With the recent wild fires in Russia disrupting flights and increasing air pollution in Moscow, environmental quality is a growing factor in attracting tourists. Crisis events...

A strong majority (60 percent) of meeting planners attending the 21st Annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings® National Con...

“Business travelers do not get enough travel health and security training, especially those venturing into high risk areas” was one finding to emerge from a new report...

Fairmont Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that it has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Gold level from the United States Green...

Warwick International Hotels is now offering mobile booking through Pegasus Solutions at warwickhotels.mobi. The renowned international collection of more than 40 hotels and resor...

On Thursday, August 19, 2010, St. Kitts announced that a new private air terminal will be built at the island’s Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport. Construction of the...

Maxvantage, an alliance formed between American Express Business Travel and Maritz Travel, released data from its Travel Buyers Survey. Among the findings, 60 percent of responden...

In a speech in central London on August 12th, UK Prime Minister David Cameron described tourism as “fundamental to rebuilding and rebalancing” the UK economy and &ldqu...

World Travel Market is expanding its technology seminar program for 2010 with the introduction of a presentation theatre on the exhibition floor within the technology and online t...

Agoda, Asia’s global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Pricelince.com, released some hot hotel rates for September, just in time for Fashion Week in the world's m...

Just in time for the winter tourist season the newest resort in the US Virgin Island will be opening in September on the island of St. Thomas. The Grande Bay Resort is situated...

Emirates, the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A380, announced Hong Kong as the newest destination for its super-jumbo. Emirates has a total of 12 A380s in service wi...

PHILADELPHIA -- Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Hersha Hospitality Management today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Philadelphia/King of Prussia, which provides a refreshing new choice for Mont...

The new website is designed specifically for organisers of meetings and incentives to assist them in finding and booking a suitable venue. Each of GHO’s member hotels belonging to the...

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Anil Aggarwal, CEO of Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc.By Ritesh Gupta -- August 2010 Social Media continues to grow in importance. It has not only become a critical tool ...

EVENT CAMP PREVIEW FUTURE FOCUSED: Tomorrow's events technology today

Event Camp Twin Cities is the second live event to arise from Twitter group #eventsprofs, and it offers those involved in the meetings and events industry the opportunity to try out some of the...

Just because sourcing is typically a complementary or no-fee service in the corporate meetings and events industry, doesn’t mean it should be devalued, says the president and chief executive...

With CIBTM just around the corner, Daniel Tschudy looks at the performance of the Asia-Pacific region's top cities and the differences in how succesfully they promote their product to the...

In the wake of the bashing of the meetings and events industry on both sides of the Atlantic last year, could there be signs that the British Government is starting to open its eyes to real...

Sustainable event management has proved to be a massive opportunity for leadership, cost savings and an added unique selling point for many companies, so why is it still relatively unnoticed by...