I told my friends I was going to Biloxi for the weekend and they said, "What for?" Before the "Big Awakening," Biloxi and sister city Gulfport were sleepy Mississippi Gulf Coast towns, known for their Gulf shrimp and air force base. But in just a...
San Jose Arena, home to the NHL Sharks, now welcomes groups of 10,000 or more in its 20,000-seat space. In a release, the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureaus says its one of the "very few" bureaus to market a city arena for meetings, but it...
That Atlantic City is beginning to look a bit like Las Vegas is by design, not accident. No, they haven't imported sand from the desert--with Atlantic City's unparalleled beachfront, there's no need to. And don't count on seeing palm trees anytime...
What can go up and down at the same time? Air fares, of course. The problem for meeting planners these days is that U.S. airlines' fare structures are taking on such complexity and changing so often that convention planners are questioning the...
The Portland and Oregon Visitors Association has named Gretchen Gettles convention sales manager. Gettles, who will handle small meetings, most recently served as national association sales manager for the Jantzen Beach and Columbia River...
Profit is not a four-letter word to our members," declares Stephen A. Schuldenfrei, executive director of the eight-year-old Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO), Framingham, Mass. And risk is not a four-letter word for Schuldenfrei...
When the Anaheim (CA) Convention Center completes its expansion project in the fall of 2000, it will be the biggest convention center on the West Coast, says Charles Ahlers, president of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau...
Twelve things to consider before planning an event in Asia. 1. In general, Asians look for an event sponsor that they respect. If your organization has no identity in Asia, there are two choices: Hook up with someone who does have an identity...
In Witchita, KS, adjacent to the Century II Convention Center, the 303-room Hyatt Regency Hotel opened in September, weeks ahead of schedule. Witchita's first luxury convention hotel offers 16,010 square feet of meeting space...