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The economic crisis is forecasted to impact the way meeting planners cater convention food in the United States. Classic dishes are seen to become popular in conventions. The use of other cow parts is seen to increase owing to their lower prices.

Shrinking budgets are a fact of life for meeting professionals. In fact, they expect their meeting budgets to shrink by an average of 10 percent for 2010 vs. 2008, according [...]

United States-based event planners' experiences in dealing with the recession are presented. KCA Public Relations, Meeting Planning and Association Management's DeAnn Fedyski says the company has kept on investing in conferences. MPA Events's Sasha Nanus, on the other hand, is focusing on finding new clients.

United States hotels are seen to offer event planners better deals in view of gloomy forecasts. Planners say hotels have been more flexible during contract talks. Meanwhile, planners are seen to face uncertainty when it comes to budgets.

The impacts of direct delegate spending on a meeting's overall economic impact are discussed. Quantifying economic impact of attendees at conferences is done by cities and the easiest and best method to do this is presented.

Americans are more concerned with the price and availability of hydrocarbon energy-petroleum and natural gas--than at any time since the oil shocks of the 1970s. This summer's unprecedented hike in [...]

Casinos and convention centers depend on each other to attract your business. It's a strange landscape we have built in the pursuit of fun, fantasy, and the off chance that [...]

C&I experts discuss what effect a potential 'Grexit' might have on European events. After a year or two of positivity and growth, it appears that the European economy hangs in [...]

The International Association of Conference Centers is offering all-inclusive pricing through a complete meetings package to add value to its members' services. The package also includes rate covers, meeting space, meals and coffee breaks. The offer is part of the group's efforts to cushion the impact of the United States economic crisis.

After the Iraq war and the 'Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome' (SARS) outbreak, Australia experienced the worst six months for inbound tourism that anyone can remember. However, in the second half of 2003, Australia's meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions market (MICE), is expected to do a record business in wake of international conventions, conferences and international congresses due to be held in Australia.

The coming year should be a solid one overall for meetings industry suppliers, say the experts, as the demand for venues continues to outpace the fairly limited supply growth in [...]

It's been an interesting time for the industry over the past couple of months. First there was a palpable intake of breath as the government announced its cuts, and we [...]

Byline: Brad Carlson Clark Krause had an encouraging first week as Boise Valley Economic Partnership executive director, but he's not jumping up and down. Five new projects entered the pipeline [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The good news is that people are starting to play again. 'The business definitely has started coming up,' says Ryan Thomas, head golf professional at the ChampionsGate Golf [...]

Selecting venues can be a costly and stressful aspect of your job, but it doesn't have to be. I recommend that meeting managers create a list of their preferred vendors [...]

Despite mass job losses in the industry, Altitude Inspires managing director John Saunders' five-month quest to recruit a director has fallen flat. Saunders is seeking a 'right-hand person' to take [...]

Let's face reality - it's 2009 and we're in a slump, but the pressure is still there to host a successful fundraiser or have that client-appreciation dinner that everyone is [...]

One month out from the meeting, things were looking bleak for the New England Meeting Industry Conference and Exhibition. 'Although the dark clouds were forming during the months of planning [...]

The outlook for the United States convention services industry for the year 2009 is seen to be uncertain owing to the economic crisis. The cost of convention planning is seen to increase in 2009. Comments from industry executives are also presented.

Conventions help local economy flourish As delegates swarm in, area businesses collect dividends Conventions and meetings are estimated to have pumped more than $200 million dollars into the Twin Cities [...]

The new Wembley is an events venue as much as a sporting one Lorraine Francisco asks its rivals for their views about the competition it now poses and finds out [...]

Two allies that have historically provided a united front to the association meeting planner - a city's convention and visitors bureau and its convention center - are lately finding themselves [...]

A couple of years ago, Jeremy Figoten had no problem finding first-choice hotel rooms for his association's 5,000-attendee annual meeting. Times have definitely changed. 'In the past, hotels would try [...]

When it comes to saving money on meetings, Bonnie Wallsh, chief strategist at Bonnie Wallsh Associates LLC, Charlotte, N.C., knows her stuff. Here are her 12 simple ways she recommends [...]

The Convention Industry Council, McLean, Va., expects to release this month or next a ground-breaking study that details the economic impact of meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and incentive travel in North [...]

For C&I buyers the euro allows price transparency in Europe. And with first class hotel infrastructure, Dublin's offer is increasingly competitive as well as cosmopolitan, reports Belinda Gannaway. As new [...]

LOCAL hotel operators, still reeling from the convention business lost in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, are scrambling to reschedule events, reduce room rates, provide free massages - [...]

Hotel revenue was soft before terrorist attacks Sept. 11 changed everything for Americans. But a much changed travel environment - from the nation's grief over an estimated 5,500 people killed [...]

What does it take to compete in the $4 billion meetings and convention industry? According to Jim Wood, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, it [...]

RALEIGH -- Raleigh business and political leaders are renewing talks for a new convention center in downtown. The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau commissioned a study in the late [...]

The convention business in San Antonio, Texas has apparently survived the economic downturn as it has been selected to host conventions with as much as 23,000 attendees. As a result, hotels have sold 11.5 percent more rooms from January to March of 2010. The effects of the economic downturn on other cities are also discussed.

Value-oriented is the buzz phrase for Utah's convention and meeting industry as it seeks to attract groups in a tough economy. The state's relative affordability is a selling point, as [...]