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Click through to this Gizmodo post to see photos of the first-class section of Lufthansa's new Airbus A380. As their headline says, its bathroom is bigger than mine! I think I could live on one of those planes, as long as I could stay in first-class.

If you've ever tried to book meeting space for one of those meetings that require limited sleeping rooms, you know it is not always easy. If you're in the Virginia area, you're in luck--the Virginia Association of Hospitality Sales and Meeting...

Meet TIM, the "Time is Money" clock that multiplies the number of people in a meeting by their average hourly wage and time spent in the meeting. If anyone in your meetings is even thinking this is a cute idea, some serious revamping is in order...

Just read this post by Philippa Gamse if you want to know what does and, importantly, what does not work when it comes to online satisfaction surveys (a must-read if you do your post-con surveys via the Web). ...

If you've lost your mummified falcon, live rattlesnake, or Naval guidance system, you might want to check the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama. Just what other strange and bizarre things might reside there, along with the...

Just read this article about hotel add-on fees being on the rise, and came across one I hadn't heard of before: "Baggage hold fee ($1 per bag or $5 flat fee): Most hotels used to keep your luggage locked after you checked out for free. Now many...

Congratulations to the award-winners of Event Marketers experiential marketing awards, including Cisco, which beat out some worthy competitors to win the 2010 Grand Ex.

So, what do you think about the Illinois legislature passing some new rules that will reduce the costs of labor and services at Chicago's McCormick Place? I was talking with someone yesterday who is a long-time exhibitor at Chicago shows, and his...

But this remake of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance video made me laugh so hard I have to share:

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This is handy: So, what is the REAL cost of that airline ticket? It factors in the fees for things like one carry-on bag, a meal, a movie, and an assigned seat for eight major airlines. Thanks, ETurbo News (and the MeCo listserv for the pointer).