The International Association for Exhibition Management will have something to crow about at its Expo! Expo! Annual meeting and exhibititon next week: IAEM recently announced that it increased its membership this year from 3,333 individual members...
According to Zagat's 2007 U.S. Hotels, Resorts and Spas Survey, the Four Seasons retains its position as the top hotel chain, The Peninsula Chicago was the top hotel with 100 rooms or more, and the Four Seasons Big Island, Hawaii, was the No. 1...
While the Caribbean so far has fared well through the 2006 hurricane season, political winds are still blowing ill when it comes to the U.S. government’s decision regarding deadlines for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Congress has...
“We want APEXto be the ‘Intel inside,’” said Terri Breining, chairwoman of the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) Initiative. Breining, CMP, CMM, president, Concepts Worldwide Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., and her...
Bill Peeper Wore many hats when he first became president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau in 1984. He had to — the entire staff consisted of him and one other person. But that was OK because there wasn't much...
In a changing world, schedules, job tasks, and even routine responsibilities sometimes combine to present insurmountable challenges for their allotted time frames. Today we work faster, accomplish more, and at the same time try to stay focused on...
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the achievements of six individuals who have made an indelible mark on the meeting and incentives industry at the Convention Industry Council's Hall of Leaders Gala, August 20 in Boston. Held only every other year...
