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“Cruising” at a whole new altitude
Wednesday, Feb 10
A floating hotel could be in the future, announces design company ..read more
DMAI Gives Planners Access
Monday, Feb 8More than 100 destination marketing organizations and convention and visitors bureaus, as well as the largest repository of post-event reports, are available all in one place. Destination Marketing Association International’s empowerMINT.com, the industry’s first collective ..read more
Looking ahead to the 2010 Marketplace
Wednesday, Dec 16
Conference and Event Manager Dean Jones has the inside scoop on the 2010 Connect Marketplace, which will be held in Louisville, Ky., August ..read more
Call for nominations
Wednesday, Dec 9
Online nominations for MPI’s Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence (RISE) Awards are being accepted until ..read more
Goodbye, Handshake
Friday, Oct 2
Does H1N1 spell the end of the handshake greeting? Shaking hands, a common greeting among friends and strangers in this country, may be going the way of pay phones (also considered a source of spreading ..read more
Signs of Optimism
Thursday, Sep 24New economic forecasts and a long-anticipated study on the value of business, meetings and incentives-related travel are giving industry leaders reasons for ..read more
Old meets new
Wednesday, Sep 9
The Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square in Downtown Lancaster, Pa., boldly incorporates the 110-year-old Beaux Arts façade of the former Watt & Shand Department Store with the 299-room Marriott hotel. ..read more
BOOK REVIEW: “How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In”
Wednesday, Sep 9
The latest book from business guru Jim Collins, “How the Mighty Fall” is a book for the times. By positing that every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline, but that leaders, if ..read more
Social Status
Wednesday, Sep 9A State of the Tourism and Travel Industry survey of social media from GoSeeTell, found that destinations using social media best are Philadelphia, Chicago, Oregon, Columbus, Portland, Arizona and Pennsylvania (for Philadelphia and Chicago, several ..read more
