More than 140 executives gathered at the Washington (D.C.) Convention Center June 15 for the by-invitation-only Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum to discuss the latest trends and issues confronting the exposition organizers...

If Jane Doe registers online for your meeting and she provides an e-mail address to receive updates, will she also receive solicitations from the hotel to join a frequent-guest program? Does she know that the credit card number she supplied to...

With the promise that the Registered Traveler program will be rolled out in as many as 20 American airports this year, allowing pre-screened travelers to move quickly through airport security, New York — based Verified Identity Pass Inc. is...

You are a meeting planner, and the family matriarch decrees that you will plan the next family reunion. Now what do you do? Here are steps to make the job easier and fun...

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The National Cancer Institute has joined the growing list of health organizations that are making the smoking laws of a city or state a make-or-break criterion in site selection for their meetings, according to USA Today. All NCI meetings of 20 or...

While the seller’s market is undoubtedly here to stay for a while, Lodging Econometrics’ mid-year report is forecasting increasing growth in new hotel inventory, up to a 2.8 percent increase in gross supply by 2008. More than 1,000 new hotels...

As of September, all U.S. and Canadian Marriott International properties--including the more than 2,300 facilities in the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace...

Citing concerns about cost, New Orleans on July 13 officially dropped its bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and New York City are still in the running for the 2008 DNC. According to the Washington...