Bucking tradition, organizers of this year’s European Incentive, Business Travel, and Motivation conference and exhibition, which took place November 27-29 in Barcelona, Spain, presented Terri Breining with the inaugural EIBTM International...
With the opening of The Palazzo resort later this month, with its 3,000 guest rooms and 14 restaurants, Las Vegas Sands Corp. will begin marketing its three major properties on the Strip as the Las Vegas Sands Megacenter...
The Professional Convention Management Association’s 2008 Annual Meeting, January 13-16 in Seattle, is structured to provide as many different ways, formats, and levels of learning as there are learning differences among its members. The more-than...
Paint a mural in the city, swim with sharks at an aquarium, or make a cannoli at a bakery in South Philadelphia: These are just some of the new experiential tours that the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has introduced specifically for...
The Professional Convention Management Association has added a return on investment component to MeetingMetrics, the meeting measurement application it introduced exclusively to members at the 2007 annual meeting last January...
About 20 percent of the average association’s operating budget is dedicated to providing education for members, while 17 percent is spent on convention planning and other convention activities, according to Associations Matter: Associations by the...
As 2007 comes to a close, it appears that Registered Traveler, the program that allows pre-screened travelers to move quickly through airport security, is finally about to break through on a national basis...
Two recent announcements will mean a significant shift in players in the destination management industry and a more global presence for their clients...
Gaylord Entertainment Co. has announced plans to buy the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, double its room count, and rebrand it under the Gaylord flag...
There has been a seismic shift in hotel ownership over the past five years, as hotel chains have been selling off their real estate to focus on management...
