As if the meetings and travel industries haven’t faced enough challenges over the last year, now there’s another–an increasingly serious swine flu outbreak...
Not too long ago, the role of the meeting professional generally was more tactical than strategic. Planners focused mainly on logistics, didn’t have much influence on the larger picture, and usually came into the process after most of the...
On May 12, the U.S. Travel Association will stage the first-ever U.S. Travel Rally Day to promote travel and meetings in communities across the country. Convention and visitors bureaus, local governments, and business leaders are invited to take...
Meeting Professionals International kicks off two free online educational programs this month to help meeting professionals through the challenges of the economic recession...
If you’re hearing and reading less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel, it’s no accident. The four lobbying firms working for the U.S. Travel Association and its Meetings Mean Business campaign have orchestrated separat...
What do you do when you’re planning a high-profile meeting in a destination that doesn’t have enough hotel rooms? The organizers of the Summit of the Americas, which took place April 17-19 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, brought in floating...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton executives in illegally obtaining information that would hasten the development and launch of Hilton’s new Denizen ...
The long and winding road to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City is nearing an end. Plans were approved last month to renovate the facility and enlarge it by 100,000 square feet...
The new Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center has opened on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Gala Vallarta, a trade show that brings together national and international wholesalers and tour operators who sell travel to Puerto Vallarta with...
We recently caught up with Ray Bloom, chairman of IMEX, the worldwide exhibition for incentive meetings, travel, and events, to get his perspective on the global recession and the outlook for international meetings...
