Meetings Focus Hot Topic eNewsletter

A Massachusetts state panel recommended a $2 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exposition Center that would nearly double the size of

The Washington Convention and Sports Authority adopted a new name, Events DC, and logo as part of its promotional campaign to attract more events to

Is Delta Airlines anti-semitic?

At AIBTM in Baltimore, MPI released its Business Value of Meetings (BVOM) study, analyzing the ways in which groups and businesses evaluate the

MPI released the Business Value of Meetings study, identifying such benchmarking elements as the percentage of businesses who measure

Fred Sawyers was hired as complex general manager of the Doubletree by Hilton New Orleans in addition to his current

Ashley Shimer was named convention sales manager of the Vancouver USA Regional Tourism Office. Shimer will be responsible for selling both the sports

More CoverageClose-Up: Vancouver

More CoverageClose-Up: Vancouver

The MPI Board of Directors voted to raise dues for supplier members by $125, effective July 2011, to an annual rate of $450. In a statement

The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE appointed William Buckley director of sales and marketing

Tucson’s Loews Ventana Canyon appointed Derek Haug director of conference, catering and destination services. Haug previously served as a sales

Another type of noise disturbance can arise from a hotel renovation project or construction in the neighborhood where the property is located. One

The pounding beat from the disco below their rooms is keeping attendees awake; children are dashing outside the meeting rooms in a race to get to the

With over 1,500 buyers pre-registered for day one of the first AIBTM, which opened June 21 in Baltimore, it was standing room only at many of the 12