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Tips & Trends

Bytes - Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

It doesn’t get more star-studded than the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills during awards season, and planners looking to experience Hollywood glitz—and hoping for a celebrity siti...

Kudos - Manhattan's Javits Center

Manhattan’s Javits Center is installing a green roof as part of its renovation and environmental enhancement following the 2010 opening of the n...

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: Branson

With over 50 theaters offering more than 100 live shows, Branson, Mo., has carved out a niche as MidAmerica’s entertainment capital. And with a new commercial airport offering direct flights to major ...

Meetings Topics

Religious Meetings
As Lake Geneva began to attract the glitterati of the day to build vacation mansions and sumptuous resorts, some people of faith saw another kind of potential. The area’s natural beauty and rela...
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...
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...
International Meetings
Business travel seized the spotlight in February at the 21st annual Asia-Pacific Meetings & Incentives Expo (AIME), held at Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and ...
Food & Beverage
If the same held true for cities as it does for humans, that “you are what you eat,” Portland would be considered healthy, haute and spirited. Groups convening here should tap into the ar...

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

Daniel Salvatora

Hotel Monaco - Seattle, Wash.

Mark Peak

The US GRANT - San Diego, CA

Gordon Berry

Loews Coronado Bay Resort - San Diego, CA

Joseph Castillo

Vanderbilt Grace – Newport, R.I.

Going Places

Austin CVB announced the hiring of Julie Chase as vice president, marketing & tourism. In her ro...
Anne Frye was hired as director of sales & marketing for the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott D...
Frank Lonardo was named director fofsales for Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu.  Lonardo m...

Gifts & Gadgets

Chill out!

One of Oprah’s favorite things in 2012, the Corkcicle is a stylish wine-chilling device that can replace drippy wine buckets. Stored in the freezer, the plastic “icicle” portion is f...

Hot Feet

If you’re going to be standing in the cold for a long time prepping for an event, keep your toes toasty with some heated insoles that can be cha...

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