Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Networking is an essential activity in the meetings industry. It’s often the value-added aspect to a meeting that attracts attendees and helps them learn and build business relationships outside the formal education sessions. Networking also extends well beyond meetings themselves, and is an integral part of success in the business world. But networking is mainly [...]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Over the past several years, IMEX has become the world’s largest hosted-buyer meetings industry trade show, attracting over 8,900 attendees each year to its annual event in Frankfurt Germany, to be held this year from May 25-27, 2010. ConventionPlanit.com has been active for several years in bringing hosted buyers to this show. The really exciting news [...]
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Jonathan Tisch is well-known as a top meetings industry leader and CEO of Loews Hotels, which owns and/or operates 17 hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Now his name is worth even more to meeting professionals who simply say, “Jon sent me” when calling any Loews Hotel and booking business by December 31, [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
When Americans want commentary on the travel industry, they often tune in to ABC’s Good Morning America or NBC’s Today show, where Peter Greenberg has been a travel correspondent and editor for more than two decades. He was also just named CBS News Travel Editor. He is also host of the nationally syndicated Peter Greenberg [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Nationwide Rallies Spark National Tourism Day The entire meetings industry has galvanized its effort to promote the value of the industry in the face of tough economic times. TBA Global, LLC, played a major role by launching the “Keep America Meeting” campaign. Alison Smith Jenks, Vice President of Marketing for TBA Global, offers her views [...]
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
T. Blake Danner was recently named Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Amsterdam Hospitality, a small hotel company with several unique properties. ConventionPlanit.com caught up with Danner to talk with him about his new position. Why did you join Amsterdam Hospitality? I saw an opportunity to join an up-and-coming, entrepreneurial company that had just [...]