What medical and pharmaceutical/bioscience/medical device meeting planners and continuing medical education professionals need to know to plan meetings and CME activities for healthcare professionals.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined the ranks of organizations that are rethinking the impact of their meetings on the environment. Starting May 1, the government agency changed the rules under which it decides which facilities to...
Don’t be too sure your attendees have a clue when it comes to the new passport requirements under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The Travel Industry Association of America just released the results of a survey of 1,980 American adults...
Business and leisure travelers looking for an alternative high-end hotel brand will soon have another option. Chicago-based Global Hyatt Corp. has announced the launch of its new Andaz brand of upscale urban hotels, opening first in London and New...
Walk out from the glass-walled lobby, a towering A-frame, and stand amid palm trees. Wander down to soft white sand and watch the sun melt into the wide open sea. You could be in Bali. Or you could be at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort &...
The supply of new hotel rooms in the U.S. could accelerate in the next couple of years if, as economic trends indicate, construction and real estate prices decline, according to a new report by PKF Hospitality Research, Atlanta...
A Common Thread running through the sessions at the Third annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum was the growing importance of meeting professionals at pharmaceutical companies, not just as logisticians, but also as strategists, marketers...
Boston hoteliers and Unite Here Local 26, the union that represents hotel employees in Boston, ended their five-month stalemate late last week by agreeing to a new six-year deal. The deal covers about 5,000 workers at 19 hotels...
At the annual meeting of the International Association of Conference Centers, April 19-22 at International Association of Conference Centers, New Brunswick, N.J., close to 500 conference center operators heard that while business was very, very...
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance dropped a bombshell on the continuing medical education community last week when it released a report saying that some purportedly independent educational programs are, in reality, veiled advertising vehicles...
Verified Identity Pass is about to add Little Rock National Airport to its growing list of Register Traveler customers. According to Verified, which offers Registered Traveler airport security fast lanes through its Clear program, enrollment in...
