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Report: What Lies Ahead for Meetings in 2017

Associations Now

A new report suggests that events will continue growing next year, but due to narrowing GDP growth, planners should work to rein in costs. The report notes that in North America, hotel supply is expected to outpace demand for the first time since 2009—which means a buyer’s market for event planners. Uncertainty plays a role.

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When You Should Book: Expedia Highlights 2015 Airline Pricing Trends

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Among the highlights: Higher demand, higher capacity, lower fuel costs: While two factors that play a key role in pricing—supply and demand—are essentially canceling each other out, the decreasing cost of oil could help airlines cut prices over the next year. ” Market factors at play. . ” Market factors at play.

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GMA Executive Conference: Perhaps the End of a Very Good Thing? A Review

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Now, with some distance from the episode I take the position that President Obama overreacted when he forced McChrystal out and it cost America a great leader. Gallo was recognized for in-store wine education programs that are part of the increasing wine consumption in North America.

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Association Staffing and the End of Toll Booth Workers: 3 Lessons for Association Executives

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When driving with my son in the Dallas area a couple of weeks ago, I discovered that Texas is tearing out toll booths. Just cutting the costs? Using the cost savings to pay for upgraded technology? Goodbye Toll Booth Worker (left); Hello Automatic Billing (right).

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Airlines Defend Practices As Antitrust Probe Goes Airborne

Associations Now

Airlines for America (A4A), the primary industry trade group, says that the investigation is misguided. “We We are confident that the Justice Department will find what we know to be true,” the group said in a statement to the Dallas Morning News. The Airlines’ Take. Are Changes Needed?

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So What’s Taking High-Speed Rail So Long?

Associations Now

When it comes to high-speed rail—despite the massive investment made since 2009, when President Obama approved funding for the endeavor in the stimulus bill—the rest of the world is passing America by. “68 trips a day” in Texas: The 239 miles separating Dallas and Houston could get a lot shorter by 2021. Republican Gov.

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Facing Association Pressure, FAA Delays Tower Closures

Associations Now

“Today’s decision is a welcome development, and we remain hopeful that DOT and FAA will find a way forward to deal with budget realities in a way that doesn’t disproportionately target contract towers, which provide immense safety benefits in a cost-effective manner,” USCTA Executive Director J. Spencer Dickerson told The Dallas Morning News.