Although hard data is hard to come by, event planners in Iraq say the number of weddings has doubled since shortly before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Ali Mukhtar, party planner at Baghdad’s Hunt...
Though he won’t take office till July 1, newly elected L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been credited with brokering a deal this month to end the 14-month labor dispute between United Here Local 11 and seven Los Angeles hotels--the Hyatt West ...
Thrills, chills and a dose of “yeech”—all ingredients of the June 9 party to celebrate the new interactive “Fear Factor Live” at Universal Studios Hollywood (www.universalstudioshollywood.com); it opened to the public on Saturday...
In a move applauded by planners who bring international visitors to special events in the United States, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( www.dhs.gov) announced last week that it will delay the deadline for 27 countries in the Visa Waiv...
London’s Millennium Dome—the exhibition structure built to usher in the new millennium but unused since 2000—will reopen in 2007 as a music and sports arena stretching 1.2 million square feet and offering seating for 23,000...
Hotel union Unite Here Local 2 and 14 hotels in the San Francisco Bay area will likely remain at odds as they try to hammer out a settlement to the nine-month labor dispute that has seen event and meeting planners dragged into the conflict...
THE PROFILE OF the typical incentive program goes something like this: A 12-month campaign, designed to increase sales across the board, has as its reward a group travel program to a domestic destination. The CEO selected the destination, and an ...
TRAPPING EXPLOSIVES TO a landmark may not seem like an appropriate way to celebrate New Year's Eve, especially in a city vying to host the 2012 Olympics. But the Greater London Authority decided to do just that for its New Year's Eve extravaganza...
THINK YOUR AVERAGE well-heeled corporate event crowd is tough to please? Well, how about a roomful of peppy preschoolers on a full-blown sugar high? Or a dance floor dripping with teenage ennui? While they may not know filet mignon from frankfurt...
