Since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, American Indian gaming has grown from a $100 million sideline into a $23 billion juggernaut...

Groups Headed to Canada after April are bracing for a proposed federal tax overhaul that would eliminate the rebate that non-Canadian meeting organizers, exhibitors, and attendees can apply for after paying Canada's 6 percent value-added tax...

If you've ever wondered what the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative is all about, join CIC's APEX leaders for a free webinar February 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. The program will get you up to speed on how the...

In Late December, reading through the contents of this issue just before going to press, it struck me how quickly things can change in our industry — and how vigilant meeting planners must be when it comes to keeping up with new realities and new...

"Hotels are taking a hard look at all meetings that come across the table, and they are rejecting meetings that don't fit their business model.” That's how Jennifer Brown, CMP, partner, Meetings Sites Resource, set the stage for a packed breakout...

The meeting professional stood at the Golden Gate...

Boston's Charles Street Jail, a national historic landmark, will be reborn this summer as THE LIBERTY HOTEL. The $120 million project is nearing its final stages. The 1851 granite jail, with a cruciform-shaped structure and 90-foot central...

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When the American College of Emergency Physicians opened its 2006 Scientific Assembly on October 15 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, it was meeting in a facility where just months before emergency physicians had still been...

Call it Aversion to change, or just part of the democratic process of an association. A series of proposed bylaw changes created a backlash among certain members of the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives, who blasted the entire membership...