The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority wants to change the economic model for conventions centers: It’s working to produce or co-produce its own events and develop other new revenue streams for Boston’s two major convention facilities.
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Whether you’re looking for a new home for a sun-loving incentive group, a brand-spanking-new ballroom in downtown D.C., or a sure-to-be-hot luxury boutique in Vegas, 2014 is going to be a great year to book meeting space.
Here are 15 properties ...
The amenity that most influences planners' booking decisions is discounted sleeping rooms, according to a Cvent survey of 800 U.S.-based meeting planners. Meanwhile, the most attractive amenity to their attendees is free Wi-Fi/Internet.
The surv...
More than 180 corporate, association, government, and independent meeting planners responded to the second annual Destination Hotels & Resorts State of the Meetings Industry survey in September 2013. Here’s what they see ahead in 2014:
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More than 650 planners and hospitality partners gathered for the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference in Boston, enjoying top-notch education sessions, a new appointment-based trade show, and evening networking events...
Both Global Events Partners, a network of independently owned destination management companies, and the Krisam Group, a hotel representation firm, are up for sale.
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners is introducing three new events to its annual calendar starting in 2014. With membership continuing to increase, and a sellout crowd in Boston for the 2013 FICP Annual Conference, the organization ...
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners membership is up 24 percent over 2012, with 736 members plus 774 hospitality partners on the current roster, according to Kelli Livers, CMP, director, travel and administrative services, Forethought Fi...
More than 650 planners, hoteliers, and other suppliers are in Boston November 17–20 for the 2013 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference. Unique in the world of meetings industry meetings, FICP holds to a specific ratio of ...
