The call for entries for the WorldWide Technology Watch 2009 closes on September 4. The competition, hosted by EIBTM, the global meetings and incentives exhibition, convening December 1-3 in Barcelona, Spain, is celebrating its 10th year honoring...
Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced on August 5th that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public stock offering. The privately held company is owned by Chicago’s Pritzker...
The enthusiasm for Web-based media tools at religious meetings continues. The latest success comes from the 76th meeting of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention held July 8-17 in Anaheim at the city’s convention center...
The Canadian border has become a little tighter, with a new rule requiring Mexican and Czech citizens entering Canada to have a visa...
The power of meetings will be on full display in Pittsburgh this September when leaders from the world’s 20 largest countries convene for the G20 Summit, seeking solutions to stimulate the global economy. The G20 usually meets annually, but...
The hotel industry may have hit bottom in the first half of 2009, as the three major metrics—occupancy, revenue per available room, and average daily rate—suffered steep declines for the first six months of the year...
The current business climate for exhibitions is not pretty: Exhibition budgets are down 17 percent this year and 17 percent of exhibitors said they will participate in fewer events in 2009. Instead of despairing, exhibition organizers should take...
Exhibition organizers can increase their exhibitors’ return on investment by taking a few tips from supermarkets and department stores...
Never in a million years did I expect to write a eulogy for Concepts Worldwide, the iconic meeting management firm that Terri Breining launched in San Diego County more than 21 years ago...
On July 29, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.. introduced a bill into Congress, The Protecting Resort Cities from Discrimination Act of 2009 (S. 1530), which will, if passed, “prohibit an agency or department of the United States from establishing or...