Appendix 3: Internet Sites
Visitor Bureaus and Government Events Agencies
ConventionBureaus.com
Directory of official convention bureau and national tourist office Web sites around the globe.
Destination DC
Washington, DC tourism authority.
washington.org
EventScotland
Scotland’s national agency for events
Expo 2010
The 2010 World Fair in Shanghai, China
Glasgow 2014
The official website of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Japan Institute of Eventology
Japan’s organization for the study of events.
LA, Inc.: The Convention and Visitors Bureau
This comprehensive guide includes accommodations, event calendars, and travel information for the city of Los Angeles.
London 2012
The official website of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
New Orleans Online
The official tourist guide to New Orleans.
NYCGO
The official tourist guide to New York City.
Pacific Asia Travel Association
Representing the travel and tourism industry in Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Tourism Australia
Australia’s comprehensive visitor bureau site
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Searchable database of offices throughout the world.
USA CityLink Project
A directory of U.S. city sites on the Web listed by state. Focuses on two types of sites: tourism sites and sites whose mission is to support their local community.
General
Big Book
Directory of addresses of any business in the United States, as well as maps and restaurant reviews.
Eagle’s Talent Connection, Inc.
An all-inclusive speaker bureau specializing in helping corporate meeting planners select and stage motivational speakers, sports stars, celebrities, and corporate entertainment.
FabJob: Event Planner
How to get an event leadership job and create a business.
Google Earth
Learn more about a specific location by using this three-dimensional interface to the planet
Weather.com
Plan appropriate clothing based on the weather forecast.
Hotels and Alternative Venues
These sites provide online booking capability for leisure and group business.
Accor Hotels
All the Hotels on the Web
Choice Hotels Europe
Choice Hotels International
Directory of Hotels Online
Guide to Campus, Nonprofit, and Retreat Meeting Facilities
A site that lets planners search by geographic location for a selection of less customary venues. Free. Over 500 sites listed.
Ice Hotel
A Swedish hotel made completely from ice!
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Hostel World
The following Web sites provide online booking capability for travel accommodations for younger travelers all over the world.
Online Publications
Bizbash.com
Resources, discoveries, and news for special event planning, branding, and business entertaining.
Meetings and Conventions Online
Helps meeting and event planners in corporations, associations, incentive houses, and independent planning companies effectively manage their careers.
Nightclub and Bar Magazine
Provides information on nightclubs and bars.
Successful Meetings
An electronic version of the magazine.
Valuation Resources
A free resource guide to business valuation publications, industry information, economic data, market transaction data, valuation multiples, legal and tax resources, and more.
Professional Associations/Listservs
American Society of Association Executives
A membership organization for the association management profession.
American Society for Training and Development
The world’s largest society dedicated to workplace learning and professional training.
Air Transport Association
Destination Marketing Association International
This organization administers CINET, one of the larger databases of information about group histories (conventions, meetings), and provides education programs, including certifications in destination management.
Hospitality Net
Internet home page for the global hospitality industry. Provides a global communication platform for professionals and students, as well as vendors.
International Association of Professional Congress Organizers
A nonprofit organization that represents professional organizers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions, and special events.
International Association of Speakers Bureau
The worldwide trade association of speaker agencies and bureaus, with members in Canada, England, Australia, The Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Singapore, Brazil, France and New Zealand as well as the United States. IASB member bureaus subscribe to a code of ethics, take part in ongoing professional development and adhere to a high level of professional standards.
International Congress and Convention Association
Represents the main specialists in handling, transporting, and accommodating international events and comprises over in almost 80 countries worldwide.
International Institute for Peace through Tourism
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism initiatives that contribute to international understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of environment, and the preservation of heritage, and, through these initiatives, helps to bring about a peaceful and sustainable world.
National Speaker’s Association
A national nonprofit association that educates and creates networks among professional speakers. It is affiliated with international speaker’s organizations throughout the world.
International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Represents the interests of trade show and exposition managers. IAEE is the leading association for the global exhibition industry and represents over 3,500 individuals who conduct and support exhibitions around the world.
International Special Events Society
The home page for the ISES, the only international association serving the entire events industry.
MPINet
Available through Meeting Professionals International on CompuServe. An excellent method for planners and suppliers to network, get education online via the message sections and library, conduct real-time conversations, and have meetings.
National Association of Catering Executives
The oldest and largest professional association that addresses all aspects of the catering industry through the collective efforts of members, local chapters, committees and the Foundation of NACE.
Professional Convention Management Association
An association dedicated to delivering breakthrough education and promoting the value of professional convention management.
TEAM Net
An exclusive membership of special events companies in separate major North American cities that network together to support the traveling needs of their clients.
Toastmasters International
An organization aimed at helping you improve your communication and leadership skills.
Trade Show Listserver
The Tourism and Convention Department at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas operates the Convention Educator’s Listserver.
groups.yahoo.com/group/conventioneducators
Union of International Associations
Uses programs oriented toward the community of international associations whose actions are designed to facilitate through both special studies and new uses of information.
Washington Speaker’s Bureau
Washington, D.C.’s leading lecture agency.
World Tourism Organization
A specialized agency of the United Nations, which is the leading international organization in the field of tourism.
World Travel and Tourism Council
The forum for global business leaders comprising the presidents, chairs, and chief executives of 100 of the world’s foremost companies. It is the only body representing the private sector in all parts of the Travel and Tourism industry worldwide.
Airtran Airways
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Jet Blue
Midwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines
SkyWest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Discount airfares within the United States
Spirit Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways/America West Airlines
Examples of Major International Airlines
Argentina
Aerolineas Argentinas
Australia
Qantas
Austria
Austrian Airlines
Brazil
Varig
Canada
AirCanada
China
China Airlines
France
AirFrance
Germany
Lufthansa
Great Britain
British Airways
Greece
Aegean Airlines
Italy
Alitalia
Japan
Japan Airlines
Mexico
Mexicana Airlines
Russia
Aeroflot
Singapore
Singapore Airlines
South Africa
South African Airways
Spain
Iberia
Thailand
Thai Airways
Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe
Transportation
Amtrak
Information about Amtrak’s rail service.
Easyjet.com
Provides discount airfares within Europe. Available in 15 different languages.
Greyhound Lines
Provides information for bus travel for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Megabus
Discount bus in UK, US and Canada.
Peter Pan
Provides information for bus travel within the United States.
Ryanair.com
Provides discount flights within Europe. Available in 20 different languages.
Discount Travel Sites
Each of these Web sites provides discounted travel and hotel fares.
United States Government
United States Department of Commerce
The U.S. federal agency designed to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce of the United States
United States Department of Health and Human Services: Center for Disease Control
This Web site provides information about vaccinations and health for travelers.
United States Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. federal agency responsible for homeland security.
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
This U.S. federal agency is responsible for economic development and strengthening communities.
United States Department of the Interior
Use this Web site to acquire information on acquiring passes to national parks and how to promote education about conservation.
United States Department of Justice
Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
United States Department of Labor
Provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
United States Department of State
Use this Web site to learn about travel warnings, travel tips, visa information, and U.S. passport information
The White House
The official Web site for the White House.
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