THE MAJORITY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS come from our alumni. These are people who have gone to our conferences and have been involved for a couple of years. We ask them to help out. We go through a database of people and contact them...
When did the friendly skies turn so surly? Remember the good old days when it was fun and exciting to fly on a commercial airplane? It's hard to believe there was a time when airlines actually cared about their passengers. They were happy to check...
Religious meeting planners come to the industry in very different ways. Some stumble into it by chance; some find it by circumstance; still others pursue it by design. For Thomas Keown, CMP, lead event coordinator, children's training and events...
Through the first half of the year, group customers are paying a higher average daily rate in the top 25 markets than transient hotel guests, according to Smith Travel Research. This is the first time the ADR in the top 25 markets has been higher...
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has passed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009, which includes passenger bill of rights provisions and language that will accelerate the implementation of a...
A television news crew used a hidden camera to record the closing minutes of a two-day training workshop held earlier this month by the U.S. Social Security Administration—a meeting that was later presented as an example of wasteful U.S...
At Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference, association officials announced the opening of MPI Global Training Centers at San Diego State University, CERAM Business School on the French Riviera, and Qatar Mice Development...