Robert Mandelbaum, director of Research Information Services with the The Hospitality Research Group of PKF has done an interesting study on the rebound in convention business for hotels. Convention hotels in particular, which typically saw...

Association Meetings editor Regina McGee wants to know what you think about how all today's security and political environment in the U.S. has affected international attendees' participation in U.S.-based meetings. ...

Remember Horst Schulze, formerly of Ritz-Carlton fame? Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, he doesn't think even that high-end chain's standards are the ultimate--he's looking to start up of six-star hotel chain with properties in places...

Head over to Dominica, which recently announced that it had become "the first country ever to receive benchmark designation from the prestigious eco-tourism organization, Green Globe 21." ...

Here are the top choices for business meetings and incentives, according to a yearly review of worldwide business meetings and incentives programs sold, and pending for 2005 by Maritz Travel: ...

I was just talking with our editorial director, Betsy Bair, who told me about this wonderful note she received from someone in our industry (who wishes to remain anonymous): ...

I know their hearts are in the right place, but the way the planes' come at each other in this airline holiday greeting spiked my anxiety level a bit. But maybe that's just me. ...

President Bush has proposed shutting down GPS systems in the event of a catastrophic terrorist attack...

I don't know why I'm running across all these little holiday-related weirdnesses, but I thought I'd spread some of the holiday jeer. ...

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