Toward the end of 2009, I was constantly asked what the new decade might be called and what might happen in it. Giving it a lot of thought, on 01-01-10 (interesting digital date) I posted a column calling 2010–2020 the Transformation Decade. It b...
The Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders gala, which won a Global Espirit award recently for its 2013 event from the International Special Events Society, was held October 12 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The CIC...
Aiofe Delaney, director of global sales for Ovation Global DMCAiofe Delaney, director of global sales for Ovation Global DMC, has joined the ranks of Ovation executives who have served on the board of directors for SITE, the Society for Incentive...
I know this industry has its fair share of awards programs, but with all the Nobel Prize excitement happening now, wouldn't it be nice to see your accomplishments get the same level of hoopla? While the meetings industry has not, to my knowledge...
It’s safe to say that human trafficking is the hot topic in the travel and tourism industry. Many meeting planning and business travel organizations are providing educational sessions on this issue, and I’m often asked to provide the...
The Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders gala, which won a Global Espirit award recently for its 2013 event from the International Special Events Society, will be held on October 12, again at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. La...
Those of us who have the great fortune of working in the travel industry know the value of face-to-face meetings: creating personal connections, driving positive business outcomes, and building strong communities...
Have you embraced social media yet? Chances are that you’re dabbling in it on a personal level—I’d bet you have a Facebook page and maybe a board or two on Pinterest—but you haven’t fully taken the plunge as a...
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners announces the locations of its annual meetings three years out. So it was in 2011 that FICP revealed the Hilton Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii as its meeting site for this year. That was a time ...
