Can attendees at your conferences tell from a quick glance at their program guide what meeting room to go to? Those guides may be a small part of your budget--and are often a last-minute task--but attendees rely on them for a smooth conference...

Just over 2,000 members of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) gathered in a ballroom at the Orlando World Center Marriott in late January to hear Gladys Knight deliver an inspiring keynote address (in words and song) to open MPI's 1998...

The Asia currency crisis has caused a huge drop in intra-Asia tourism, and American leisure travelers continue to avoid Asia, fearing the region's instability. The result--great bargains for meeting planners...

VOLTS (Virtual Online Trade Show Company), which began operation last May, launched its first virtual show recently-an online version of Medtrade, the largest healthcare products trade show in North America...

The Achilles heel of Chicago is the labor situation. We need drastic action," says Ben Wold, vice president of the Chicago-based National Marine Manufacturers Association and a member of Friends of McCormick Place, a group of 25 of the center's...

Occupancy rates are up. Room rates are up. Clearly, the seller's market continues. As a result, meeting planners can't negotiate the same deals they used to. Instead, hotels are imposing early departure charges, tough cancellation provisions, and...

Woody King has formed his own company, Destination Management & Marketing, Ltd., based in Columbus, Ohio. A 30-year veteran of the hospitality and convention industry, King most recently served as vice president of the Greater Columbus...

Times are flush for trade shows: From 1989 to 1997, expositions have shown a heady increase in square footage, attendance, and number of exhibitors, according to Tradeshow Week's 1997 Data Book. Moreover, trade shows are expected to grow at a...

Jim Durbin has been named national sales manager at Bally's Las Vegas, responsible for the association market in the southeast and Washington, D.C. He joins from the Luxor Hotel & Casino, also in Las Vegas, where as a member of the sales team...

Arizona Scottsdale Marriott's Camelback Inn ...