Academy Award–winning actor Kevin Spacey spoke to GBTA in Los Angeles.Los Angeles is the celebrity capital of the country, and the celebs were in evidence at the Global Business Travel Association’s annual convention. Academy Award–wi...
A key benefit of off-site meetings is getting attendees away from their desks and into a different setting. A change in one’s surroundings encourages changes in perspective and openness to new ideas. Newport has new settings in spades.
There are...
With 72 oceanfront suites, Regent Palms Turks & Caicos offers an exclusive, five-star Caribbean retreat for top incentive qualifiers and corporate execs. During a recent visit, I was impressed by the friendly and attentive service, the delici...
Having succeeded in waking up this country to the need for marketing and promotion to attract and increase international visitors, Brand USA appears set to win Congressional reauthorization for another five years.
The Travel Promotion, Enhanceme...
Hyatt Hotels Corp. held its Insurance and Financial Business Exchange at the brand-new Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort in Costa Rica, the 20th IFBE and the first outside North America. The educational content, eligible for CEU credit...
Audience interaction platform sli.do, which offers a simple way to create audience polls and manage speaker Q&A, has announced a new integration with Prezi, the cloud-based presentation platform...
Deborah Brice, CMP
Senior Meetings ManagerThe Optical Society, Washington, D.C.
My Job: Responsible for two annual conferences: the 14,000-attendee OFC (Optical Fiber Communications conference and exposition) and the 5,000-person CLEO (Confere...
