Planning an accessible event requires more than ramps and wheelchair washrooms. The key is to consider every aspect of the event and what barriers a person with a disability — whether it be physical, mobility, hearing, sight, or cognitive — might...
One of Boston’s hottest new spots, The Liberty Hotel is carved out of the city’s infamous Charles Street Jail. Following an extensive renovation of the 19th-century building, the hotel opened in September 2007 at the foot of Boston’s Beacon Hill ...
MeetingsNet magazines magazines conducted online surveys/polls of readers to gauge the effects of the economic downturn on their meetings and incentives.
During its international conference last week in Montreux, Switzerland, Site awarded the highest of honors in the incentive industry—the Crystal Awards—to 15 companies. Many of this year’s entrants faced the challenge of maintaining quality...
As meeting managers are forced to be creative, providing exotic surroundings for incentive programs or meetings closer to home, two packages are noteworthy...
In early December, two weeks after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives announced the results of a survey showing a natural disinclination to send business travelers to India and Pakistan in the short term...
Global Events Partners, representing more than 70 destination management companies around the world, announced the results of its annual DMC partner survey last week, reflecting economic concerns globally. Revenues overall seem likely to decrease...
