As if shrinking budgets were not enough, the latest challenge we face is survivor guilt. How do you keep employees motivated when they are worried about the future of their companies — and their own futures...
As we enter 2009, we are faced with new challenges and new concerns. Wouldn't it be nice if you knew what was going to happen in the next 12 months? Wouldn't your job be easier if you knew what the future holds for the meetings industry? The...
In November, more than 160 planners, suppliers, and sponsors participated in the 2008 Meeting Masters at Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst Village, N.C. The annual championship event brings together winners of various meetings industry golf tournaments...
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, supported by MeetingsNet magazines and media, hosted the 7th Annual Meet the Greens Golf Invitational and Marketplace at the Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Golf Club, December 4-7. Twenty-five meeting...
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, supported by MeetingsNet magazines and media, hosted the 7th Annual Meet the Greens Golf Invitational and Marketplace at the Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Golf Club, December 4-7. Twenty-five meeting...
In mid-November, as corporate America was reeling from the Wall Street crash and looking ahead to an uncertain economy, some 135 corporate travel managers and meeting planners came together with 165 Marriott sales associates, general managers, and...
With the economy in a tailspin, cancellations and cutbacks are a fact of life at the moment in the meetings and incentives industry. But the news isn't all bad, and not all segments of the meetings industry are affected equally. The MeetingsNet...
If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be?Thailand, probably the northern regions What's playing on your iPod?Mel Torme. He was by far one of the greatest jazz singers who ever lived. If you could be a superhero, what super...