Archive: June 2009

With the economic crisis causing layoffs and budget cuts at churches around the country, there was good news from the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., last week [...] Read more

The Presbyterian Church conducted 10 conferences with shared worship, meals and workshops during its first ever Big Tent celebration in an Atlanta, June 11-13. [...] Read more

Rejuvenate magazine has won a national award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) for its April 2008 feature story “A Difficult, Bold Move.” [...] Read more

A State of the Tourism and Travel Industry survey of social media from GoSeeTell, found that destinations using social media best are Philadelphia, Chicago, Oregon, Columbus, Portland, Arizona and Pennsylvania (for Philadelphia and Chicago, several organizations were named for the same destination). [...] Read more

The Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau launched VisitBakersfield.com to offer event planners information and provide a travel planning tool. [...] Read more

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reassured the travel industry June 15 that it is taking steps to prevent the spread of H1N1 on cruise ships primarily through enhanced screening procedures and public health protocols that have been implemented to protect passengers. [...] Read more

Citing the recession, rising fuel costs and weak demand stemming from the H1N1 virus, Delta announced plans to suspend several international routes, beginning in September. [...] Read more

Chris Thompson, president and CEO of Visit Florida, pledged never to be caught off guard by government budget shortfalls again in a message sent to industry partners on June 15. [...] Read more

While generally not big spenders, association meeting planners might want to review the new rules for meetings, events and other corporate travel expenses issued by the U.S. Treasury Department for companies receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds. [...] Read more

A new seating layout described as “revolutionary” is being considered by major airlines. Innovative designer Emil Jacob, a former financial data analyst, is in talks with several airlines about a “step seat principle” he patented in 2006, according to The Boston Globe. [...] Read more