Meetings & Conventions: Newsline In Brief IN A JUNE SURVEY by the National Business Travel Association, 56 percent of corporate travel professionals said they think it will be 12 months or more before healthy levels of business travel return. When asked what must occur for a turnaround, 56 percent cited reduction in travel costs and 46 percent said improved transportation security procedures. A SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES GUIDE for arenas, stadiums and ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline WITH JW MARRIOTT RESORTS, CHAIN AIMS FOR LARGE, UPSCALE MEETINGS New Resort Brand Targets Groups JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf Marriott International has zeroed in on a niche not currently being filled by its major competitors: the luxury resort that can handle large meeting groups. The result is JW Marriott Resorts. The new brand will be “positioned above regular Marriott resorts and directly below Ritz-Carlton,” ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline ON LOCATION: Detroit Where old meets new: Downtown Melbourne A number of projects are bringing new vitality to downtown Motor City. The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center unveiled a $100 million renovation this past February. The 1,350-room property has 100,000 square feet of meeting space and a wireless communications network. The 65,000-seat Ford Field, home to football’s Lions, is set to debut this month. Comerica Park, for baseball’s Tigers, ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline   TRADE SHOW LEADERS GATHER TO DISCUSS ECONOMY, WANING ATTENDANCE Inaugural Forum Wraps Up Sam Lippman More than 100 leaders of the exhibition industry gathered in Washington, D.C., on June 25 for the inaugural Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum to discuss the challenges facing trade shows. “Last fall it became obvious there were strategic issues with shows both on the for-profit and the association side,” said Michael ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline CITY BEAT Overland Park, Kan. ......................... CENTER SET TO DEBUT Construction is nearing completion on the Overland Park Convention Center. The $46.5 million project is in a suburb of Kansas City, Mo., just over the Kansas state border. The new venue will have 60,000 square feet of exhibit space and 14,000 square feet of meeting space, along with a 25,000-square-foot ballroom. One month after the November 2002 debut of the ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline PASSENGERS CLAIM RACIAL DISCRIMINATION FOLLOWING 9/11 ACLU Files Five Suits Against Airlines Turbulence ahead: Airlines face scrutiny in claims of bias. The American Civil Liberties Union, based in New York City, filed five discrimination lawsuits in federal court in June, accusing four major airlines of unfairly deplaning passengers because of their ethnicity. The suits were ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline
July 2002
Edited by Carla Benini
NEWSLINE
Breaking News
Hotel strikes loom in Chicago and Honolulu... Car rental company files
for bankruptcy... Starwood sells Sardinia properties... Expanded convention
center opens in Reno... Sale of Harrison Conference Centers to Aramark
completed... and much more
Financing Stalls Headquarters Hotels
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Meetings & Conventions: Newsline In Brief THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the International Congress and Convention Association has appointed Martin Sirk as the association’s new CEO. Sirk takes over from Tom Hulton, who served as chief executive for the past seven years. CALIFORNIA’S SUPREME COURT ruled that municipalities can prohibit gun and ammunition sales on publicly owned property. The court, responding to a grievance suit brought by Great Western Shows Inc., voted in ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline Online Fares Undermine Contracts Henry Harteveldt A growing number of business travelers are bypassing designated travel agencies to book cheaper flights online. By doing so, however, experts say they could jeopardize company air deals and ultimately lose money for their firms. In a recent poll by the Business Travel Coalition, an advocacy group based in Radnor, Pa., 69 percent of 403 frequent travelers said they could find ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline SHOW MANAGERS LOOK TO LURE EXHIBITORS BACK TO THE CONVENTION CENTER Trade Shows Test Suite Alternative Bruce Johansen For many exhibitors, the effectiveness of booking private suites to entertain clients has been reason enough to forgo buying a booth. Now, to counter the trend and boost exhibitor numbers, show managers are offering their own suite deals. In January, the Los Angeles-based National Association of Television ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline ON LOCATION: Melbourne n Where old meets new: Downtown Melbourne The rugged terrain and wild waters of Australia certainly are powerful draws, but in Melbourne, organized sport is king. Some of the country’s most popular sporting events and venues are here, including Melbourne Park, which hosts the Australian Open tennis tournament. Meanwhile, the city is improving its hotel package. The Crown Casino Hotel, which is linked to a six-block-long ...
Meetings & Conventions: Newsline   GOVERNMENT AND TRAVEL AGENCIES CLAIM OLIGARCHY Orbitz Faces Legal Probe Orbitz online: Web site under scrutiny The online travel agency Orbitz is facing mounting complaints from travel and government agencies who view its relationship with five major airlines — its main investors — as an illegal trust. Federal rulings will likely set a precedent for how such coalitions will be allowed to function in the future. At the heart of ...