Commentary: A Turkey in Dubai

Dec 01, 2009

While a large part of the North American meetings industry went silent last week as attention turned to turkey, trimmings, and a weekend of shopping, events half a world away showed how quickly a new, unexpected threat to meetings or destinations...

What the Distressed Hotel Market Means for Meetings

Nov 30, 2009

Last June, the owner of San Diego’s W Hotel, Sunstone Hotel Investors, handed over the keys to its lenders and walked away from the property after defaulting on its mortgage payment. Also that month, the developers of the new Fontainebleau hotel...

Disney: New Cruise Ships, Theme Park, Resorts, and a Whole Lot More

Nov 24, 2009

With the unveiling of details for Disney's newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream, and the green light for a new theme park in Shanghai, China, meeting professionals have plenty to look forward to from Disney. In fact, the next couple of years refl...

Boston Announces Goals for Convention Growth

Nov 24, 2009

Boston hopes to become a larger player on the meetings and conventions scene, announcing yesterday an initiative called T5, aimed at transforming the city over the next decade into one of the top five convention cities in North America...

Commentary: Problems Behind the Curtain

Nov 23, 2009

When a hardware glitch in Utah delayed flights from Atlanta to New York to Dallas–Fort Worth last week, meeting professionals got another snapshot of their vulnerability to infrastructure problems that are outside their control but that have the...

Top 10 Takeaways from 2009 FICP Annual Conference

Nov 23, 2009

If you didn’t attend the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners 2009 Annual Conference last week, here are some tips, trends, and best practices we picked up on from planners, presenters, and the host hotel, the Sheraton Centre Toronto...

2010: Looking Ahead

Nov 23, 2009

The impact of the Great Recession on meetings and incentives will continue into the year ahead, though how hard you’ve been hit depends on what industry you’re in

New Hyatt Regency Brings Championship Golf to Curaçao

Nov 23, 2009

Once it opens on January 19, 2010, the new 350-room Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina will allow groups to mix business with pleasure. The resort will feature the island’s only 18-hole championship resort golf course—this one desi...