That's one of the many bells and whistles Virgin is reportedly going to bring to its U.S. planes, according to Travel Mole. From the article...

In today's installment, security expert Bruce Schneier interrogates TSA Administrator Kip Hawley on burning airline security issues, including shoes and scanners that allow screeners to see you sans clothing. The upshot? Don't chuck those easy-to...

This is priceless: Security expert Bruce Schneier interviews TSA Administrator Kip Hawley. And he asks some of the questions I'd like to ask, including...

Here's a handy little site called Acronym Finder that helps you, well, find acronyms (thanks to the MeCo listserv for the pointer). It even lists both meetings-industry meanings for CMP!

According to some planners I've been e-chatting with, if association members are happy with their local chapter, they tend to be happy with the organization as a whole. So why, then, don't more associations play up the chapter aspect in their...

After all the commotion about the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate held recently, I can't help but wonder if anyone is planning to use this type of format for their meeting, particularly association meetings. Imagine a bunch of questions from members...

Having once paid almost double what it cost me to fly from Boston to LA for a Boston-New York trip, I've always wondered what bizarre rituals the powers-that-be at the airlines must go through to set their ticket prices. Something to do with...

Just imagine having Barbra Streisand on your VIP list. According to This is London, she is very particular about what she wants from a hotel...

More airline safety news: If you're in a plane crash, you'll most likely survive if you're in the tail section of the plane, according to Popular Mechanics. I'd still rather sit up front, say, in the first class section, even if the odds of...

It sounds like the authorities finally figured out what we have known all along: that confiscating lighters on flights is nothing more than "security theater," as TSA chief Kip Hawley now admits in an article in today's New York Times (here's a...