GuideStar Research’s MeetingMetrics has taken home the 2008 technology prize from EIBTM, the Barcelona, Spain-based meetings and incentives exhibition. The show’s annual WorldWide Technology Watch competition, chaired by Corbin Ball, CMP, CSP...
While America was electing its first African-American president, voters in several states were making decisions on issues impacting the meetings and travel industries...
The International Congress and Convention Association revealed the results of a member survey at its annual meeting last week in Victoria, B.C., which showed optimism for the international meetings business through the end of 2008, but some to-be...
Roger Dow, president and CEO of the Travel Industry Association, is among the travel and tourism industry leaders expressing willingness to help U.S. President-elect Barack Obama understand the industry’s importance to economic recovery...
Bruce M. MacMillan, CA, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International, sent his thoughts on the intersection of meetings and the global financial crisis to the trade press and mainstream media...
When did the friendly skies turn so surly? Remember the good old days when it was fun and exciting to fly on a commercial airplane? It's hard to believe there was a time when airlines actually cared about their passengers. They were happy to check...
Experient, the Twinsburg, Ohio–based meeting and event services provider, has named Rick Binford, CMP, to the role of executive vice president sales and marketing—the company’s top sales leadership position. Binford has been with Experient for...
After American International Group’s cancellation of about 160 meetings, the question on the minds of many meetings industry observers is: How much will the company pay in cancellation fees for backing out of the events—estimated by AIG to be...
Meeting Strategies Worldwide Inc., a Portland, Ore.–based environmental consulting company specializing in the meetings industry, has launched a new Web site designed to help planners select green destinations for their groups. The site, www...
According to the annual “Global Business Travel Forecast and Trends” report, released October 22 by American Express Business Travel, airfares likely will decrease and hotel rates will hold relatively steady—but whatever happens in the air or on...
