The best deals at high-end hotels
Demand for luxury hotels is up, but pricey hotels also have bargain rates. This BusinessWeek slideshow features the cheapest rooms available in the most expensive hotels worldwide.
Plan Your Meetings
News Brief Archives
Latest: December 2008
How to cancel meetings with diplomacy and tact
Meetings and event cancellations may be inevitable, but burned bridges don’t have to be. Though, not exactly an art or science, there are right and wrong ways to call off a booking. And handling the situation with diplomacy and tact can often make things easier for every party involved.
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Fly clear
Travelers looking to skip security lines can register with Clear, a national registered traveler program.
Technology phoning in
People already use smartphones to listen to music, watch videos, surf the Web, send e-mails and track appointments; now they can use them to make and manage travel itineraries.
New rules for land and sea border crossings
Attendees traveling to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the Caribbean will needs forms of ID to re-enter the U.S. under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Names in the news: February 2008
New hires and promotions in the meetings industry.
‘Event genius’ made history at Coca-Cola
Don Woollen, former Director of Strategic Events at The Coca-Cola Company for more than 20 years, died Dec. 24, 2007, in Central Florida after a heart attack. He was 56 years old.
Orlando narrows RFP options
In the past, RFPs submitted to the Orlando/Orange County CVB were distributed to relevant member organizations, regardless of whether they technically were located within Orlando city limits. After all, Walt Disney World is in Lake Buena Vista, and some Kissimmee convention properties are closer to the theme parks than Orlando properties.
That policy has changed, and properties in Kissimmee (Osceola County) no longer will receive leads from submitted meeting and convention RFPs, even if the hotels are member organizations.
