As a consultant, I find it essential to attend as many of the key industry meetings as possible in order to keep up with new trends and formats. At the Global Business Travel Association Convention in Orlando in July and the Meeting Professionals...

Call it "bizcation" or call it "bleisure"—can someone come up with a better name for this trend please?—tacking a few days onto a business trip to explore the locale is one way to make work travel more tolerable, and even fun. Here's an infograph...

An article in the New York Times recently reviewed the mixed blessing of autofill in e-mail “To” fields. Ever sent something to the wrong Jane? Ever sent a really embarrassing something to the wrong Jane...

Here are some fun articles and other stuff I've been collecting, totally off the topic of meeting planning, but hey, we all need to take a break now and then! • Fellow middle children, let us celebrate our birth order with this article from Le...

Philip Myers is a highly experienced corporate entertainer who has made his mark in the industry by offering a multitude of customized show options, both as a versatile solo act as well as by fronting his band. He’s seen lots of audiences—and lot...

When planners pay deposits to hotels, meeting and incentive companies, destination management companies, and other meeting suppliers, they expect that their money is being used expressly for their programs. But in fact suppliers are not required...

The members of Four Day Weekend, ready to elevate boring executive speeches You have seen it hundreds of times. An executive you have been working with to deliver the perfect speech walks onto the stage only to panic and stare directly at the ...