The International Association for Exhibition Management, Dallas, will roll into its annual meeting and exposition, December 1 to 3 in San Antonio, with a number of new initiatives under its belt...

About one in five meeting attendees is aware of the potential for attrition fees when booking outside the room block, according to the second phase of the Project Attrition survey, released recently by the Convention Industry Council...

Association meetings account for about $30 billion in spending annually, with attendee expenditures accounting for $26 billion and association spending $4 billion. That's one of the preliminary estimates of the size of the association meetings...

IT'S NO PICNIC in the park being a convention and visitors bureau executive these days. In the last 18 months, spending scandals at a handful of bureaus have cast a shadow over the entire CVB profession. Many destinations, facing big budget...

All too often, board and committee meetings and leadership retreats feel more like a yearly visit to the dentist: No one really wants to go, the experience can be painful, and participants are frequently relieved when it's over. All of which...

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“Americans eat to live, Europeans live to eat.” Until recently, this snipe at our fast-food culture was fairly accurate. But today, growing ranks of ordinary Americans view food in a whole new light. Chefs are stars, organic is in, and diets don't...

In our personal and professional lives, we seek and strive for excellence. Part of that quest is learning from and being inspired by professional colleagues and experts in the field of meeting planning. Explore the possibilities for excellence in...

Percentage growth of convention center exhibit space from August 2003 through July 2004: 4.3% ...

Be careful in election years, Lerry Fogle cautions other meeting planners. Plans can change at the last moment...