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.
I've heard meeting planners joke about wishing there were 25 hours in the day, but would 24 be enough to get it all done if you could do away with the need for sleep? Don't scoff, it could happen.
A study that has well-traveled older business-mice trembling: Aged mice whose circadian rhythms were messed with in a manner similar to what happens when you're jet-lagged on a westward trip had higher death rates than their eastern-directed and...
To our friends in the U.S., today is a special day when we give thanks, stuff ourselves to the gills, and sink into tryptophan comas. But mostly, we give thanks. Thank you, gentle reader, for stopping by and reading my meanderings, for caring...
Since I haven't written about weird-flavored sodas in a while, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S., here's the latest from Jones Soda: The holiday gift pack. It's a full liquid meal, just in time for the holidays, and includes Turkey and...
I really, really hate getting stuck in the middle seat on an airplane, but I don't know if this would make me any happier. Wendy's, maker of Frosties and Fries, is handing out "free $1 cards for middle-seat passengers at nine airports over...
Ever wonder if your brain power matches your age? I hadn't, but now that I've taken the brain trainer test, I can't help but think about it. While I didn't make the "ideal" age of 21—31 was the closest I came to it—that's not too shabby. I'll have...
From this Orlando Sentinel article, it sounds like some Disney hotels are planning to subcontract out some bell, valet, and baggage-handling jobs to non-union workers. Not to save money, but to "improve quality," according to the article. The...
Sounds like you can get one of these hard-to-find items, and a whole lot more, at the Stardust auction. Just about everything from the recently shuttered hotel is up for grabs, from the cleaning carts to the palm trees. It's kind of sad to see the...
I just listened to a quick audio clip (available here) of a followup interview with an attendee at the ASAE and the Center annual meeting last August in Boston. This person was disappointed by all the hospitality vendors on the show floor, and in...