Planners like consistency. But they also need variety. That’s why they spend enormous time and effort discovering and then working with new properties to get hotel personnel up to speed with their needs and their attendee expectations. They...
With sustainability a strong focus among corporate brands and their customers, a new research project seeks to measure the green practices of Fortune 500 companies now as compared to five years ago—particularly in the realm of meetings and...
It was a small group at IMEX America’s Smart Monday session on better, greener, and kinder meetings and how to plan them. Nevertheless, attendees at the two-hour deep-dive session were fully engaged, coming up with dozens of ideas for...
A recent survey of businesspeople in three major world markets—the U.S., the U.K., and China—conducted by Hilton Worldwide and designed to explore the similarities and differences among the markets when it comes to the importance of...
Every year, thousands of meeting planners, hotels, destinations, and other hospitality industry professionals gather in Las Vegas for IMEX America. For me, this is one of the best shows of the year, and a chance to meet with a multitude of...
I am the proud daughter of a New York Police Department detective who worked in crime prevention and safety for his entire career. My father, Larry, dedicated his life to educating people in the East New York section of Brooklyn on crime...
Where kids are present, companies must be sensitive to three legal issues: liability, liability, and liability. Some will decide that the most prudent approach to kids is to provide no programs or services for them. If no programs or services are...
There’s a lot of meetings expertise for the taking out there on the Internet—if you can find it. Here’s the first in what is sure to be a series of galleries sharing some of the free e-books, guides, tip sheets, and more you can...
HGA took home the Supplier of the Year award in the large DMC alliance/consortium category at the 2015 Maritz Collaborative in August. The event drew 660 Maritz representatives and supplier partners to Las Vegas for three days of education, one-o...
