Joie de Vivre to Open First New York City Hotel
A combination of taverns, a gambling den, and vaudeville and motion picture theaters all once stood on the hotel site between the 1700s and early 1900s.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Announces Sustainable Biofuel Partnership
These biofuel flights will help KLM reach its goal of achieving 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger by 2020 (compared to 2011).
Study Shows Meditation Retreats Benefit Attendees Longer Than Resort Vacations
All groups showed improvements up to one month after the retreat; however, the novice meditators had fewer symptoms of depression and less stress longer than the non-meditating vacationers.
Two Sides to the Story: Research on the Hotel-Planner Relationship
Talk to any planner or hotel sales person and they will tell you that the meetings industry is a relationship business. We teamed up with the Incentive Research Foundation to put that statement to the test with the first-ever survey asking both sides the same questions about how they work together.
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Aloft Launches First-Ever Voice-Activated Hotel Room
Aloft Hotels' voice-activated hotel rooms will feature a personalized welcome screen that prompts attendees to use their own voice to make decisions for everything from the room’s temperature to preset lighting options.
Tourism Santa Fe Gets to Steppin’ with Google
Tourism Santa Fe recently teamed up with Google to capture 360-degree views of some of Santa Fe’s most renowned and beautiful places.
“Game of Thrones” Author George R.R. Martin Meets His Creative Match
Has Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin met his creative match?
Salt Lake City’s Artsy Side Invigorates Corporate Planning
See how Salt Lake City's artsy side invigorates corporate planning.
New App Uses Hotel Snaps to Fight Human Trafficking
Meeting attendees can fight human trafficking by uploading hotel room photos to a new app called TraffickCam which helps investigators gather information.
ECPAT-USA Honors 19 Tourism Companies for Child-Protection Practices
EPCAT-USA honors 19 Top Member companies for their efforts in helping end the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
How To Increase Event ROI with These 5 Tips
Use gamification to increase attendee engagement at your event.
Delta Unveils Delta Edge Meetings Program
The Delta Edge Meetings program converges meeting travel with corporate travel management in a way that is expected to help save companies money and time.
How to Choose the Best Incentive Travel Destination
Some destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico have drastically different airfares to and from the U.S. because of their popularity.
How to Trim Your Meeting Budget
By keeping branding generic—no specific date, venue or hash tag, for instance—that means that banners, staff uniforms and other signage can be used year after year without having to be replaced.