President George W. Bush has signed legislation that includes provisions designed to extend and strengthen the Visa Waiver Program...

Meet Minneapolis, the official convention and visitors association of the city of Minneapolis, has issued a statement acknowledging the tragic collapse of the city’s 35W bridge that carried the main north-south highway through Minneapolis...

The roughly 30,000 culinary workers in Las Vegas who have been working without a contract since June 1st will soon vote on whether or not to strike...

The Transportation Security Administration has changed its x-ray screening policy for certain electronic items, and, if first reports are any indication, travelers trying to bring their electronics through airport security checkpoints could be in...

A Business Travel Coalition survey has found that 82 percent of survey participants want to see the airlines they do business with “embrace” the Registered Traveler program...

Key findings from the APEX contracts report, released earlier this year by the Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange initiative, came to light at a recent webinar. The report recommends industry best practices for handling...

Some significant shifts have occurred in the event landscape of the electronic entertainment industry this year as a mega show went mini and a new trade show sprouted...

Congratulations to our Inner Circle Award winners for 2007! Readers of Association Meetings magazine have chosen 40 hotel winners in our 16th annual Inner Circle Awards. These properties are selected for their high level of service, flexible...

The following is based on a tutorial given at a past RCMA conference. The session included RCMA member David Graves, Church of the Nazarene, Olathe, Kan., Richard Weinstein, vice president of corporate sales and incentives, Carnival; and Amee...

In just 11 years, electronic requests for proposals have grown from novelty features on hoteliers' Web sites to an entire subindustry with hundreds of facilitators, templates, and tools. The technology for e-RFPs has remained relatively static...