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Latest: September 2008
Event planning: Promising? Yes. Glamorous? No.
“Glamorous.” “Exciting.” A great job for the “young and the restless.” “A paid vacation.” If this sounds like the event planning industry to you, you must have been reading the rash of articles appearing in Glamour, Yahoo! and CNN/Money.com lately. But, those on the inside beg to differ: Event planning can be exciting, but it’s not always glamorous, and it’s certainly no paid vacation…
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Names in the news: September 2008
New hires and promotions throughout the meetings industry.
Laptop’s disappearance jeopardizes Registered Travelers’ security
An unencrypted laptop with the personal information of 33,000 people disappeared on July 26. The laptop belonged to Verified Identity Pass Inc. — the company that operates Registered Traveler under the brand name Clear. It resurfaced a week later in its original San Francisco International Airport office with no explanation…
Planners offset attrition costs online
The Meetings Community (MeCo), a networking community for meeting professionals, has launched an innovative online forum that allows members facing attrition or cancellation fees to resell unused hotel rooms to other meeting planners. The service is free for both planners and properties…
2009 per diem rates announced
New maximum government per diem rates for the Continental United States (CONUS) will go into effect Oct. 1, and apply to all travel from that date until Sept. 30, 2009…
New online travel applications for international travelers
Beginning Jan. 12, 2009, a new online registration system will replace paper forms some foreign visitors are required to fill out upon arrival at U.S. airports and seaports…
