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What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com Web Top 5: August 24-August 30, 2008 Event Planners Tap’ Campaign #2 Food Group Targetsa nonprofit consumer with ‘Take Back thein Washington, DC, In Food & Water Watch, rights organization based has launched an environmental campaign against bottled water that it hopes meeting and event planners will join and support, it announced recently. Called “Take Back the Tap,” the campaign will educate meeting planners, as well as consumers, about the pros of tap water and the cons of its bottled equivalent. (Aug. 21, 2008) COUNTERS #1MECOMEETING ATTRITION, CONNECTS PROFESSIONALS WITH VACANT ROOM BLOCKS The Meetings Community (aka MeCo), a virtual community for meeting planners and suppliers, is helping its members avoid hotel attrition charges by giving them the opportunity to advertise and fill vacant room blocks, it announced recently. (Aug. 20, 2008) The Web Top 5 and other breaking stories, feature articles, and blogs are available 24/7 at MeetingNews.com. Suites Announces Largest-Ever Development Pipeline #3 Embassymidst of the country’s economic downturn and the travel industry’s related slowdown, Even in the Embassy Suites Hotels continues to grow, the Memphis-based chain announced last week. Currently 192 hotels strong, the company has plans to open 62 more franchised hotels in the next three years—the largest expansion in its 24-year history. (Aug. 25, 2008) Satisfaction at Hotels, Study Shows #4 Customer hit hotel revenuesUpthe gut, the struggling economy hasn’t hurt hotel service, accordAlthough it’s in ing to the latest Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI), released quarterly by hospitality consultancy and research firm Market Metrix. According to the index, customer satisfaction with hotels reached near-record levels in the second quarter this year. (Aug. 26, 2008) Program Sarfati #5 American former CEOBureau Recruits ASAE’s Susanand formeras EVP vice Susan Sarfati, of the Center for Association Leadership executive president of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), will soon join American Program Bureau (APB), a Boston-based global speakers bureau with affiliates in 11 countries, as executive vice president. (Aug. 25, 2008) http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/index.jsp http://MeetingNews.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Meeting News - September 8, 2008

Meeting News - September 8, 2008
Contents
Letters to the Editor
What's Up @ MeetingNews.com
Social Scene
People Making News
Hotels & Resorts
Convention Centers
CVBs
International
Green Beat
Insider Report: Golf
Destination Insider
MN Webcast Report
Advertisers Index
Live from the Forum
Mexico
Hawaii

Meeting News - September 8, 2008