ANAHEIM, Calif. Charles Ahlers, president of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau (AOCVCB) has announced that he will be

NEW YORK Unruly airline passengers at any of the three New York area airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty) may soon have to go to court and

Bob Gilbert at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America

Bob Gilbert at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America

WASHINGTON, D.C. It appears the General Services Administration won’t be making a return trip to the posh M Resort near Las Vegas anytime

PHILADELPHIA The Pennsylvania Convention Center has announced that, effective this July 1, it will get rid of the 8 percent labor management fee

Four Winds New Buffalo has announced that its new nine-story, 250 room hotel tower, will open on Friday, June 29. The new hotel tower contains a mix

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Travel Association today unveiled a new campaign designed to shine some much needed spotlight on the importance of

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?In my business in the hotel world there are only a few

  U.S. Department of State Your government is at your disposal, offering all

“If I knew then what I know now.” How many times have we heard that expression? I planned my first international event many years ago in

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Meetings Focus International! We’re quite excited to bring you the newest member of the Meetings

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?We’ll really accommodate any guest needs we can within reason. The

Identified by sizable populations and speedy economic growth, the “BRIC” countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and—most

A spike in business at hotels last year—particularly on the business travel side, of which meetings are a part—prompted a price increase

There is no shortage of information for planners creating an international program. Every hotel brand with international coverage is eager to sell

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WASHINGTON, D.C. ASAE is introducing a new Certificate Program in Association Management designed to help association professionals begin to build

DETROIT Detroit’s dormant Pontchartrain Hotel, if reopened as planned, could enhance the city’s ability to attract conventions and