... 2012 MICE industry Capacity optimization Single‐period inventory model Cost of over‐capacity Cost of under‐capacity Conferences Conventions United States of America The single‐period inventory model proposed by Anderson et al. (2010) is to deal with probabilistic...

... to support this study in the context of the convention industry. Kimberly S. Severt can be contacted at: ksevert@mail.ucf.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Customer satisfaction Brand equity Meetings Conferences United States of America Destination image has gained recent...

...Susan M. Ogden; Eileen McCorriston Purpose The aim of this paper is to report the findings from a survey of UK conference and event managers, which highlights the benefits that can accrue from supplier management within this sector. Design/methodology/approach A survey of venue managers...

... of a corporate‐style conference titled “Managing Conferences in Regional Areas”, while local MICE industry representatives participated in its delivery. A key objective of the day was to expose delegates to a range of regional conference venues with the importance of site selection and venue inspection...

...Michael Riley; Nikos Perogiannis The study reported here focuses on the world of professional conference managers and hotel managers and tests for a degree of consensus between them as to what attributes are salient to the selection of a hotel as a conference venue. Both a strong consensus...