In response to member feedback, and in consideration of the ongoing global recession, Financial & Insurance Conference Planners has announced that it is shortening its annual conference by one day this year...
A heated debate over whether or not the city of Dallas should fund construction of a convention center headquarters hotel ended Saturday when residents voted to move forward with the publicly funded hotel...
AIG’s spending spree at a St. Regis resort last September, just days after receiving federal bailout money, continues to send aftershocks throughout the resort and luxury segments of the industry. The opening session of the virtual Resort...
Cave parties in caves and Chateau Margeaux in Gatorade bottles—some under-the-radar event ideas
Late at night in a parking lot somewhere in America, a group of men and women file silently to a waiting van. They are in full camouflage, with branc...
As the new strain of swine flu put the health authorities around the world on alert over the past two weeks, many corporations around the country reacted quickly to the threat by canceling meetings and putting restrictions on travel to Mexico and...
Michael Murphy has joined Choice Hotels International Inc. as senior vice president of global sales, with responsibility for the company’s worldwide sales and intermediary marketing efforts. Murphy has marked 25 years in hotel sales and marketing...
Bill Connors, CTC, executive director and COO of the National Business Travel Association, will be leaving NBTA on June 15 to take over as president and CEO of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and its Economic Development Partnership. He has led the...
Few companies canceled meetings in the first quarter simply because of perception issues, according to a recent survey by the National Business Travel Association. However, concerns over the economy, coupled with the “AIG affect”—the negative...
Site (formerly the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives) rolled out its 2009 Crystal Awards competition, considered by many to be the Emmy Award of the incentive industry. The Crystal Awards honor companies that deliver world-class...
