Air Canada has launched nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham and Toronto. The carrier became the first foreign-flag carrier to fly into the city on a scheduled basis. The airline is offering two daily nonstop flights using the 50-passenger...
Skiing may come most easily to mind when you think of recreation options in Quebec. But the province is out to prove that the golfing opportunities are just as good as the skiing...
Boston's Hill, Holliday Exhibition Services, Inc. has named Jon Leibowitz senior vice president. Leibowitz, who will handle tradeshow and association clients, most recently served as vice president of Event Management International for the World...
Resort Meetings Consortium Gets Planners Price Breaks I was kind of disturbed when I got back rate quotes," says Jack Mackin, executive vice president, Associated Building Materials Distributors of America, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, recalling his...
Giving Good Value If you're feeling like your group's been priced out of the big cities recently, you're not the only one. "The latest Coopers & Lybrand projections show that hotel rates will outpace inflation by three to four percentage...
Cynthia Fisher has joined the International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus in Washington, DC as director of education. Previously she was director of training and guest services with City Hotels USA in Bethesda, MD...
In March, the Toronto Prince became the Westin Prince Hotel. Westin will provide sales, marketing, and reservations support to the hotel through a franchise agreement with Prince Hotels...
Over the blare of recorded music at Washington, DC's Planet Hollywood Restaurant, participants in the 4th annual Meeting Industry Legislative Action Day (MILAD) traded notes between visits to Congressional offices on March 6. Sponsored by Meeting...
Some groups can't get enough of the desert. The Business Products Industry Association is one. The Alexandria, VA-based association held meetings in Scottsdale and Palm Springs last year, and this April the group will hold a meeting of 150 people...
