STR Global data from February show solid increases in all three metrics for Asia/Pacific hotels. Occupancy was up nearly 5 percent to 60.6 percent, average daily rate was up 16.2 percent to $131.36, and revenue per available room came in at $79.65...
Meeting Professionals International has cut its registration fees dramatically for its July World Education Conference, with a limited two-week registration promotion that offers rates more than a third off the early-bird member price and more...
The Convention Industry Council has launched what could be the most ambitious study ever on the economic impact of the meetings industry, sending out surveys on April 1 to meeting planners at its 32 member organizations...
City officials in San Diego authorized the acquisition of six acres of land near the San Diego Convention Center, clearing the way for a major expansion of the center. The expansion is aimed at keeping large events, such as Comic-Con International...
A new Web portal aimed at improving exhibitors’ and attendees’ experiences at a trade show or convention, especially in an unfamiliar city, launched in late March...
After sitting empty for 30 years, The Baptist Temple at Temple University in Philadelphia, built in 1891, will reopen April 14 as a meeting and event space following a $30 million renovation.
The 36,000-square-foot building, located on North Bro...
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), through its relationship with ASTM International, has been named to an international committee tasked with creating a worldwide standard for sustainable events in time for the...
The residents of Fort Worth, Texas, enthusiastically embrace the city's cow-town heritage. David DuBois, executive director of the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau, who rode in on a horse during RCMA's opening general session, told...
The American Volleyball Coaches Association spiked its annual meeting attendance 56 percent in the past three years through a thorough understanding of its marketplace.
Religious meeting planners are a special breed, and they have a significant role in the organizations for which they plan meetings. For many, planning meetings is just one of their numerous responsibilities. Generally, the organizations that they...
