From a never-been-done-before concert outside Washington, D.C.’s Carnegie Library to a transportation puzzle that required 470 buses, the Association of Destination Management Executives International honored outstanding creativity and innovation...
A meeting planner’s site inspection is a hotel’s chance to show off its service, staff, facilities, responsiveness—or, as in our collection of stories here, a chance for a property to shoot itself in the foot. Have you experienced any of these...
"Frankly, I think the site visit is the most important part of the game plan for a successful program," says one longtime corporate meeting professional. In fact, it can make or break a hotel's prospects for booking a meeting, as we found out...
Who needs to go to the gym, anyway? While some planners may keep in shape between events with spinning classes and Zumba, others find the job itself to be a great workout. Jo Angela Maniaci, CMP, who heads up Special Events Planning LLC, an event...
Rendering courtesy of Mohegan SunThe Mohegan Sun casino and entertainment attraction in Uncasville, Conn., has announced that it plans to break ground on a 400-room, $120 million new hotel by the end of March. That is, said Mitchell Etess, chief ...
Take a deep breath and you can smell it in the air—it’s incentive season! Travel incentives are meant to give qualifiers an experience like no other. Planners work tirelessly to introduce their groups to the sights, smells, sounds...
Corporate meetings have seen steady positive growth over the past year, but the government meetings segment continues to struggle, showing little sign of regaining its footing, at least not in the quarterly Meetings Outlook report published by...
John Foster, Esq., CHME, attorney and counsel whose firm Foster, Jensen Here are a few negotiating nuggets gleaned from attending industry event sessions led by John Foster, Esq., CHME, who serves as outside legal counsel for Meeting Professional...
