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Tips & Trends

How to Plan the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt

Marc and Darlynne Menkin of San Diego’s Where You Want To Be Tours are experts on what it takes to organize and run a successful scavenger hunt. The husband and wife team founded the company 10...

The Recipe for the Recipe

“Ten to 20 years ago, banquet menus were printed and static,” says Stephen Rosenstock, senior vice president of food and beverage and bran...

Recent Blogs

Steps to limiting alcohol-related liability: 4 recommendations

Eisenstodt Joan

In the US, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) recommended lowering the blood-alcohol concentration limit to .05% from .08%. (If you are unfamiliar with how blood-alcohol concentratio...Read full story »

Need your meeting ‘summarized’? I’ve got your guy!

Zachary Chouteau

Dale Irvin has trademarked himself the Professional Summarizer, and I have to believe he’s the best in the biz. Okay, he’s possibly the only one in the biz, but if you’re hosting a c...Read full story »

Risks and Rewards: Crowd Sourcing an Event for 30,000 People

Elizabeth Glau, CMP

Have you thought about giving up more control of your conference? What is holding you back? There is no guarantee your attendees will achieve their goals and objectives, even if you continue to plan y...Read full story »

Destination Close-Ups

Close-Up: Geneva

Even before Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, the city was already a global powerhouse of connectivity. After all, some of the most high-level agreements in...

Meetings Topics

International Meetings
More CoverageInternational Sensations There is no shortage of information for planners creating an international program. Every hotel brand with international coverage is eager to sell the virtues of ...
Technology
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so the old saying goes. When Apple, the signature sponsor of San Francisco's Macworld Conference & Expo since its inception in 1985, pulled out followi...
Food & Beverage
Whether your dining event is slated for breakfast, lunch or dinner, each mealtime serves up its own set of challenges for planners. Pleasing palates and maintaining energy levels—while still adh...
Career Development
 No one can accuse Heather Mason, president and owner of A Caspian Production, of not expressing lofty goals when it pertains to the value of meeting planners. “My entire mission is to show...
Green Meetings
When Eric Ryan, architect of the Method brand, stepped onstage at the recent GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference, his words rang true: “It is about progress, not perfection.” In the worl...

Webinars

Conference Centers: Sample the Best!

05.29.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

F&B and Other Budget Tips

06.26.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Hybrid Meetings: A Planner's Checklist

07.31.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Going Global: Planning Meetings Abroad

08.28.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Sustainability: Green Meetings Measurement

09.25.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Innovative CVB Services

10.30.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

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Concierge Insights

Dan Sotelo

InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco

Daniel Salvatora

Hotel Monaco - Seattle, Wash.

John Flores

Hilton Palacio del Rio - San Antonio, TX

Ingrid Ramdial

Hyatt Regency Trinidad - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Going Places

Amy Commans will bring more than 26 years of hospitality industry experience to her new position as ...
Tobias Rimkus was named director of catering and conference services at Colorado’s The St...
The Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin named Libby Nations director of sales and marketing and ...

Gifts & Gadgets

Calm Before The Storm

Information is power, and this handy National Geographic weather keeper device is full of useful info for travelers. Hang the Mini Weather Clip off your bag or belt loop and have the current condition...

Lean On Me

Created by a polio survivor, the Swany Walkin’ Bag makes travelling easier and more convenient for people with limited mobility or those sufferi...

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