JMIC membership grows

The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) has expanded to 12 members, following the recent addition of the European Federation of Associated Professional Congress Organisers (EFAPCO).

President Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act which represents an enormous victory for the exhibitions, meetings and travel industries. The legislation, led by the lobbying efforts of th...

Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes d...

A comfy bed and a power shower would probably keep most hotel guests happy but what if you have to pay for everything else that comes with your stay? The man behind low-cost long haul airline AirAs...

Travelocity Business announced an agreement to work with Certify, a provider of online expense management services to small and medium-sized businesses. The growing travel management compa...

“Doubletree by Hilton, Merida is another fine example of our efforts to expand the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands throughout Mexico and Latin America,” commented Danny Hughes,...

Business Travel News editors again proudly recognize the 25 business and government executives whose decisions held the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year....

American Express OPEN announced the expansion of its OPEN Savings program through a new partnership with AirTran Airways, a leading low-cost airline designed for business travelers. OPEN S...

Yotel will launch its brand in the United States with a New York City property featuring 669 stylish cabins.

Bournemouth University (BU) is now accepting applications from candidates for the first of 11 tourism-related PhD studentships available through the newly-created John Kent Institute in To...

Yotel, an operator of "pod" hotels in international airports, is moving into city centres by opening a 669-room hotel in New York's Times Square. Launched three years ago by Yo! Sushi founder Simon...

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) announced a new initiative called “New Membership for a New Decade” aimed at expanding the scope and value of benefits to m...

FastBooking and Circos are joining forces in a strategic partnership that adds cutting-edge brand analytics and social media management tools to the FastBooking portfolio of online business solutio...

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has just released the 2008 Euro Fairs Statistics Report. UFI is now responsible for assembling this annual report on Euro Fair Stati...

"Renewed focus on the meetings sector especially by Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is ramping up interest among meetings bookers for an end-to-end system to manage their venue search, enquiry...

Senior executives in the US and Europe appear to be emerging from recession mode and priming themselves for a return to growth, according to results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2010...

The quality of content, interaction, technology and networking were seen to be the main quartet of factors behind an effective and exciting event, according to the initial research from the...

All the focus at the moment is on how technology will effect and change the meetings industry over the next 10 years. With its powerful real-time collaboration capabilities, could Google Wave be...

FaceTime, the newly launched marketing body for the UK’s multi-billion pound live events industry, has recently announced the findings of the industry’s first-ever psychological...

Grass Roots’ managing director, venue procurement picks up on the key trends of 2009 and considers how they will affect 2010.