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If the early 21st century can claim a passionately debated, socially progressive movement of its own, the push for diversity and inclusion surely fits the bill. But as successors to [...]

The statistics are stark: Depending on which agency you consult, anywhere from 30 million to 40 million people in the world today are estimated to be victims of human trafficking--defined [...]

Technologies once relegated to science fiction, such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and cutting-edge imaging tools, are changing the face of health-care education. These advancements also are the driving force [...]

The economy is growing and unemployment is low, but those factors haven't helped resolve a deepening crisis in some of America's most desirable destinations: homelessness. Across the country, a very [...]

The global wellness industry is expected to surpass $4 trillion in 2018, estimates the Miami-based Global Wellness Institute, and a number of resorts are expanding the concept way beyond the [...]

In October 2017, when a lone gunman killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others attending an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas--an act he committed from a 32nd-floor [...]

Meet the members of M&C's third annual profile of dynamic professionals poised to make their mark in the meetings world. Every day, these 15 women and men put their fierce [...]

The role of marketing departments is undergoing a fundamental shift in the corporate world. A driving force: The explosion of social media has created enormous transparency and put power directly [...]

Total direct meeting spend in the U.S. climbed from $263 billion in 2009 to $290 billion in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase, according to the most recent survey conducted by [...]

Your job title is second only to your name on your business card, LinkedIn profile, convention name tag--perhaps even your resume. It's an important identifier not only of what we [...]

The blood sport that has hotels competing with each other for customers grows ever more intense, as brands throw every ounce of muscle into the game in an all-out effort [...]

They're young, bright and dynamic. They offer fresh perspectives, innovative ideas and energy to spare. They're the members of M&-'s second annual selection of young professionals who have already made [...]

This past July, Canada reached its 150th anniversary. To celebrate, our neighbor to the north, fondly known for maple syrup, brutally cold winters and rabid ice hockey fans, is throwing [...]

You won't find any of the following 10 hotel chains in the United States, or even North America. That's because they're too busy building their portfolios in Asia Pacific, Africa, [...]

In an increasingly crowded hotel landscape, competition is fierce for portfolio growth and global expansion. And in the intense jockeying to attract new business, deliver on customer expectations and draw [...]

The prolonged economic downturn has wreaked havoc on municipalities across the country, leaving cities both big and small struggling with depleted revenues. Among the measures being used to prop up [...]

How Arizona's controversial immigration law has shaken the meetings industry Caption: 'I'm focusing my energies on getting as many people as can to understand the economic importance of meetings and [...]

When it comes to planning global meetings, few professionals have the savvy of Rotary International's powerhouse team of four. Together, they represent more than 50 years of experience and are [...]

Luxury hotels are the elite athletes of the hospitality industry, superstars with iconic status and loyal fans. In 2009, though, arguably one of the worst years on record for the [...]

This year will see another bumper crop of trendy new properties popping up across the globe, as hotel chains clamor for new product and developers push the envelope on design. [...]

Even as the Euro tumbles against the dollar, a trip to the Continent still can be a stretch for any budget to pull off. Throw in the hassles of international [...]

The U.S. lodging industry is in the throes of the strongest buyer's market in a decade. Yet, despite the breadth of deeply discounted luxury product now available, few corporate meeting [...]

Forty-nine of the top 50 markets will suffer the effects of falling hotel-room occupancy rates in 2009, according to a recent report by Atlanta-based PKF Hospitality Research. But broaden that [...]

If press releases are any indicator, no other U.S. business segment seems to have embraced the growing culture of environmental stewardship with quite as much gusto as the lodging industry. [...]

NewontheScene CUSTOM BUILT. The new Meeting Pavilion at the 170-room Boar's Head Inn, to open in October, will offer 9,000 square feet of meeting space that includes a 5,500-square-foot ballroom, [...]

Economic woes present new opportunities for meeting planners Deficits. Foreclosure. Layoffs. Recession. These are the watchwords of the current precarious state of the U.S. economy. What does all the bad [...]

Rising room rates aren't the only plague meeting planners have been battling in the current seller's market. The mandatory hotel service charge on group food and beverage events has been [...]

New on the Scene BURST OF ART: Roanoke's 81,000-square-foot Art Museum of Western Virginia opens this fall in a structure designed to pay tribute to the mountains that form the [...]

Hotels and resorts have instituted a slew of new fees that may not always be transparent to their guests. These new fees include parking, portage, Internet access, and luggage storage among others. Suggestions to planners on how to deal with these fees are provided.

Lately, some rather diverse and far-flung American cities are being mentioned in the same breath--and at first glance, the groupings don't seem to make much sense. Consider the following: * [...]

As federal entities go, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, established in 1970, is a relative newcomer. The Department of Energy traces its start to World War II, the National [...]

Newonthescene Norfolk Local Update: * The 445-room Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation of all guest rooms and public spaces, with work set for completion by October. [...]

Some cities around the world serve as true crossroads, appealing and convenient enough to draw people from distant lands. Such places are critical to the global meetings industry, as they [...]

Bill Hanbury is patient. He has been waiting six long years for a headquarters hotel to support the new Washington (D.C.) Convention Center. Now, it looks like he will have [...]

Last April when British Columbia's culinary elite gathered for a night of serious feasting and to welcome a new batch of inductees into the British Columbia Restaurant Hall of Fame, [...]

Today's business model holds that the brand is supreme, and nowhere is this maxim more applicable than in the hospitality industry. 'The hotel companies have done their research. They know [...]

In 1957, Russia launched Sputnik, the first earth-orbiting satellite; Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story debuted on Broadway, and medical history was made with the invention of the pacemaker. It was [...]

Personal requests. They seem to come from everywhere and everyone--keynote speakers, board members, panelists, attendees, facilitators and very often the boss. They run the gamut from trivial to serious, and [...]

Simply put, a budget is a list of operating expenditures and their costs, offset by any income, for a fixed period of time. In practice, however, a well-designed budget is [...]

Hotel chains are flush with dollars, thanks to hefty profits in the last several years, and they are investing heavily in their brands. Performance figures have yet to be tallied [...]

In the wake of high-profile accounting scandals such as what took place with Enron and WorldCom, corporate governance has become the credo that much of American business now is forced [...]

It is 9 a.m. on a Friday morning in late July, and the Broadway Ballroom at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square is filled to capacity. Close to [...]

When it comes to the hotel industry, 'environmental responsibility' is not the first catch-phrase that springs to mind. It is, after all, a world rife with disposable amenities for a [...]

Sometimes, it's the people in lesser-known roles who turn out to be the key players. So it goes with food and beverage directors. Most guests never eyes on them; few [...]

This year will be a watershed one for hotel union activity, and any meeting planner who isn't paying attention is asleep at the wheel, say experts. In the coming months, [...]

The growing influence of procurement departments within corporations, and their extended reach into meetings territory, has created a deep chasm of mistrust and apprehension in the meetings industry. Parties on [...]

Kathleen Zwart, CMP, is one of a handful of dedicated meeting planners at health-care giant BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida. But she estimates there are at least 1,000 administrative assistants [...]

New on the scene did you know? OPEN FOR BUSINESS. The Virginia Beach Convention Center began hosting groups when it finished phase one of construction last year. When completed next [...]

As the door begins to swing shut on 2005, anticipation is building for what lies ahead. Several developments that occurred over the past year will play a pivotal role in [...]

It's a meeting professional's job to plan for everything going just right for the big event, from the welcome reception to the final move-out hours. But what if everything goes [...]