Associations Now
DECEMBER 7, 2016
This year has been fairly consistent for the meetings industry , and next year promises to be more of the same—but with a couple of wrinkles. The 2017 Meetings and Events Forecast notes that food and beverage prices are expected to rise globally due to a variety of factors, including attendee preferences.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
This week, the Entertainment Software Association announced it was making room for the public to take part in its annual E3 meeting, expanding the tradeshow to allow for as many as 15,000 interested gamers—at a price of $150 for early-bird ticket buyers and $250 for those who wait. Tickets go on sale Monday afternoon.
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Associations Now
JULY 2, 2015
The Justice Department’s just-announced investigation into the airline industry’s possible collusion on ticket pricing has the industry’s primary trade group speaking out. Are the airlines unfairly colluding to keep their ticket prices high? But other groups say the Justice Department may have a point.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
But according to two major industry groups—one focused on the skies, the other on the pavement—you should expect just a little more traffic than usual this year. The association’s president and CEO, Marshall Doney, credits gas prices, which are at the lowest Thanksgiving-season level since 2008, for the uptick.
Associations Now
JANUARY 13, 2016
A leading industry group, meanwhile, defended the industry’s practices. She added that such fees represented “a deceptive and unfair trade practice,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hasn’t forgotten about the controversy around hidden resort fees at hotels.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Transportation Department advisory committee this week recommended that airlines transparently disclose fees and seat sizes to consumers before they buy tickets—and that hotels include mandatory resort fees in the price of the room. That’s the message a federal advisory committee has for both the airline and hotel industries.
Associations Now
APRIL 10, 2013
“While there are still many factors that could hamper the economy again, from the impact of sequestration to rising energy prices, business travel spending is heading in the right direction so far in 2013.”. “U.S. Complaints were higher largely due to smaller seat sizes and overbooking.
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