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* WEB TRENDS Skip the Search Engines: Go Straight to the CVB Web Site When Susan Corcoran, CMP, needs to find hotel and meeting facility information for a conference she's planning, she goes straight to a city's CVB and convention center Web sites...

Whenever she has to plan a meeting in a country that's new to her, Karen D. Tucker makes her first call to a tourist or convention bureau. Tucker, president of the Newton, Mass.based consulting company Meeting Services Connection, has learned that...

We tend to speak of convention centers in terms of square feet, as though they are simply boxes into which we place our attendees and exhibitors. Certainly some convention centers approach business that way. But savvy operators know they're not...

Not long ago, if you were a corporate executive looking to meet in an unfamiliar city, the first thought that probably came to mind would be to call the convention and visitors bureau...

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Get to dinner on time. Every minute counts, so try these ways to keep your golfers and your golf event on track...

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"I can't get no satisfaction" is still the mantra of frequent flyers, but a majority said Continental Airlines outperformed the eight other major domestic carriers for long-haul (more than 500 miles) and short-haul flights last year...

Gary Pugatch has joined The Lucayan in Grand Bahama Island as vice president of sales and marketing. The resort is opening in December. Pugatch had been vice president of sales and marketing for Wyndham El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico...