Is it possible for a travel manager to learn to take on meetings? Of course, but it will require looking at existing responsibilities in a different light, and learning some new ones. Here's what you need to know about the similarities&mdash...
In the field of destination management companies, there are independent players, national networks, and global consortia. Now there’s nimble new player on the scene. MICEport DMC is a Philadelphia-based partnership of boutique DMCs in select dest...
Who plans your “micro” meetings? No one? LiquidSpace would like to bring these smallest, on-the-fly meetings into your corporate meeting and travel management program while making venues so easy to book and buy that the whole process can be off y...
Prague is quite possibly my favorite city in Europe. It has everything you could want in a city: history, culture, amazing architecture, beautiful buildings, great food, easy walkability, an accessible airport, a remarkable hotel product, and eve...
I was honored to be invited to the White House to participate in the Presidential Council on Tourism and Travel March 20. My trip to Washington, D.C., was an extraordinary opportunity to learn more about the different perspectives of others in th...
MeetingsNet: What was your first experience with meetings?David Smart: I started at Alfa Insurance on June 21, 1976, as the advertising and promotions manager, responsible for selling advertising in member publications and working with events, in...
Lanyon, which earlier this year merged with Active Network Business Solutions, which itself was formed in 2011 after Active Network acquired StarCite, announced this week it has acquired Passkey, the industry-leading group reservation technology ...