For travel and meetings, nothing has vaulted to the top of the must-have list faster than wireless hotel Internet access. Most properties now offer Wi-Fi, but spotty service and high fees can still be an aggravation. That’s not the case at Holiday...
Thomas P. Stossel, a staunch defender of industry/provider collaboration who testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging last summer, has published his latest salvo, called Unhealthy Opposition The value of academic-industry...
The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation May 7 that will reduce labor costs for exhibitors at McCormick Place in an effort to make the city more competitive as a convention destination...
The latest info on two certification programs from the Association of Destination Management Executives
A new boycott of meetings and travel to Arizona was announced last week in protest of SB 1070, the state’s recently passed immigration legislation that both proponents and critics agree is the strictest illegal immigration statute in the country...
Marcia Angell, MD, formerly editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and a vocal critic of industry-physician collaboration, has a new editorial in the Boston Review outlining how she believes pharma dollars influence healthcare...
The Nashville area has spent this week recovering from historic floods brought on by record-breaking rainfall May 1–2. According to officials at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, many hotels and attractions will be open this Saturday...
In the week after Arizona legislated racial profiling with the passage of the shameful SB 1070, meeting professionals have been gripped by discussions of whether Rep. Raúl Grijalva was right or wrong with his call for a boycott of meetings in the...
Crisis preparedness is a key meeting planning skill.