Carbon Neutral Airlines
Even airlines are getting into the green movement. Silverjet, a new British airline that launched at the start of the year, bills itself as the first carbon-neutral airline...
ICCA Identifies Top Convention Cities
Wondering which city international associations use most for their conventions? Think Vienna...
Paul Weber Takes Helm at the Alliance for CME
Paul D. Weber is taking the helm as executive director of the Alliance for CME, Birmingham, Ala., beginning May 1...
MeCo Mansion: Open for (Virtual) Business
Meeting professionals who have not already begun exploring the online world of Second Life may want to consider getting started. The Meetings Community listserv, better known as MeCo, announced yesterday the official launch of the MeCo Mansion, a virtual meeting spot for planners in Second Life’s computer fantasy world created by San Francisco technology company, Linden Lab. ...
Learning from the Pharma Pros
Approximately 40 senior planners from more than 20 pharmaceutical companies conducted a closed-door summit during the Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Summit, co-organized by Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence and held March 26 and 27...
Hotel Workers in Boston Authorize Strike
Union activity is heating up in Boston, where the local chapter of the hotel employees union, UNITE HERE, has voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, and workers have picketed in the streets....
NEMICE 2007: Building Global Communities
More than 1,600 attendees convened at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for on April 4. ...
NBTA Builds Global Brand
The Alexandria, Va.–based National Business Travel Association has recently taken significant steps toward going global. ...
Open Skies to Increase Competition for Trans-Atlantic Flights
European Union transport officials have unanimously approved an Open Skies agreement to liberalize air travel between the EU and the U.S. ...
Good News, Bad News for New Orleans
Having hosted two major association conventions in the last two months, New Orleans is starting to regain its stride as a convention destination. ...
JetBlue Goes After the Meetings Market
JetBlue Airways has launched a corporate meetings program, bucking a recent trend that’s seen competitors like Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines completely do away with their meetings products....
Pharma Forum Focuses on Planners’ Expanding Roles
One common thread ran through the sessions at the Third annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum was the growing importance of meeting professionals at pharmaceutical companies, not just as logisticians, but also as strategists, marketers, and compliance gatekeepers. ...
Five More Islands Become Tax Deductible for U.S. Meetings
The Netherlands Antilles--which includes the islands of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius--has joined the list of destinations that, for tax purposes, is considered part of the “North American area.”...
New American Express Tool for Small Meeting management
American Express Advisory Services within two months plans to offer midsize companies a new sourcing tool for small meetings. ...
PCMA Foundation Names Grant Recipients
The Professional Convention Management Association Education Foundation has awarded $132,500 in grants for research and education projects....
Business Air and Hotel Rates Up Sharply in 2006
Airfares and hotel room rates increased substantially in 2006, according to the 2006 Business Travel Monitor, which was released Monday by American Express Business Travel....
Total Travel to U.S. Is Up, but Not from Japan and Europe
Due to an increase in the number of travelers from Canada and Mexico, the number of international visitors to the U.S. is nearly back to the level it was in 2000....
Free Hurricane Insurance Program Continues in Florida
After a particularly devastating hurricane season in 2004, Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing arm, came up with a reassuring idea: free meeting insurance for groups booking the state in August, September, or October when the storms are most likely to hit. ...
Getting Off a Homeland Security “No-Fly” List
What do Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and meeting professionals Mike Burke, CMP, and Dale Fisher, CMP, have in common? While none of them belongs to a terrorist organization, airline personnel have stopped each because their names are the same as, or similar to, names on terrorist watch lists. ...
New Registered Traveler Airport Fast Lanes
Albany County (N.Y.) Airport Authority and Huntsville International Airport in Alabama have signed on to the Registered Traveler program. ...
Cisco Buys WebEx
Cisco Systems, the San Jose, Calif.–based technology giant, has agreed to buy WebEx, a leading provider of webconferencing and online meeting technology, for about $3.2 billion. ...
MPI Announces Dubai Meeting, Singapore Office
Meeting Professionals International announced Sunday a six-part strategy to become a more global organization...
Congress Works to Improve Foreign Travelers’ Experience
The U.S. Senate last week passed homeland security legislation designed to ease travel for foreign travelers entering the country...
Small-Meeting Technology Gets Big Upgrade
Hilton Hotels Corp. on March 15 relaunched its online booking tool for small meetings. ...
Ambassadors Purchases Windstar
Ambassadors International Inc., Newport Beach, Calif., will acquire Windstar Cruises from Holland America Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc. ...
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