http://wwww.pcma.org/PCMA News Storiesen-uswebmaster@pcma.comwebmaster@pcma.comhttp://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4042330.htmlGlobal Hyatt Corporation today announced that the company has changed its name to Hyatt Hotels Corporation.Mon Jul 6 08:34:56 CST 2009x9927http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003990535In partnership with PlannerWire, the Green Meeting Industry Council has launched its Green Meetings Directory.Mon Jul 6 08:34:05 CST 2009x9926http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003990549The U.S. Travel Association has partnered with the Travel Channel in order to produce a weeklong primetime promotion encouraging American citizens to explore their own country.Mon Jul 6 08:32:39 CST 2009x9925http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003989047Airline customer satisfaction has fallen to its lowest level in four years, according to a J.D. Power and Associates survey on North American carriers released today.Wed Jul 1 09:23:00 CST 2009x9920http://www.iaee.com/press_releases.details.php?id=427Freeman Selected as Legend of the Industry for 2009 IAEE Robert L. Krakoff Future Leaders InstituteWed Jul 1 09:22:04 CST 2009x9919http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4042261.htmlRecently, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its estimates of travel-and-tourism-related spending for the first quarter of 2009. In 2000 inflation controlled dollars, total spending on travel and tourism declined by an annualized rate of 5.9 percent relative to the previous quarter.Tue Jun 30 09:07:13 CST 2009x9918http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003987948United Airlines on July 20 will discontinue an undisclosed number of travel agencies' access to its credit card merchant agreements, including those with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club and JCB, essentially shifting payment card merchant fees from the airline to those agencies.Mon Jun 29 11:32:20 CST 2009x9900http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003988326ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership this month named the governing body that will oversee the previously separate boards of the two organizations.Mon Jun 29 11:29:42 CST 2009x9898http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4042227.htmlMarriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. are among U.S. hotel operators that may need four years to restore room rates to 2008 levels after slashing prices to spur demand.Mon Jun 29 11:27:38 CST 2009x9897http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4042239.htmlThe International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) has announced its support for dotHOTEL, the company which will register ‘.hotel’ as a new top-level domain for the global hotel industry with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).Mon Jun 29 11:25:55 CST 2009x9896http://meetingsnet.com/religiousconferencemanager/news/0629-more-airline-feesThis summer, both U.S. Airways and United Airlines will charge passengers a $5 service fee if they choose to check their bags and pay the checked baggage fee at the airport instead of online. This is in addition to the $15 both charge for the first bag a passenger checks, and the $25 charged for a second bagMon Jun 29 11:24:13 CST 2009x9895http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4042206.htmlJonathan M. Tisch, chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, is the 2009 recipient of the Arthur Landstreet Award, presented by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.Fri Jun 26 09:28:11 CST 2009x9888http://pcma.org/x9883.xmlThe Boards of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced plans to develop a progressive and innovative Strategic Alliance.Thu Jun 25 11:35:33 CST 2009x9885http://meetingsnet.com/medicalmeetings/news/0623-no-iowa-gift-banA proposed ban on gifts to physicians and other healthcare practitioners in Iowa was stripped out of the state’s healthcare reform bill before Gov. Chet Culver signed it into law on May 19Wed Jun 24 09:00:09 CST 2009x9878http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/mayu0DPD8eQ/index.htmlVerified Identity Pass Inc.'s Clear security system -- the program that expedited airport security line waits for paying customers -- ended operation Monday night because the company couldn't reach a consensus with its senior creditors, according to its Web site.Wed Jun 24 08:59:08 CST 2009x9877http://pcma.org/documents/062309MexicoRelease.docxMexico’s Ministry of Tourism and the Mexico Tourism Board have officially launched their North American recovery campaign in an effort to reactivate the tourism industry. The first part of the three-phase multimedia campaign will start airing this week across television stations throughout the U.S.Tue Jun 23 10:39:06 CST 2009x9874http://www.qatarconvention.com/media/TOP-OPERATIONS-TEAM-HEAD-TO-DOHA.pdfWhen you have served some of the world’s leaders including His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, the Queen of England, Prince Charles & Diana, Princess of Wales, Albert II Sovereign Prince of Monaco, 42nd President of the United States of America Bill Clinton, Chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl, as well as corporate identities such as Sir Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Michael Schumacher, what would be your next challenge?Tue Jun 23 09:59:29 CST 2009x9873http://pcma.org/documents/ascs.pdfAmerican Cancer Society Center (ACSC) Opens to PublicTue Jun 23 08:44:50 CST 2009x9871http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/~3/SSXqePlx-y8/chi-biz-united-airlines-cuts-600-flight-attendants,0,6998990.storyCuts are in addition to the 1,550 flight attendant positions that United eliminated last yearTue Jun 23 08:43:40 CST 2009x9870Members of the National Business Travel Association met last week with members of Congress in order to educate them on key business travel issues, including meetings.Members of the National Business Travel Association met last week with members of Congress in order to educate them on key business travel issues, including meetings.Tue Jun 23 08:41:38 CST 2009x9869http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003986673New health codes require disclosure.Tue Jun 23 08:40:18 CST 2009x9868http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4042034.html"The global Travel & Tourism industry welcomes the news that, despite the move to phase 6 pandemic status of the A(H1N1) influenza virus, the UN Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO) have both recommended against restrictions on travel and border closures," Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) said yesterday.Mon Jun 22 10:34:59 CST 2009x9866http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/articles/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003986434Major multibrand hotel company chief executives this month expressed confidence that corporate and association meeting business would rebound fully alongside the economy.Mon Jun 22 10:32:01 CST 2009x9865http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4041991.htmlWhen visiting your next hotel this summer, check to see if energy efficiency is on the amenities list.Thu Jun 18 10:12:12 CST 2009x9862http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4041997.htmlNot so long ago, Art Manask would sit on his hotel points, letting them stack up like jets on a crowded runwayThu Jun 18 10:09:45 CST 2009x9861http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/0617-face-of-travel-winnerPaco Saldana is the winner of the U.S. Travel Association’s contest to pick a "Face of Travel," a spokesperson from the industry trenches who can talk about the consequences of the downturn in corporate meetings and eventsThu Jun 18 10:08:15 CST 2009x9860http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003984701The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday published new rules in the Federal Register governing some meeting, event, incentive and travel expenses for companies that received Troubled Asset Relief Program funds.Wed Jun 17 09:00:44 CST 2009x9789http://www.hsmaieconnect.org/news/154000370/4041924.htmlPATA has teamed up with the International Medical Travel Association (IMTA) to promote and develop healthcare travel and tourism across the region.Tue Jun 16 10:27:14 CST 2009x9780http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4041920.htmlUNWTO joins the United Nations’ initiative “Stand Up, Take Action against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” and hopes for the support of its public and private stakeholders to spread the message of tourism’s role in support of the MDGs.Tue Jun 16 10:25:20 CST 2009x9779http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003984550More than 3,770 hosted buyers visited IMEX last month in Frankfurt, show organizer Regent Exhibitions announced today.Tue Jun 16 10:23:07 CST 2009x9778