New rules make purchasing an airline ticket more transparent.

At Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., Stephen Longbottom has been promoted to associate director of sales. He was most recently senior sales manager for the hotel. Suya Davenport has been appointed director of sales and marketing for ONE Bal...

Gaylord Palms showcases a major renovation.

Gary Sain, 61, president and CEO of Visit Orlando, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday evening, May 4, after giving opening remarks at a charitable event for which he was event chairman, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida's...

Cvent, an online software provider for event management, Web surveys, and e-mail marketing, and provider of a global event venue directory with more than 150,000 venues, ranked the top 100 meeting hotels in the U.S. based on feedback from meeting...

Gaylord Palms showcases a major renovation.

Expert advice for using Facebook's newest layout for your events

Twelve meeting planners from a cross-section of faith-based groups participated in RCMA's first advisory council, April 30-May 2, at the Jacksonville Hyatt, Jacksonville, Fla. The purpose of the meeting was to provide relevant and timely feedback...

7 Strategies for effective on-site volunteers at your meetings

HOW DO YOU TAKE a hotel that rates in the top 10 Marriotts in the country for guest satisfaction and make it even better? Spend four years and $30 million to renovate it. That's what Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Sunstone Hotel Investors...