Barbara Scofidio

Editor, Corporate Meetings & Incentives

Barbara joined Corporate Meetings & Incentives in 1991 and has served as its editor since 1994. She is an active member in many meeting and incentive industry associations, and was the first member of the media ever to serve on a Global Business Travel Association committee. In addition to her role on GBTA’s Groups and Meetings Committee from 2008-2011, she served on the education committee for the 2007 SITE International Conference, has judged the SITE Crystal Awards for the past 10 years, and led the media committee for SITE's 35th Birthday Celebration at the 2008 Motivation Show. A frequent speaker at industry events, Barbara is a past winner of journalism awards from SITE, ASBPE, and Folio.

Articles by Barbara Scofidio

On Location: Roger, NYC

An inside peek at the new rendition of the former Roger Williams in Murray Hill

Companies Less Positive About 2013 Incentive Travel Plans 2

The latest Pulse Survey of 246 incentive buyers and suppliers by the Incentive Research Foundation saw a downturn in how respondents are feeling about the economy and future incentive travel plans.

Meetings/Business Travel Industries Assume a Wait-and-See Attitude as the Year Closes

If there’s one word that describes the current state of the meetings industry as 2012 comes to a close, it’s this: “flat.” And as organizations look toward 2013—and specifically the potential for higher taxes and spending cuts from the “fiscal cliff”—that word could quickly become “downturn.”

Post Con: After Hours with Karen Renk, Executive Director of the Incentive Marketing Association

Bet you didn't know she has an uncanny ability to read people's intentions—and she would love to live on the water one day (with a mountain view, of course)

Give Thanks by Giving Back...

Our industry has risen to the challenge of helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy—here's how you can help

Sonesta Grows U.S. Portfolio, New Hotels in Baltimore, Hilton Head, Houston & Philadelphia 2

Sonesta Collection has introduced four new hotels—joining the existing hotels in Boston, Miami, and New Orleans.

These Holiday Gifts Are Pure Eye Candy!

You want your holiday gift to clients and employees to be a standout, not just something they stuff in the back of their file cabinets. So we have combed the thousands of gifts out there to find 15 stylish—eye-popping—choices.

Post Con: Jackie Mulligan 1

After hours with the principal lecturer for enterprise, International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism, and Hospitality, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom; and frequent meeting industry writer and lecturer