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Conferon Partners with Top Cruise Meetings Firm
Twinsburg, Ohio ¿ Conferon, the large meeting planning company, has partnered with Landry & Kling, the leading cruise meetings firm, to offer enhanced services for their respective clients.
Energy Fee Redux?
In recent settlement agreements with Florida's Attorney General, both Marriott and Starwood agreed not to assess energy surcharges in the state for two years, or to draw up any group contracts that...
ICPA Name Change in The Works
The Insurance Conference Planners Association anticipates that its membership will approve a name change this fall that officially welcomes financial services meeting planners into its fold. The...
Now, A New Insurance Training Designation: The ITP
The meetings field, and industries associated with it, abound with certifications and professional designations, a veritable alphabet soup of CMPs, CMMs, CMEs, DMCPs and more. Now, those who specialize...
Tools of the Trade - 2005-10-24
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Convention Center Rates Rise, Yet Deals Are Aplenty
Over the past couple of years convention centers have been offering a barrage of deals to entice groups.
On CVB Wish List: Make Our Next Citywide Multicultural!
A growing number of convention and visitors bureaus are tapping into what once was a largely overlooked market: ethnic minority meetings.
Delta Revokes Pension Plans, Former Employees Scream Fraud
Atlanta -- Delta Air Lines today revoked $10 billion worth of employee pension plan funding, leaving 30,000 retired former workers in limbo with regard their retirement plans.
Delta Takes a Dive
Delta Airlines recently issued a statement that they have filed for Chapter 11. But your airline miles are safe...for now.
High Fuel Prices Force American Airlines Service Cuts
High Fuel prices have prompted American Airlines to cut 15 daily roundtrip flights at two major hubs beginning Wednesday through Oct. 29.
Meeting Professionals Internationals has gone bankrupt
Colin Rorrie, former CEO, stole $25 million dollars from association and fled to Scotland.
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