Proving that hospitality extends beyond the doors of a hotel, Associated Luxury Hotels International raised $15,400 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during its recent annual Industry Advisory Council Conference in Miami. Each year, the conference selects a CSR opportunity for attendee contributions, which ALHI matches. Because September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and […]
ALHI’s free 2016 meetings guide is out
ALHI has released its 2016 Meeting Facilities Guide, a 206-page resource for meeting professionals, association executives and incentive travel specialists.
ALHI 2014 guide to venues is out
Associated Luxury Hotels International has published its 2014 global sales guide to meeting facilities. It identifies four- and five-diamond ALHI-member hotels, resorts and venues that are designed and operated for meetings, incentive/recognition programs, conventions and exhibitions. Meeting planners, association executives and incentive/recognition specialists can get a free copy by calling 866.303.ALHI or visiting www.alhi.com. The […]
GSA freezes travel per diems at FY2012 level
The U.S. General Services Administration has backed off its controversial plan to change federal per diem rates in FY2013, a big victory for hoteliers and the meeting and events industry. The GSA had planned to change how it calculates per diems for government travel, in effect limiting where federal employees could meet, how often and […]
ALHI’s Hinton becomes chairman of Meeting Professionals International
Kevin Hinton, executive vice president of Associated Luxury Hotels International, has officially accepted the chairmanship of Meeting Professionals International. The coronation came recently at the opening general session of MPI’s World Education Congress in St. Louis. He succeeds Sebastien Tondeur, CEO of MCI Group Holding. Hinton’s tenure began July 1 and will continue until July 1, […]
