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hotel fees

Hotel Fees Continue to Astound Planners

Among the assorted new hotel fees, planners report being asked to pay for things that they never would have dreamed of being asked to pay for in the past.
Tommy Goodwin, Vice President of Government Affairs with the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA), also testified in support of the proposed FTC rule to halt business impersonation fraud.

Event Industry Steps Up to Stop Business Impersonation Scams

Business impersonation scams have always been a thorn in the event industry’s side, and they’re just getting worse. That’s why some of the event industry’s heavy hitters testified their support for a proposed FTC policy designed to rein in business impersonation fraud.
Prevue's Editors

Follow Prevue As We Travel the World

Prevue's Editors travel the world, providing on-the-ground intelligence to help meeting planners with their site selection.
association survey

Survey: Sustainability Is the Top Challenge for Associations

Just-released ICCA survey uncovers new challenges for associations posed by today’s economic and political environment.
Airports

World’s Busiest Airports Near Pre-Pandemic Passenger Levels

Airports still aren’t quite as busy as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. But they’re getting closer.
sustainable aviation

This Event Manager Is Quitting FAMs. Here’s Why.

"Unfortunately, I just don’t see the same understanding/urgency in the rest of the industry, or indeed the wider population," this event manager shared on LinkedIn.
Retirement

3 Industry Vets Announce Retirement

Announcing their retirement are IAEE President and CEO David DuBois, Bizly Chief Customer Officer and Head of Enterprise Kevin Iwamoto, and Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. CEO Bruce Spyridon.
air rage

No Room for Air Rage

Air rage could earn passengers a ban from flying commercially under legislation now pending in Congress.

ECA Legislative Action Day — Sign Up Now

Calling all industry advocates — Registration is now open for ECA Legislative Action Day, scheduled for June 1 in Washington, D.C.
EMEC

After 3 Years in the Making, EMEC Comes Full Circle

This single event represented everything that everyone in the room had been through in the past three years—coinciding almost exactly with the date of the 2020 lockdown.
France

Nationwide Protests Continue to Disrupt Travel in France

Nationwide protests and strikes are hampering, if not shutting down, travel to France—with no clear end in sight.
sargassum

Destinations Gear Up for Record Sargassum Season

Sargassum — a form of seaweed — is expected to wash ashore in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean in record amounts this year. Here's what destinations are doing to prepare for the onslaught.
gmid massari

GMID 2023: How We Got Here

Caesar Entertainment's Mike Massari explains the origins of the Global Meetings Industry Day, and why all meeting and hospitality professionals need to get involved in GMID 2023.
gmid 2023

GMID 2023 to Showcase Why Meetings Matter

March 30 is Global Meeting Industry Day (GMID 2023), when organizations around the world plan to rally to showcase the economic and societal importance of face-to-face meetings to elected officials and business leaders.