The firing of 98 housekeepers at three Boston-area Hyatt hotels has created a storm of protest. Hotel workers, supporters, and politicians have rallied outside Hyatt properties in Boston and Chicago, at least one group canceled its meeting, and...
Meeting management software provider StarCite has decided to stop charging hotels and conference centers the per-room-night fees it had been receiving from them for group bookings generated via StarCite’s supplier database and RFP engine...
Looks like MECCs are taking another hit--check out this press release: GSK limits medical education funding to independent programs with highest impact on patient care. From the PR: ...
When future historians look back on the early days of social media—the days we’re living through right now—they might find that some of the earliest “killer apps” for interactive technologies depended on the power of face-to-face meetings...
Working with the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events has published a guide to help event organizers—particularly not-for-profit associations—handle today’s H1N1 flu...