Undervaluing meetings knowledge and experience is one of the quickest ways to drive anyone in our industry from zero to 60. We react immediately and loudly when we hear meeting professionals written off as “party planners,” “coffee cup counters,”...

American Express Business Travel’s 2011 Global Business Travel Forecast is out, and the good news is that demand for meetings and business travel is on the rise. The bad news for budgets? Costs are going up, too...

What recourse do attendees, sponsors, hotels, and suppliers have if a meeting is abruptly canceled and the event organizer files for bankruptcy protection? Not much other than to wait in line until the organization comes up with a plan to pay back...

Fay Beauchine, president, engagement and events, Carlson Marketing, is among four leaders who will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders in 2011 in recognition of outstanding contributions to the meetings, conventions...

Meeting Professionals International has created a frequently-asked-questions document and a comparison chart for its members—aimed at both meeting planners and suppliers—about the differences between its World Education Conference, taking place in...

“We see an acceptance … that there are no quick fixes and that the upturn will be a long, hard road.” That was the assessment of Damien Little, director at global consultancy Horwath Hotel, Tourism and Leisure. Little is the founder of the ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that U.S. outbound air passenger traffic in June increased 11 percent compared to June 2009, marking the sixth month-over-month increase in outbound air travel...

About 2,900 hotel workers in San Francisco, Honolulu, and Chicago walked off the job this past week, striking against the owners of three Hilton hotels. The strikes are all short-term, ending Tuesday morning, October 19...

As social media continues to weave itself into the conference experience, organizers are searching for ways to join the conversation. Over the last several months, our firm has begun using Twitter to create instant conference news channels for...