“Tourism is about to become the world's largest industry, and it will attract the same intense media scrutiny as mining and forestry,” says Rick Antonson, Tourism Vancouver president and CEO. “We will be held accountable for environmental behavior...
Additional amount that airlines will pay for fuel this year compared to last: $8 billion Percent that average hotel room occupancy increased in the first quarter of 2004 from the first quarter 2003: 4.4% Volunteers needed to assist at the the...
“More than meets the eye.” This clever promotional phrase is used by one of our associate members, the Irving, Texas, Convention and Visitors Bureau. The bureau speaks of more hotels, more venues, more value, and more service...
Like a nervous parent, when Cheryl Frazier handed over the child-care responsibilities for the event she had planned to a new provider, she was engaging in a supreme act of faith. She had checked backgrounds and verified references, but she wasn't...
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a screening system called the Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, or CAPPS II, which is designed to reduce the number of people who are misidentified as potential threats...
Board members of the Dallas-based International Association for Exhibition Management will vote this month on whether to approve a new strategic plan in which IAEM membership structure would change from individual members to organizations only...
If there's any doubt about the growing popularity of spas among men, then consider the latest offering from the Pacific Waters Spa at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa in Huntington Beach, Calif. A beer spa...
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research recently announced that SmithBucklin will run its day-to-day operations. CEIR will relocate its Chicago headquarters at McCormick Place across town to SmithBucklin's offices. Douglas Ducate, CEIR...
The American Library Association has gotten a boost from an unlikely source — Oprah Winfrey. The ALA formed a partnership with the talk show queen's book club, and ever since, the number of member organizations has almost doubled...
