Remember those energy surcharges that swept the hospitality community last summer? As promised, they quietly disappeared last fall as energy prices dropped back to more normal levels. Now that summer's coming around again, will the energy...
IACVB Launches New Study: The International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Washington, D.C., has launched a new Convention and Expenditure Impact Study it hopes will standardize industry economic impact calculations and provide...
Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., will open an additional 138,000 square feet of accommodations this month. The $12 million expansion adds 106 luxury suites to the existing 272 guest accommodations. Each African...
Meeting planner Suzette Eaddy remembers a particularly pleasurable convention experience. The city was centrally located for members; it was affordable, and the convention staff was hospitable and “truly wonderful.” ...
It has been a challenging fall and winter for the meeting industry: the September 11 tragedy, a recession, and the continuing threat of terrorism. It may never be as it was before, but it will get better. Meanwhile, what's a meeting planner to do...
The exhibition industry, like many others, is having trouble predicting the future. Unlike other industries, however, we've never had to deal with this problem before: For the last 40 years the question has never been “Are we growing?” but has...
Accreditation is a procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that an organization or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. We are all familiar with certain kinds of accreditation. Your doctor may be “Board...
With business and leisure travel still in a slump, a potential oversupply of convention centers looming in some markets, and financing for needed new hotel construction hard to find, it's a tough time to be in the CVB business. As our lead news...