Not too long ago, the role of the meeting professional generally was more tactical than strategic. Planners focused mainly on logistics, didn’t have much influence on the larger picture, and usually came into the process after most of the...
On May 12, the U.S. Travel Association will stage the first-ever U.S. Travel Rally Day to promote travel and meetings in communities across the country. Convention and visitors bureaus, local governments, and business leaders are invited to take...
Meeting Professionals International kicks off two free online educational programs this month to help meeting professionals through the challenges of the economic recession...
If you’re hearing and reading less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel, it’s no accident. The four lobbying firms working for the U.S. Travel Association and its Meetings Mean Business campaign have orchestrated separat...
Restaurants that cater to medical meetings in Massachusetts may be losing some of their business...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton executives in illegally obtaining information that would hasten the development and launch of Hilton’s new Denizen ...
The long and winding road to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City is nearing an end. Plans were approved last month to renovate the facility and enlarge it by 100,000 square feet...
In a special communication published in the April 1, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, physician leaders called on professional medical associations to sever most of their ties with drug with and device companies...
In the current landscape of stricter pharmaceutical industry guidelines and intense scrutiny, continuing medical education providers are changing the way they conduct meetings and CME. In the past few weeks, a handful of providers have announced...
In a dreary time for the exhibitions industry, medical meetings provided one of the few bright spots in 2008...