EventView 2006, the fifth annual study of how marketing professionals use meetings and events, documents a slight decrease in the percentage of marketing dollars earmarked for meeting and events and other indicators of their perceived importance...

Labor Union Unite Here’s Local 2 and the San Francisco Multi-Employer Group have reached a tentative agreement. Among the provisions are protections for the union’s health and welfare fund, pension improvements, workload reductions for...

While insurance companies continue to settle with regulators regarding allegations of anti-competitive practices such as bid rigging and price fixing, three large brokerage houses have seen restrictions eased on their ability to receive certain...

“We want APEX to be the ‘Intel inside,” said Terri Breining, chairperson of the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) Initiative at the Meeting Professionals International World Education Conference in July...

While the long-term impact of the alleged terror plot in the United Kingdom in August is still unclear, some experts predict the possible implementation of stricter airline security measures could have an impact on business travelers...

How do you know what really motivates producers unless you dig deep? And how do you choose a destination that will strongly appeal to many, if not all, to satisfy your sales goals...

The 26th-floor Peninsula Suite at the Hong Kong Peninsula, Kowloon, was built with security in mind. Word has it that the CIA was even consulted on the design. The exquisite seven-room suite with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city ...

How can meeting environments influence learning? That's the question tackled by the International Association of Conference Centers, in conjunction with Meeting Professionals International, in a series of seminars titled, “Amazing Meetings...

The requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, passed by Congress in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals, apply only to companies that file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, some of the principles that are...