New Tool to Help You Find the Fastest Flight

Mar 11, 2015

Screen shot of the fastest flights interactive Web site home pageI went to a session on data journalism led by the Boston Globe's Evan Horowitz at an American Society of Business Press Editors bootcamp last fall. It's a whole different way of tel...

The 470-Bus Event and 10 Other DMC Winners You’ve Got to See

Mar 11, 2015

From a never-been-done-before concert outside Washington, D.C.’s Carnegie Library to a transportation puzzle that required 470 buses, the Association of Destination Management Executives International honored outstanding creativity and innovation...

You Won't Believe What Happened on These Site Inspections

Mar 10, 2015

A meeting planner’s site inspection is a hotel’s chance to show off its service, staff, facilities, responsiveness—or, as in our collection of stories here, a chance for a property to shoot itself in the foot. Have you experienced any of these...

Education is Key to Exhibition Management Specialty

Mar 10, 2015

One goal of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, and thus one of my goals, is to have a robust education plan for all levels of industry professionals within the exhibitions and events arena. This is a chosen profession with a...

Site Inspections So Great They Won the Business

Mar 09, 2015

"Frankly, I think the site visit is the most important part of the game plan for a successful program," says one longtime corporate meeting professional. In fact, it can make or break a hotel's prospects for booking a meeting, as we found out...

MCI Group and Coulter Join Forces to Become a Global Powerhouse

Mar 08, 2015

First step in MCI’s strategic plan to acquire and grow its U.S. presence in next three to five years

Get In Shape with these Meeting Planner Calisthenics

Mar 06, 2015

Who needs to go to the gym, anyway? While some planners may keep in shape between events with spinning classes and Zumba, others find the job itself to be a great workout. Jo Angela Maniaci, CMP, who heads up Special Events Planning LLC, an event...

Mohegan Sun to Add 400-room Earth Hotel

Mar 06, 2015

Rendering courtesy of Mohegan SunThe Mohegan Sun casino and entertainment attraction in Uncasville, Conn., has announced that it plans to break ground on a 400-room, $120 million new hotel by the end of March. That is, said Mitchell Etess, chief ...

Sponsorship: From Uninspiring to Attendee Mattering

Mar 05, 2015

Let's face it, the way companies buy products and services has changed. A recent study revealed that 57 percent of a typical purchase decision is made before a customer even talks to a supplier. Most of that decision-making research is done digit...

Hospitality Training Institute for People with Developmental Disabilities to Open in Indiana

Mar 04, 2015

Rendering of the Courtyard by Marriott Teaching Hotel at the Horizon CenterI just came across an article on the Religious Conference Management Association’s Web site that made my day: It announces that The Arc of Indiana, a statewide advocacy or...