The face2face MeetingsNet blog is an eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant.
It sounds like there might be trouble a-brewing for a Mexico resort that, to accommodate a Jewish group for Pesach, is going entirely kosher for the duration, much to the chagrin of non-Jewish folks booked at the hotel. From Hotel Chatter...
Forget about snakes on a plane—what's the next bizarre thing you think the TSA may end up banning? And would it make a good(or at least bizarre) movie plot? Bruce Schneier is holding his seconod annual movie-plot threat contest, and you too could...
All I can say is, hallelujah: FCC says 'no' to cell phones on planes. The very thought of being trapped next to a cell phone yapper on a flight is enough to make me want to go Greyhound, so I was beyond glad to hear the FCC has shelved the idea...
Here are the top 100 April fools hoaxes, from the Swiss spaghetti harvest to the British postal address turnabout. I think my favorite is "planetary alignment decreases gravity:" ...
Here's what I think is a brilliant idea gleaned from the international track held at the Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum earlier this week in Philadelphia...
I was just reading this post by Ann Oliveri on Association Zen about tourist buses in Washington, D.C. She talks about a system she thought was great, the red Circulator bus, which took people from Union Station, past the Convention Center and...
According to this New York Times article, doing more than one thing at a time may cause some problems, delays, and possible errors. And, contrary to popular opinion, younger folks are no better at multitasking than us oldies are...
My favorite thing so far at the trade show at the 3rd Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planner Forum, which started today at the convention center in Philadelphia, other than the wine and munchies at tonight's reception, is the cyber cafe that...