When Meeting Professionals International first brought a panel of industry experts together for a frank discussion on the meetings market last August at its World Education Congress in Las Vegas, concern about the economy predominated the...
Raging bush fires in Australia last Saturday completely destroyed two conference centers, The Cumberland Marylands and the Marylands Country House, located in the Yarra Valley northeast of Melbourne. No one in the centers was injured, but the...
Negative publicity has been churning in the media around the meetings and incentives industry because of the perception that events organized by companies receiving emergency relief money from the federal government were inappropriate. In reactio...
It’s easier to take care of people in good times, but what about the bad times? Is it still possible (or practical) to take care of people in tough times? As Bill Marriott, chairman and CEO of Marriott International, sees it: ...
In a hastily called, but packed session at Meeting Professionals International’s MeetDifferent conference, being held in Atlanta this week, Christine Duffy, president and CEO of Maritz Travel, and Jonathan Howe, JD, president, senior partner, Howe...
In reaction to the U.S. Treasury Department’s new guidelines for companies receiving funds from its Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Meeting, Event, and Incentive Coalition has developed a model policy for approval of meetings, events, and...