Veteran Planners Offer Meeting Planning Advice at FICP
At FICP's Annual Conference, three industry veterans—Prudential's Debbie Moran, Bank of America's Sara Parker and FM Global's Wayne Robinson—shared meeting planning advice on everything from work-life balance to site inspections.
Strikes at 21 Marriott Properties Continue, Despite Settlements
Employee contract settlements are finally being made — while several others still need to be negotiated at Marriott properties that are still on strike.
FICP Annual Conference in Orlando Knocks It Out of the Park
From education to CSR to a fun-filled private evening at Universal, this week's FICP Annual Conference was a huge success.
Working Mothers in the Meetings Industry Report Flexibility From Employers
New research by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) found that working mothers in the meetings industry are finding a fairly supportive environment.
Popular Meetings Destinations Are Increasing Tourist Taxes
Meeting planners may need to factor tourist taxes into their event travel budget if meeting in any of these five destinations in the coming years.
Meet Prevue’s Planner of the Month, Ira Ozer of Innovation Meetings
This month's Planner of the Month, Ira Ozer, is at the forefront of a new category of meetings and recognition travel events known as "Innovation Meetings."
New FAA Law Seeks to Make the Flight Experience More Tolerable
A new law aims to protect airline passengers from cramped seats and getting bumped from flights, but won’t eliminate airline fees.
MPICares Makes Sexual Harassment Reporting Easier
Meetings Professional International recently launched MPICares, a reporting tool for confidential harassment complaints and concerns.
Glass Ceiling Still Exists in Meeting Industry
About half of respondents to the soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) reported a glass ceiling—being in jobs where they believed that being a woman had prohibited them from advancing any further.
Hyatt Set to Buy Two Roads Hospitality
Under the terms of the $480 million sale, all of the Two Roads brands will join Hyatt’s global portfolio.
Airbnb Wants to Give Hosts a Stake in the Company
For this to happen, the rules must change to allow Airbnb to issue equity to hosts while still functioning as a private company.
Self-Driving Cars May Soon Be An Option for Meetings
The future is inherently now as companies vie to become the first to make self-driving cars mainstream.
Virgin Atlantic Completes Flight Using Recycled Waste Gas
Virgin Atlantic completed the first commercial flight using recycled waste gas.
Sargassum Seaweed Invades Gulf of Mexico
Groups visiting Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean this fall may be in for a new kind of natural disaster: Sargassum seaweed.
