Meeting News - April 21, 2008 - (Page 3)

Perspectives On the Tarmac A few days before going to press with this issue of MeetingNews, I was stuck in Paris at Charles de Gaulle Airport, having just missed my Continental Airlines flight back to New York. Zut alors! as the French saying goes. At the time, I was saying other words in English that will not be published here. After my internal tantrum died down, I needed a moment to think about what to do next. I sat down in front of a large wall of windows looking out over the hustle and bustle of the airport. Outside, planes were lining up for takeoff, luggage handlers were throwing bags into stowage, catering trucks were zipping around with deliveries. Inside, long lines were forming at check-in counters for American Airlines. Delays, I thought to myself. If only I had been ticketed on American, maybe I would not have missed my flight. Au Contraire. It cost me a pretty penny to change my flight arrangements to the following morning and book accommodations for the night. But when I arrived at my hotel and hopped on the Internet, I discovered the magnitude of the situation at American: The carrier had shut down nearly 500 flights the previous day for additional FAA inspections and repairs. As of Friday, April 11, American had scrapped more than 3,000 flights. With the demise of three regional airlines in the first week of April and massive numbers of flight cancellations from several major carriers this month, airline troubles are writ large in this issue of MeetingNews. Senior Associate Editor Lori Morris covers both angles: Closing airlines Elizabeth West, loom in her cover story, “Crisis Among the Editor-In-Chief Carriers,” while FAA inspections and flight cancellations have kept her busy updating the Transportation beat (p. 10). MN will keep its finger on further developments. Check meetingnews.com for airline news as it breaks (I just received an e-mail notice that Frontier Airlines is filing for bankruptcy), and look for our May 5 issue for a follow-up feature about how this new wave of FAA inspections, airline safety concerns, and flight cancellations are affecting meeting planners. H Editorial A p r i l 2 1 , 2 0 0 8 Vo l u m e 3 2 , N u m b e r 8 Editor-In-Chief, Elizabeth West (646) 654-7360; elizabeth.west@nielsen.com Executive Editor/Hotels, Rayna Katz (646) 654-4421; rayna.katz@nielsen.com Managing Editor/International, William Ng (646) 654-4451; william.ng@nielsen.com Senior Associate Editor, Lori Morris (646) 654-7329; lori.morris@nielsen.com Research Director, Nancy Lazarus (646) 654-7272; nancy.lazarus@nielsen.com Editorial Fax: (646) 654-4428 Editorial Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595 Corporate/Sales Scott Pierce, Vice President Travel Group Phone: (646) 654-7325 Southeast/Mid-Atlantic/Ohio Larry Mischik, Ad Director/Account Manager 3054 Four Oaks Drive, Atlanta, GA 30360 Phone: (770) 604-9641 NYC/NJ/New England/Bermuda/Caribbean Diane DiMaggio, International Advertising Director 770 Broadway, NY, NY 10003; Phone: (646) 654-7332 Contributing Editors Christopher Hosford, Marc Boisclair Kinley Levack, Robert Carey Suzie Amer, Terri Hardin Florida/Cruise Arthur Hyman, Associate Publisher/Account Manager 1267 Via Fiume, Boynton Beach, FL 33436 Phone: (561) 736-5374 Art Group Creative Director, Amy Bothwell Art Director, Richard Prestia (646) 654-4424; richard.prestia@nielsen.com Midwest/Texas/Louisiana Patrice Carman, Account Manager 200 West Jackson Blvd., 27th floor, Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 583-5522 Marketing Sr. Marketing Manager, Jennifer Pepper (646) 654-7263; jennifer.pepperstam@nielsen.com California/Hawaii/Nevada Sharon Freeark, Account Manager 2950 31st Street, Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA 904053037; Phone: (626) 578-0700; Fax: (626) 578-0720 Production Production Manager, Adam Schaffer (646) 654-7295; Fax (646) 654-7318 adam.schaffer@nielsen.com Subscription Information: (847) 763-9050 Subscription Fax: (847) 763-9037 Single Copy Sales: (847) 763-9050 Asia/Pacific/Southwest/Colorado Edie Garfinkle, International Advertising Director 2510 G Las Posas Road, #505, Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone: (805) 383-1326; Fax: (646) 654-4456 Reprints The YGS Group Barb Karmilowicz (800) 290-5460 x106 MN@theYGSgroup.com E-Media Jared Smith, National Account Manager 770 Broadway, NY, NY 10003; Phone: (646) 654-5520 List Rentals For postal mailings: Julius Single, (845) 731-2731 For emailings: Nicole Guarascio, (845) 731-3828 International CANADA: Wayne St. John, President; Penny Dickenson, VP Sales; Alex Kinninmont, VP Sales/Admin.; Francoise Chalifour, Cyndy Fleming, American Publishers Canada Phone: (416) 363-1388; Rosalind Genge, Western office, Phone: (604) 988-0730; MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA: Veronica Castro; CASS Media; Phone: 52-55/5605-1757 EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST: Diane DiMaggio, International Advertising Director, Successful Meetings/MeetingNews; Phone: 646-654-7332; Fax: 646-328-0218; Cell 914-299-4394 ASIA/PACIFIC: Singapore Lavendar Tan, Al Media, 733 Bukit timah Road #03-05, Singapore 269748; Phone: (65) 469-9321; Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines Annie Blanchard & Associates, Tel/Fax (632) 645-7296; Korea Mr. Jung-Won Suh, President, Singesi Media Inc., Phone: +82 2 3275 5969; Japan Etsuko Ichinohe, Pacific Business, Inc.; Phone 81-3-3661-6138; Fax: 81-3-3661-6139; Macau, Hong Kong, China Stephen Hutton, Hutton Media Limited, International Media Representatives, Suite 2102 Fook Lee Commercial Centre, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai Hong Kong; Phone: 852 2528 9135; Fax: 852 2528 9281 Group President Sabrina Crow VP Finance Rhonda Linovitz President, Greg Farrar Senior Vice President/Human Resources: Michael Alicea Senior Vice President, Finance: Derek Irwin Senior Vice President, Entertainment: Gerry Byrne Senior Vice President, Marketing & Media: Sabrina Crow Senior Vice President, Travel & Performance: Sabrina Crow Senior Vice President, Retail: David Loechner Senior Vice President, OnlineMedia: Linda McCutcheon Senior Vice President, Building Design: Joe Randall Senior Vice President, Central Services: Mary Kay Sustek Vice President, Licensing & Events: Howard Appelbaum Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution: Jennifer Grego elizabeth.west@nielsen.com IN THIS ISSUE ® ® ® ® ® What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Successful Meetings University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Orlando CVB’s creative marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Live from the Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Vice President, Audience Marketing: Joanne Wheatley www.meetingnews.com April 21, 2008 MeetingNews 3 http://www.meetingnews.com http://www.meetingnews.com http://www.meetingnews.com http://www.meetingnews.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Meeting News - April 21, 2008

Meeting News - April 21, 2008
Contents
What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com
Successful Meetings University
Orlando CVB’s creative marketing
Advertisers Index
Live from the Forum

Meeting News - April 21, 2008