Archive: June 2009

Six Flags Inc. filed Chapter 11 in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., on June 13. The New York-based owner of 20 theme parks listed its assets as totaling $3 billion and $2.4 billion of debt as of Dec. 31. The parks will remain open. [...] Read more

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) released the results of a U.S. Meeting Planner Intentions Survey June 8, revealing budgets and image concerns as challenges facing meeting planners. [...] Read more

Tourism officials believe some leisure destinations have been blacklisted and labeled inappropriate for government meetings or other gatherings according to several news reports. [...] Read more

Dropping its winter expo was a painful decision for the Association for Christian Retail-but members will be better served in the end, says director of expositions Scott Graham. [...] Read more

Meeting Professionals International’s first-ever RISE Award for Organizational Achievement will be presented to the Obama for America campaign at MPI’s annual World Education Congress in Salt Lake City July 10. [...] Read more

Starwood hotels announced a Value Meetings Promotion for meeting planners and their attendees June 2. The Value Meetings Promotion is a group program available at 290 Starwood hotel brands across North America. [...] Read more

Travel experiences improve as airlines and hoteliers vie for customer loyalty according to industry experts and jetsetters. [...] Read more

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), which requires United States and Canadian travelers to show a passport or other documentation when entering the U.S., went into effect June 1. [...] Read more

Occupancy fell 5.1 percent as Hawaii hotels recorded their lowest occupancy since 1987, according to a Hospitality Advisors LLC report. [...] Read more

Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe welcomed back tourists June 1 after a flood swept through their reservation last summer. [...] Read more