A summit to discuss what has been called “the greatest single strategic threat to the stability of the exhibitions and events industry”—the U.S. air transportation system—is being developed by travel and events industry leaders...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is testing an expedited screening process for low-risk U.S. travelers entering the country from international destinations. The voluntary program, called Global Entry, is similar to the Transportation Security...

Expansion of the Visa Waiver Program beyond the existing 27 VWP countries is progressing as the United States has signed memorandums of understanding with several countries seeking to join the program...

Don’t tell the international meetings and incentives industry there’s an economic slowdown in the U.S.: IMEX, the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events, enjoyed a series of record highs, according to IMEX Chairman Ray...

The exhibition industry grew 3.2 percent in 2007, buoyed by strong gains in revenues and attendance, according to the fifth annual CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas...

Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Starwood’s largest brand, is undergoing an aggressive global expansion that has it opening a new hotel every 12 days in various cities around the world throughout 2008. The plan calls for Sheraton to add 54 new hotels ...

Taking place in Frankfurt April 22-24, IMEX, the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events, will add to its environmental best practices with a series of new green initiatives...

Green was on the agenda at this year’s NEMICE, the annual meeting of the New England Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. In a roundtable discussion moderated by Corporate Meetings & Incentives’ Editor Barbara Scofidio, attendees broke...

JetBlue Airways, which launched a corporate meetings program in May 2007 called CompanyBlue, last week announced that it’s expanding the program, with significant changes that will be especially appealing to the convention and association market...

The Green Meeting Industry Council and the International Association of Professional Conference Organizers have joined the Convention Industry Council...