Meeting Professionals International has created a frequently-asked-questions document and a comparison chart for its members—aimed at both meeting planners and suppliers—about the differences between its World Education Conference, taking place in...
“We see an acceptance … that there are no quick fixes and that the upturn will be a long, hard road.” That was the assessment of Damien Little, director at global consultancy Horwath Hotel, Tourism and Leisure. Little is the founder of the ...
Hotel occupancy in Mexico was up 10 percent through August 2010, according to Smith Travel Research, while the number of international tourist arrivals to Mexico was up 27.5 percent in July 2010 as compared to July 2009. That’s the good news...
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that U.S. outbound air passenger traffic in June increased 11 percent compared to June 2009, marking the sixth month-over-month increase in outbound air travel...
At the 2010 CMI 25 reception, an event honoring the 25 largest and most influential corporate meetings and incentive companies in North America, the editors of Corporate Meetings & Incentives announced the new Spotlight Award, which recognizes ou...
About 2,900 hotel workers in San Francisco, Honolulu, and Chicago walked off the job this past week, striking against the owners of three Hilton hotels. The strikes are all short-term, ending Tuesday morning, October 19...
As social media continues to weave itself into the conference experience, organizers are searching for ways to join the conversation. Over the last several months, our firm has begun using Twitter to create instant conference news channels for...
While the Americas Meetings and Events Exhibition, which debuts June 21-23, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center, announced last spring that it will co-locate with the Professional Convention Management Association’s 2011 Education Conference...
Attendees at the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach next month should get ready to take their place as trailblazers in the industry. FICP is working with redbutton.tv to use social...
