Deadline Extended for Hosted Buyers at MPI in Cancun

Oct 27, 2009

The application deadline for qualified meeting professionals to receive a free hotel stay plus either complimentary registration or air travel to Meeting Professionals International’s upcoming MeetDifferent 2010 conference in Cancun, Mexico, has...

Commentary: Airlines Are Greenwashing...But Do They Know It?

Oct 26, 2009

A strong whiff of greenwashing was in the air earlier this month, when the International Air Transport Association confidently presented its sustainability plan to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...

Meetings Still a Target in ’10—but Gaining

Oct 26, 2009

The majority of corporate travel buyers expect the recovery to bring a slow but steady increase in meetings and business travel next year. That’s according to the results of a new survey of 180 “direct” (corporate travel buyer) members of the...

Can Incentive Conferences Meet the Challenge of the Financial Industry's Aging Agents?

Oct 23, 2009

Here's the next crisis in the insurance and financial services industry.

Washington Headquarters Hotel Project Delayed

Oct 23, 2009

Washington, D.C.’s plan to build a headquarters hotel for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is caught in a legal snag, but officials hope to resolve the issues and break ground by the end of the year...

New Sports and Meetings Authority Created For Washington, D.C.

Oct 21, 2009

The Washington Convention Center Authority, which owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, has merged with the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission to create a new entity, the Washington Convention and Sports Authority...