Union activity is heating up in Boston, where the local chapter of the hotel employees union, UNITE HERE, has voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, and workers have picketed in the streets...
More than 1,600 attendees convened at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for on April 4. About 650 meeting planners and 1,000 suppliers convened at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on April 4 for the 21st Annual New England...
The Alexandria, Va.–based National Business Travel Association has recently taken significant steps toward going global. Since April 2, the association has had an Asia-Pacific subsidiary—NBTA-Asia Pacific—through a merger with an organization...
European Union transport officials have unanimously approved an Open Skies agreement to liberalize air travel between the EU and the U.S. The pact, which was approved March 22 and will go into effect in March 2008, is likely to increase...
Having hosted two major association conventions in the last two months, New Orleans is starting to regain its stride as a convention destination. Yet, despite the successes, the city's convention and visitors bureau is still dealing with...
JetBlue Airways has launched a corporate meetings program, bucking a recent trend that’s seen competitors like Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines completely do away with their meetings products...
One common thread that ran through the sessions at the Third annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum was the growing importance of meeting professionals at pharmaceutical companies, not just as logisticians, but also as strategists, marketers...
The Netherlands Antilles--which includes the islands of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius--has joined the list of destinations that, for tax purposes, is considered part of the “North American area.” As a result of a new Tax...
American Express Advisory Services within two months plans to offer midsize companies a new sourcing tool for small meetings. The tool, called Preferred Extras: Meetings, is an electronic catalog of properties with pre-negotiated rates secured by...