Marriott acquires management of Gaylord hotel and convention centers

May 31, 2012 | News

Marriott International, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Gaylord Entertainment Company to acquire the Gaylord brand and hotel management company for $210 million. The transaction is conditioned on Gaylord Entertainment’s shareholders...

PCMA to release salary data for meeting professionals

May 31, 2012 | News

In the June issue of Convene magazine, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) reveals the results of their annual salary survey. PCMA provided a preview of the findings to the Convention Industry Council (CIC). “Earlier this year, U.S. News...

EIBTM see record month for exhibitor bookings

May 31, 2012 | International

EIBTM has received a record number of international exhibitor bookings in the past month with more that 30 confirming their participation to attend the 25th edition of the show which will take place in the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, on November 27-29. “It’s great to...

Xpert Exposition Services continues to add clients

May 30, 2012 | News

Xpert Exposition Services, a national exposition company based in Las Vegas, has signed one show and resigned another to its expanding client portfolio. The company, which specializes in tradeshows, corporate events and exhibit installation and dismantling, has added...

Pacific World expands into Southern Africa

May 30, 2012 | International

Pacific World, a Mmeetings, incentive, conference and exhibition (MICE) business in Asia and Europe, announced on May 23 at IMEX Frankfurt that it is expanding into Southern Africa. Through a partnership with African Travel Concept (ATC), an inbound tour operator,...