In this week's guest blog, Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill of American Meetings, Inc, provide their analysis of upcoming trends for meetings. The upshot?...More
Indonesia and South Africa are close on the heels of Brazil, Russia, India, and China as the world's top emerging markets. Find out why—and why a whopping 90 percent of respondents to a recent survey say they should have done something better in their most recent forays into emerging markets....More
If you’ve spent any time in Italy, you know that transportation strikes are not uncommon. They’re so much a part of the culture, in fact, that an official Web site (in Italian) tracks and announces them well in advance. Working with a local destination ......More
Several global destination management company consortia or networks have extensive lists of local DMC partners, either franchised or employees, in countries across the globe. Start your research at their Web sites....More
Weeks after the U.S. pulled the last of its troops out of Iraq, talks between a U.S.-based meetings organization and the prime minister of Iraq are under way to bring business development conferences to the country....More
Meeting professionals get updates from around the world when they gather with destination experts in Moscow for the 2011 Global Events Partners Executive Summit.
It's been a relatively quiet hurricane season for the U.S., but busier in the Caribbean and Mexico. Still, though prepared for the worst as storms approached, the resorts in those areas got off very easy....More
There seems to be no end to skyrocketing hotel prices in Asia. The average daily rate across the Asia Pacific region was up more than 13 percent this year through June, to $137, according to a report released last week by Deloitte and Touche....More
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre was named last month as one of three recipients of the first annual Innovation Awards from the International Association of Congress Centres....More
Continuing its spate of acquisitions around Europe, MCI, the largest global association and event management company, announced it will merge with Ovation Group, Ireland’s leading meetings, events, and destination management company....More
Planning a meeting or incentive in Canada is a little trickier than it's been in the past, but there's still good reason to meet in our neighbor to the...More
If countries in Latin America aren't at the top of your short list for meetings, maybe they should be. There are some great advantages to meeting in Latin...More
