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Music City Center opens its doors to the public on Sunday for the first day of a two-day grand opening celebration.
Give American Airlines credit for trying a new method to board passengers more quickly. Airlines constantly tinker with the boarding process, and this time American says it has found a way to cut an average of two minutes from the 40 minutes to 45 minutes that it takes to board a narrow body aircraft. 
The SM group is looking at building more convention centers in the next three to six years in "key strategic areas," an official said on Friday.
Airline passengers say they'd rather sit next to a crying baby than a smelly adult.
VIking Ocean Cruises will debut with two 928-passenger ships.
Hotels are involving employees in wake-up calls as a nostalgia-driven service for guests.
The hospitality industry globally is looking at Africa with hungry eyes because much of the rest of the world's economy has gone to hell in a handbasket, writes Arthur Gillis.
With the grand opening of the Music City Center just days away, visitors are getting a better idea of what to expect when the doors open.
Real-estate developers are breaking ground on downtown Salt Lake City's first new hotels since a Hyatt Place was built in 2009.
State labor officials reported an 8.2% April jobless rate. That's down 0.2% of a point from March and a full point from April of last year. The hospitality industry led the job growth in Georgia with a monthly gain of 10,000 jobs.
For the fourth year in a row Advertising Age has ranked GES as one of the "World's 50 Largest Agency Companies" and among the "Largest U.S. Experiential/Event Marketing Agencies."
If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat- no rolling suitcases - will be allowed to board before most other
The company that supplies Global Entry, the government-run trusted traveler program, has begun production of a more user-friendly machine.
It’s not even summertime, but you may get hot and bothered by a slew of new airline fees. Frontier Airlines announced that it will start charging customers from $25 to $100 for certain carry-on bags if the customer fails to book the flight on its Web site, reports The Washington Post’s Christopher Elliott. 
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is set to deliver a series of seminars at AIBTM, which are dedicated to supporting the corporate meeting planners of the future.
Even as overall baggage fees have increased, some of the nation's biggest airlines aren't collecting as much as they did a couple of years ago. Perhaps even more surprisingly, there's been a sharp rise in travelers who aren't bothered by the idea of paying extra for checked luggage.
I worked at Franklin Quest for four years right before they merged with Stephen R. Covey's organization and became FranklinCovey. For a while we were not only the biggest Time Management Company, but the largest training company in the world. We would put on 300 or more seminars a month. Hyrum
Pascal Duchauffour, area vice president of the Ritz-Carlton Europe, Middle East and Africa, is a reputable name in the hospitality industry. Duchauffour discussed the Ritz-Carlton's expansion plans in the Gulf as well as the brand's growth around the world in an exclusive interview with Arab News.
Miami Beach commissioners got their first look at the public costs associated with revamping the city's convention center district.
American Airlines is in the final stages of petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to fly between Chicago's O'Hare Airport and Sao Paulo, Brazil. If the carrier is successful, the new route would be the only South American nonstop route
EVENTS CENTER HOTEL: The Des Moines Redevelopment Company on April 1 issued a request for convention hotel developers to submit their qualifications for developing a 450-room, four-star convention hotel adjacent to the downtown entertainment and convention venue.
The government says that fewer flights arrived on time and more were canceled in March than a year ago, but fewer passengers lodged formal complaints against the airlines.
Southwest Airlines Co. is delaying delivery of new airplanes and filling the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years.
INXPO, a company that features an innovative online communications platform for webcasting, virtual trade shows and other online events, has just added a new product feature to its lineup.
Suzanne Hinde, general manager of the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, has received the prestigious 2012 General Manager of the Year Award – Full Service Division from Interstate Hotels & Resorts.


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