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As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. The same holds true for last impressions. Religious meeting planners must not only make a good impression, but also a memorable one — from the moment the attendees...

How would you like to confidently lead a group of diverse people to make a rapid collective decision anytime and anywhere? Or guide someone else in doing it? Of course you would — who wouldn't? After learning the method presented here, you'll be...

Point your Web browser to www.companygreenhouse.com. Dial into the conference call, where your counterparts in Dallas, St. Louis, Boston, and Seattle are waiting. Push your phone's speaker button to fill the room with the sounds of being there...

A new report suggests that by 2005, one in five hotel sales will be made online. The findings were released in Hotel & Lodging Commerce 2002-2005: Distribution Strategies and Market Forecasts, published by PhoCusWright Inc., a travel industry...

A cross the country states are facing their worst budget deficits since World War II, and the resulting scenarios for convention business and the hospitality industry are not pretty. Exhibit A: Dave Whitney's recent resignation from the Dallas CVB...

Registration is your meeting's first impression. Your printed registration piece is reflective of your meeting, and your on-site registration is perhaps one of the most important things you do...

In the United States, Mobil Travel Guides and AAA conduct regular inspections and issue annual guidebooks listing accommodations on one- to five-star or diamond scales. Those ratings reflect specific written standards for facilities and services...

“The best conference meals offer balance,” says Nancy Monte-Frye, CMP, LES, director of catering/convention services, Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. “And the best advice is to know your audience...

“I believe that meetings, because they promote the free exchange of information, are absolutely critical to our success as a country. For that reason alone, I think membership in associations should be tax-deductible. Why not?” ...