I decided to start my own event planning company back in 1999. As luck would have it, I ran across a quote in a trade magazine that became the mantra of my company: “In every entrepreneur's mind, there is always a race between fear and greed.” Th...
Lovely linen from Spring Valley, N.Y.-based Cloth Connection has covered tabletops at events from Donald Trump's high-profile wedding to high-spirited parties at the 2005 Super Bowl. Decking out tables is in owner Michael Davis' blood — his mothe...
Dallas-based entertainment producer Richard S. Pollack of Rainbow Entertainment tells Special Events that a scam artist tried to fleece him out of $1,300 earlier this month by posing as a party host...
Are your tabletops tops? Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2008, Jan. 15-18 in Atlanta. The Tabletop Competition--a highlight of the show floor--is the industry's premier...
On the heels of the recent delay till Sept. 30 for U.S. citizens to show a passport when returning by air from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda, Congress voted last week to postpone by 18 months passport requirements for U.S. travelers...
Los Angeles-based party rental giant Classic Party Rentals and Chameleon Chairs, also based in Los Angeles, announced last week that they have entered an exclusive national marketing agreement whereby Chameleon’s chairs and barstools will be avai...
The Convention Industry Council announced Friday that the application for its Certified Meeting Professional designation is and the "CMP Handbook" are now available as free dowloads from its Web site. Free online availability "gives meeting plann...
In the face of pressure from would-be travelers and the travel industry, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that U.S. citizens traveling between Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda won't have to show a passp...
Frequent air travelers got a scare last month when news reports revealed that an Atlanta man with a case of "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis," or XDR TB, traveled to and from Europe, including slipping past a roadblock set up expressly for...
Hotel giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide--which operates the Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton, W and Le Méridien brands--today announced an ambitious growth plan that includes 200 new deals and the opening more of more than 80 new hotels...