Industry trends should “present a number of challenges” to meeting planners, says Bjorn Hanson, global industry partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hospitality and Leisure division, including higher occupancy rates, which will make room availability ...
Use global/international sales offices (GSO/ISO) Most GSOs receive specials or promotional offers from their hotels on a weekly or monthly basis. Ask, “What promotions are some of your hotels running?” Your GSO is a wealth of knowledge because...
“It's like the first round of a heavyweight championship, everybody's feeling each other out,” says Joe McInerney, president and chief executive officer, American Hotel and Lodging Association, Washington, D.C. McInerney was speaking of the battle...
Time magazine's Person of the Year and rock legend, Bono, took a break from his gig as lead singer of U2 to speak at the American Society of Association Executives' Nation's Capital Distinguished Speakers Series on February 3 at the Washington...
Returning to the city that hosted its first meeting 50 years ago, the Professional Convention Management Association drew more than 3,000 attendees during its annual meeting in Philadelphia, held January 8 to 11...
You don't have to completely overhaul your meeting to attract more attendees. Sharon Collins, director of meetings and expositions at the Kellen Co., an Atlanta-based association management company, offers the following tips to get your numbers up...
