* The Croatian National Tourist Office in the U.S. has announced that Croatia will no longer require entry visas for visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel. There has been a 33 percent increase in tourism over...
Two thirds of the affiliates in the Mr. Meeting Network conducted 1,139 events in 1996--an estimated $31 million in billings--according to John E. Kelly, founder and president of the Jenkintown, PA-based organization. (The final third had not...
Lynette Owens & Associates (LOA) is taking advantage of new communications technologies to provide up-to-date information to its hotel and insurance clients. The a nine-year-old, Rancho La Costa-based hotel marketing and respresentation firm...
PlanSoft's site-selection and contact engine is up and running at www.plansoft.com. Membership is free to planners. In barely two months of operation, the PlanSoft site has registered more than 250 members, says Edward J. Tromczynski, PlanSoft...
Brand New Marcus Hotels and Resorts opens its newest property, the Miramont Resort in Indian Wells, CA, in November. The 11-acre, Mediterranean-style resort will have 226 rooms, including 60 suites, and 10,000 square feet of meeting space. A golf...
In the heart of Boston's new Seaport District, the latest phase in the revitalization of Boston's waterfront is the construction of the Seaport Hotel and Conference Center, scheduled to open next May. The 427-room, 16-story hotel was designed with...
Its desert locale hasn't stopped the Hyatt Regency Dubai from bringing the magic of winter to special events. Located in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the 400-room hotel stages a dazzling "Evening on Ice" theme party around its ice rink...
Is One of Your Attendees Missing His Best Friend? Then let him take Pierre for a walk. Pierre is the London Mews Hilton's eight-year-old black springer spaniel, now available to go on walks with guests missing their own dogs back home. The 72-room...