Maritz has announced a partnership with a satellite broadcasting company, Velocity Broadcasting, as the first prong is a new suite of technology services called Maritz LIVE (Local Interactive Virtual Events)...

A heated debate over whether or not the city of Dallas should fund construction of a convention center headquarters hotel ended Saturday when residents voted to move forward with the publicly funded hotel...

As the new strain of swine flu put the health authorities around the world on alert over the past two weeks, many corporations around the country reacted quickly to the threat by canceling meetings and putting restrictions on travel to Mexico and...

Michael Murphy has joined Choice Hotels International Inc. as senior vice president of global sales, with responsibility for the company’s worldwide sales and intermediary marketing efforts. Murphy has marked 25 years in hotel sales and marketing...

Bill Connors, CTC, executive director and COO of the National Business Travel Association, will be leaving NBTA on June 15 to take over as president and CEO of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and its Economic Development Partnership. He has led the...

Site (formerly the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives) rolled out its 2009 Crystal Awards competition, considered by many to be the Emmy Award of the incentive industry. The Crystal Awards honor companies that deliver world-class...

The winner of the International Association of Conference Centers’ first-ever Global Distinguished Service Award was no surprise to those who follow that industry. Andy Dolce, founder and chairman of Dolce Hotels and Resorts, received the award at...

As if the meetings and travel industries haven’t faced enough challenges over the last year, now there’s another–an increasingly serious swine flu outbreak...