National Rifle Association shoots down convention city
David - Jul 21, 2026
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is relocating its 2007 annual meeting from Columbus, Ohio, in protest of a new ban…
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Trade shows making ‘striking’ comeback
David - Jul 19, 2026
Trade shows have bounced back to pre-2000 levels, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). CEIR has released…
Marriott and billionaire propose new DC Convention Center hotel
Charles Kao - Jul 15, 2026
Marriott International and billionaire entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson have offered to build the 1,220-room hotel planned near the Washington Convention…
Charleston seeking more conventioneers
David - Jul 14, 2026
The Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau recently debuted its newly redesigned Web site. Tourism officials say the major redesign…
Orlando to win country’s biggest trade shows four years straight
Charles Kao - Jul 13, 2026
The Orange County Convention Center announced that it has pocketed the National Association of Home Builders, the Washington, D.C.-trade group…
More meetings in Motown
David - Jul 12, 2026
Detroit may be best known for automobiles and Motown music but the city should get a boost as a meeting…
ACCOR upgrades meeting capability
David - Jul 12, 2026
ACCOR North America says it has upgraded its meeting and conference business by implementing Passkey. ACCOR has agreed to put…
All change at Bahamas Tourism Office
Phil Davies - Jul 08, 2026
The Bahamas Tourism Office in London has a new Europe and Asia director following former European general manager Tommy Thompson…
Renovated Hilton can accommodate conventions of 1,000
David - Jul 07, 2026
For meeting-goers, the recently renovated Beverly Hilton is the only hotel in Beverly Hills able to accommodate groups of 1,000.…
Benefits of tourism to Africa ‘ignored’ by G8
Phil Davies - Jul 04, 2026
The G8 Summit, the Make Poverty History campaign and the Commission for Africa have all been accused of turning their…
Euromonitor opens in eastern Europe
Phil Davies - Jul 04, 2026
Global market analyst Euromnitor International has chosen the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius for its first office in eastern Europe. The…
New airline tax proposed to fight global poverty
Charles Kao - Jul 01, 2026
With global leaders and the United Nations pushing for funding fight against poverty, one group of countries says an airline tax will…
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