Wondering which city international associations use most for their conventions? Think Vienna. That's the word from the International Congress & Convention Association, which each year publishes a ranking of the most popular destinations for...
Meeting professionals who have not already begun exploring the online world of Second Life may want to consider getting started. The Meetings Community listserv, better known as MeCo, announced yesterday the official launch of the MeCo Mansion, a...
Approximately 40 senior planners from more than 20 pharmaceutical companies conducted a closed-door summit during the Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Summit, co-organized by Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence and held March...
NASD CEO and Chairman Mary Schapiro told attendees at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association conference in Phoenix last month that in order to maintain their effectiveness, regulators such as NASD, which oversees 5,000 financial...
Union activity is heating up in Boston, where the local chapter of the hotel employees union, UNITE HERE, has voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, and workers have picketed in the streets...
More than 1,600 attendees convened at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for on April 4. About 650 meeting planners and 1,000 suppliers convened at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on April 4 for the 21st Annual New England...
The Alexandria, Va.–based National Business Travel Association has recently taken significant steps toward going global. Since April 2, the association has had an Asia-Pacific subsidiary—NBTA-Asia Pacific—through a merger with an organization...
European Union transport officials have unanimously approved an Open Skies agreement to liberalize air travel between the EU and the U.S. The pact, which was approved March 22 and will go into effect in March 2008, is likely to increase...
Having hosted two major association conventions in the last two months, New Orleans is starting to regain its stride as a convention destination. Yet, despite the successes, the city's convention and visitors bureau is still dealing with...
JetBlue Airways has launched a corporate meetings program, bucking a recent trend that’s seen competitors like Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines completely do away with their meetings products...
