The choice of “evolve” as the thematic concept for the 2006 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference was perfect for an event taking place in Las Vegas, according to Connie Jalet, sales executive at the Las Vegas Convention...

Marriott International is changing the rules about how commissions are paid to independent meeting planners and other group intermediaries. After January 1, contracts for meetings convening after June 1 will include a clause that says commissions...

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For small groups looking for an informal, “Down East” meeting experience, Linekin Bay Resort (www.linekinbayresort.com) offers some unusual attractions...

Let the numbers do the talking: The member companies of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners alone spend $600 million on meetings. And a typical FICP member company's largest meeting brings $500,000 of pure revenue to a hotel...

“Apprentice” TV show alum and up-and-coming speaker Wes Moss engaged the audience at the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners annual meeting in November with his easygoing style and blend of personal anecdotes, stories of successful...

From membership that is up 9 percent to big budget numbers reported in FICP's first Economic Impact Survey the vitality of the financial and insurance meetings industry was evident at the FICP Annual Conference, held in November in Las Vegas...

Groups headed to Canada after next April are bracing for a proposed federal tax overhaul that would eliminate the rebate that non-Canadian meeting organizers, exhibitors, and attendees can apply for after paying Canada's 6 percent value-added tax...

Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property's third major expansion since opening in 2001. The hotel offers 490 guest rooms, including more than 80 suites. The project added 14,000 square feet of...

2006 was a turbulent year for the meetings industry, marked by an epic hotel seller's market, high fuel costs, the threat of avian flu, and travel hassles brought on by threats of terrorism. Here are six more 2006 events that will continue to...