More Coverage2008 Meetings Market Trend Survey

More Coverage2008 Meetings Market Trend Survey

It’s 2008, and the results of our annual Meetings Market Trends Survey are in! We had more than 600 respondents complete this year’s

Museums & Attractions A super-sized installation of colorful abstract paintings in ice, by Canadian artist Gordon Halloran, will be the

Illinois The Compass Ridge Conference Center opened late last year in the suburban Bull Valley area of McHenry County. The property offers

Illinois Chicago’s The Blackstone, a Renaissance Hotel appointed Craig Pearson assistant general manager. Most recently, Pearson was

Annie ChibandaConcierge InterContinental Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?

Detroit boasts a number of historic, fabulously adorned theaters that double as venues for elegant off-site events. Starts such as Frank Sinatra,

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The capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is the nation's center of government, economy, culture, and, soon enough, the epicenter of the

It's no accident that China, the new global economic powerhouse, is using the 2008 Summer Games to show the world that it can get things done on a

Although the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in August is still more than half a year away, local hotels are already taking reservations at a

Besides offering some of the best infrastructure in Asia for meetings, conventions and business in general, the island-nation of Singapore also

In January, Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 3 opened for business—a Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco was the first plane to

Big things do come in little packages—Singapore keeps proving this over and over. It's only three-and-a-half times larger than Washington, D.C

No matter what time of year visitors come to Malaysia, they’ll be able to take part in a number of colorful celebrations. Since the exact dates

Kuala Lumpur, this largest city in Malaysia, is a truly cosmopolitan center, boasting a population of approximately 1.8 million people. Its

As much as the Japanese love everything new and modern, they also honor traditions and nature as much as possible. Whatever the season, from cherry

Sushi has become the symbol of Japanese cuisine, and not trying some during a stay in Tokyo would be missing one of the mainstays of Japanese

Although the Japanese have deeply rooted traditions and a love for their history, visitors to the uber-modern city of Tokyo will quickly see that