NEMICE ’08: Many Planners Far Along Green Meetings Curve
Green was on the agenda at this year’s NEMICE, the annual meeting of the New England Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. ...
JetBlue Expands Meeting Program
JetBlue Airways, which launched a corporate meetings program in May 2007 called CompanyBlue, last week announced that it’s expanding the program, with significant changes that will be especially appealing to the convention and association market...
CIC Votes in Two New Members
The Green Meeting Industry Council and the International Association of Professional Conference Organizers have joined the Convention Industry Council....
House Introduces Version of Sunshine Act
A new bill introduced in Congress would require pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies to disclose any payments or gifts made to physicians...
Meeting Organizer Defaults: Attendees Get the Bill
According to recent news reports the Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is holding attendees responsible for paying the bills still owed by the organizers of a meeting they attended in October last year....
Two More Airlines Are Grounded
ATA Airlines and Skybus Airlines both went belly up last week, the second and third carriers to abruptly cease operations in the span of a week. ...
Virtualis: Experience a Wow Meeting Environment
If you’ve ever looked for an excuse to try out the 3-D online environment called Second Life, here’s a good one: The grand opening of Virtualis, an eye-popping event island complete with convention center, exhibition spaces, and The Joan Eisenstodt Learning and Community Matters Center, a way-way-way-outside-the-box venue....
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