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I know a lot of organizations are jumping on the idea of helping out the locale in which they hold their meetings, or adopting a cause of some kind as a theme, or in other ways working corporate social responsibility into what they do on site (and...

Singer and leader of the parrothead nation Jimmy Buffett last night put on a free show at the public beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama, to help bring some (35,000 I hear) tourists, attention, and to all-around support Gulf Coast residents and...

And now another for those on the gross-out patrol: FDA report reveals airline food could pose health threat. Cockroaches, mice ... want a little extra protein with that sandwich? On this one, though, I do believe the airlines when they say they...

Check out Hotel Chatter's list of the 10 grossest things they've found in a hotel room. A big eww to all 10. ...

Someone asked one of the industry listservs recently if trade shows were on their way out. Some may well be, depending on what industry they serve, and how many shows are already working in that space, and how many alternatives their prospective...

Check out these three Twitter tools that can make life easier for those who like to tweet at live events (like me). Actually, if you look down in the comments, there are a few more that look interesting, too. ...

I hope the airlines aren't reading Rafi Mohammed's Pricing for Profit blog! He recently proposed that airlines charge for an empty middle seat (see the post for details on how it could mean $200 million/year in new profits for an airline). Shh!

Check this out: A conference room with tables that reset themselves: ...

Here's a headscratcher: If you pay American Airlines' new $9-$19 Boarding and Flexibility Package fee, you don't have to pay a fee for priority boarding, or getting on a standby flight, and you could get $75 off the change-fee if you need to...

Here's another oldie but goodie I found stashed in my RSS treasure box: Think and Drink, from Event Marketing 2.0. Basically, these originated pretty simply: Scientists get together at a pub to talk about something, and the organizer ("an...