After months of debate over the location of Cleveland’s new convention center and medical mart, Cuyahoga County commissioners and Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., the project's private-sector developer, announced last week that they would build...

There’s a new conference taking place in Europe that promises to offer an effective platform for sharing the trends and challenges in the meetings industry. European Meetings Industry 2009 is a two-day, hosted-buyer program planned for February 16...

One of the responsibilities of a good meeting manager or corporate travel buyer is making informed buying decisions when it comes to air travel. Now a couple of airline analysts are adding a new twist to those buying calculations...

ON24 Inc., a supplier of webcasting and virtual-event solutions, last week released the results of an online survey it conducted in December of more than 300 enterprise business executives about their plans to attend or host live trade shows...

They may not be able to get you out of the dreaded middle seat, but the heads of two major airlines, speaking at the recent Professional Convention Management Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, told meeting planners that they want to help...

Leaders from across the meetings industry gathered Monday in New Orleans to launch an advocacy and research initiative to determine the economic impact of the meetings industry. While the Convention Industry Council has done economic impact...

As of yesterday, January 12, all nationals and citizens of Visa Waiver Program countries are required by law to obtain a travel authorization prior to traveling to the U.S., instead of filling out paper forms at the airport. Travelers must fill...

The preliminary results from Meeting Professionals International’s annual membership survey, FutureWatch 2009, are in—and all signs point to meetings taking a beating in the year ahead. The study, conducted in partnership with American Express...

When Jack Nicklaus first started coming to Cancun and the Riviera Maya, he recognized two characteristics that would make that part of Mexico’s Yucatan ideal for golf. “It has great weather and miles and miles of sandy beaches,” said the world...

An ongoing boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego has led to the loss of some group business, according to a hotel spokesman...