The Westin Resort & Spa Whistler, the largest all-suite convention hotel to be built in Whistler, B.C., welcomed its first guests in April. The 419-suite property offers more than 17,000 square feet of meeting space, the 8,000-square-foot...
"It really opened my eyes to accessibility," says Maureen Gross, special project coordinator for the U.S. Catholic Conference. "It's more than ramps--there's a whole gamut of what people need, and it's not necessarily just for disabled people." ...
Free Computers--and a New Partnership "Another day, another dot-com press conference." So Tom Flanagan quipped in April at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. Flanagan, vice president of marketing for Philadelphia-based StarCite (www...
"There has been a dramatic change in the hotel industry during the past five years, with a lot of voluntary initiatives to become more environmentally responsible," observes Tedd Saunders, president of Boston-based EcoLogical Solutions, Inc...
One thing is certain in Cheryl Russell's mind: There are no experts in Web-based meeting planning. "Everything is changing so quickly," she says. "We all have to be continually learning." ...
Two New Players "It happens every day: Hotels need to fill rooms, meeting planners need some space. Period. End of story," says Jim Etkin, president of the latest meeting auction site to hit the Internet, MpBid.com (www.mpbid.com). The site...
Carol Moody is not surprised more children are accompanying their parents on business trips--a stunning 134 percent increase from 1989 to 1999, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. Moody, vice president of marketing for the St...
