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Tips & Trends

Tips of the Trade: Event Offers

Your corporate entertainment company should provide you with not only a list of headliners, but also their photo, biography and possibly their routing information, availability and cost. Your favorite...

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 - Louisville

More CoverageClose-Up - Louisville - 7 Spectacular Off-SitesClose-Up - Louisville - Getting There As much as any destination in the U.S., Louisville, Ky., conjures up a feast for the senses. Whether...

Meetings Topics

International Meetings
More CoverageAll in the Planning AUSTRALIA Down under in Australia, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre recently opened a five-level, $140 million expansion, called BCEC on Grey Street....
Hotels/Resorts
Glenn Haussman is editor-in-chief of Smithtown, N.Y.-based Hotel Interactive Network (HIN), a leading producer of lodging industry content and events, including the successful BITAC and HI Connect De...
Team Building
No wonder Las Vegas is America’s leading trade show destination and global visitor magnet. With seductions up and down the Strip and in resurgent downtown, “Sin City” is the ultimate...
Attractions
As former Las Vegas mayor and preeminent civic booster Oscar Goodman notes, “investment in entertainment remains paramount” to maintain global visitor appeal. Judging by the kaleidoscope o...
Negotiation Strategies
Don’t look now, but that great meetings contract you negotiated a couple of years ago may be in jeopardy. Demand for U.S. hotel space is higher than ever, few new hotel rooms are coming on-line,...

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

William Sutton

InterContinental San Francisco

Faith Czajkowski

JW Marriott Chicago – Chicago, IL

John Flores

Hilton Palacio del Rio - San Antonio, TX

Chris Harvey

Wild Dunes Resort - Charleston, SC

Going Places

The San Diego-based destination management company AlliedPRA appointed Denise Dornfeld as president ...
Sheridan Travel & Tourism in Wyoming named Shawn Buckley as new executive director. Bucke...
Danna Holck was named vice president and general manager of Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North ...

Gifts & Gadgets

Attendee Glamour Shots

A “photobooth for the digital era,” TapSnap allows event attendees to take photobooth-style pictures, complete with props and costumes, and upload them immediately to social media channels...

Flexible Fitness

Yoga mats are difficult to stuff into suitcases for long-haul travel, but Yoga Paws can be easily stashed in a purse or carry-on and are perfect for y...

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