Today's meeting planners and meeting providers cannot be indifferent or passé in their work. Regardless of how long we have been in our assignment or how much we have experienced, we must rejuvenate. In industry, this mandate is termed ...
Move over traditional marketers. Events continue to gain ground as a strategic tool for corporate America, with event marketing budgets expected to rise 15 percent to 20 percent this year, according to PROMO magazine’s 2004 Event Marketing Study...
This scheduling timeline for a large international meeting and exhibit was adapted from a project management template, with 18 months lead time. There are typically more than 250 tasks on the template...
The sultry, exotic side of Havana is making its way to the Atlantic City Boardwalk in the form of a $245 million, grand-scale dining, entertainment, retail, and spa complex called The Quarter at Tropicana Casino and Resort, set to open in March...
It's not unusual for hotels and organizations to name boardrooms after past presidents, famous Americans, or top company executives. The Antlers at Vail Resort, Vail, Colo., is a refreshing exception. It's just that the executive they named it...
If a proposal announced in January comes to fruition, four nonprofit organizations for association executives will be consolidated into two. The Center for Association Leadership would absorb the Greater Washington Society of Association...
It's not news that spa services now rival golf as a must-have activity for high-end meetings. The question is: Are popular treatments such as massages, facials, and pedicures negotiable? And if not, can you negotiate added value for the spa-goers...
Online travel reservation companies are very interested in partnering with associations, said Travelocity founder Terry Jones at the Professional Convention Management Association's annual meeting in January in Indianapolis. Jones, who retired as...
