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According to this New York Times article, hotel Internet connections still need some work. I have to admit that I'm on board with this one: Sometimes it's great, and sometimes, well, not-so-great to terrible. Here's one guy's take, from the...

I would have sworn this article was written by a meeting planner who was frustrated by unreturned calls, long waits, and no humans on the other end of the line when calling a hotel sales office. But no, it was written by an equally frustrated...

If you hand out event-logo'd t-shirts to attendees, read this before you order. Kathy Sierra shows, with photos, two t-shirts from tech events: One is a big old baggy thing with the usual logo on the chest. The other is fitted and, well, kind of...

Check out SimpleSeating, a just-launched online seating chart tool that looks pretty easy to use. It's only free for events up to 50 people, but it's reasonable for larger events. According to Lifehacker...

According to the Census Bureau’s 2007 Statistical Abstract of the United States, the U.S. is a nation of overweight, water-guzzling, sugar-loving electronics addicts (source: New York Times). We're also taller than we used to be. Some things to...

I love this idea: Some Sheratons have started participating in the Bookends program, where the hotel will have books at the front desk guests can borrow or buy. I'm so book-addicted that running out of reading material on the road is unthinkable...

When you think about the future of your meetings, whose attendees will come from a different mindset than what has made your meetings so successful so far, contemplate these words by Wired's Bruce Sterling, in an editorial about the future...

You must, must go read these posts on designing more meaningful meetings, written by Jeffrey Caufaude. I can add nothing to his brilliant advice, other than to say after you read it, give what he says a try. ...

That's the message I got out of What's Behind the Smiles of Hotel Employees, an article from Hotel-Online. Here's a snip...

The staff at the Athletic Minded Traveler has released its list of the best hotel gyms in the U.S. this year (funny that they call them gyms—I thought they were almost always called fitness centers these days). I love the snarky writing, too...