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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