The Transportation Security Agency has prohibited Verified Identity Pass Inc., the operator of the Clear Registered Traveler program, from enrolling new RT customers after a computer laptop containing the unencrypted personal information of 33,000...

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon created a new governing body, the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board, which will oversee the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Authority and the Baltimore Convention Center...

Hotel room occupancy rates slipped 2.6 percent to 61.4 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same time period last year. But, despite the softening in demand, average daily room rate and revenue per available room continued to...

“The economy isn’t going to get much better in the next year,” said William A. Hanbury, president and CEO of Destination DC, and chair of Destination Marketing Association International. He was decrying the high cost of fuel and referring to “the...

What the economy is doing to hotel room rates.

With tens of millions of active, loyal users and an unprecedented ability to differentiate users based on their interests and affiliations, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace offer a rich opportunity for events to...

Whether you spell it barbeque, barbecue, Bar-B-Q, or just BBQ, it is a popular item for outdoor events. Barbecue can be loosely defined as meat plus fire plus sauce. The meat can be any of a variety of cuts and types, including pork ribs, a side...

Joseph Floreano, executive director of the Rochester (N.Y.) Riverside Convention Center and a member of the RCMA Board of Directors, received the prestigious Charles A. McElravy Award at the annual conference of the International Association of...