Going Places for July 19, 2006

Jul 19, 2006

At the PACIFIC PALMS CONFERENCE RESORT, located in Industry Hills, Calif., CYNTHIA ORDYKE is the new director of sales. Call 800/524-4557; www.pacificpalmsresort.com … ...

Jul 19, 2006

Washington-based hotel giant Marriott International announced today that all of its lodging brands in the U.S. and Canada will become 100 percent smoke-free beginning in September. The new policy covers more than 2,300 hotels and corporate...

Are you turning 25?

Jul 18, 2006

In September, Special Events Magazine begins its 25th year covering the exciting, expanding world of special events. To celebrate, we'll be profiling the special event professionals and companies who have made the industry sizzle for the last...

In brief for July 19 2006

Jul 18, 2006

Classic Party Rentals revamps Web site L.A.-based party rental giant Classic Party Rentals announced last week that it is debuting a new Web site template that over the next year will be implemented into each of Classic's 16 divisional sites...

Record rains dampen event business in mid-Atlantic states

Jul 12, 2006

Record rainfall two weeks ago soaked but didn't sink the event business in the mid-Atlantic states. More than a foot of rain closed landmarks such as the National Archives and National Museum of American History in Washington, while nearly 70...

MPI WEC draws record attendance

Jul 11, 2006

MPI's 2006 World Education Congress, which debuted Sunday in Dallas, is on track to be the group's largest event ever, with more than 3,600 registered attendees. The congress ended yesterday...

In brief for July 12, 2006

Jul 11, 2006

Olympics ceremonies to show 'other' China The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games will show that Chinese culture offers more than lanterns, kites and the Peking Opera. Film director Zhang Yimou, who is overseeing the...

The Last Word DC Rental's Joe Valente

Jul 07, 2006

Joe Valente has a big job handling big events. As general manager of DC Rental in Arlington, Va., he oversees a $13 million operation that serves some 6,500 events a year, including U.S. presidential inaugural balls, big-time sporting events and ...

Publisher's Page Access to Excitement

Jul 07, 2006

As everybody in our business knows, special events have special power to influence people. And a study released by Jack Morton Worldwide last month shows just how powerful events as experiential marketing tools can be. Among the study's key find...

Hotel union targets planners with Inmex site

Jul 04, 2006

Last week, hotel labor union Unite Here launched the "Informed Meetings Exchange," or Inmex, a Web site designed to give meeting planners up-to-date information on labor disputes at hotels. Inmex has already signed up more than 100 organizations...