We found some new twists (selfies as promotional tools), major shifts (have you considered downscaling hotels?), little wows (smartphones as room keys), and big impressions (a wall of Instagram photos) to share with you in our roundup. We'd love ...
The event planning software company Social Tables and the advocacy group Meetings Mean Business have collaborated with industry experts on a trend report called “The 9 Ways Meetings Will Impact Hotels in 2015.” Among the contributors...
One of the chief joys when traveling is visiting a world-class, historic city for the first time. That first time you set out to explore a metropolis is like the morning after a snowfall. The virgin snow stretches out as far as eye can see, just ...
Incentive organizers should take their increasing budgets and positive outlook and focus on attracting and retaining high-performing employees to help their organizations through the coming talent shortage. Venues should abandon the wellness...
Can the electronic request for proposal process between meeting planners and hoteliers be improved? The answer was a resounding “yes” from the participants at a session I led at last month’s Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Co...
Hold a meeting at an Omni property, use the hotel company’s technology partner, Encore Event Technologies, a Freeman Company, and get a free event app. Encore, which is on site at more than three dozen properties in the Omni portfolio and is...
Planners who attended the recent Omni Hotels & Resorts Be Collaborative education and networking event in Boston are now designated Omni Meetings Specialists, having taken the Omni Meetings University online course and passed the multiple...
I participated on an enlightening, inspiring, and informative panel at this month’s Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference in Hawaii, sharing a behind the scenes look at booking entertainment for events...