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.
According to Larry Luteran, vice president group sales and industry relations, Hilton Hotels Corp., the chain currently is allowing all cancellations without damages through December 31st for its New Orleans property. Since the Morial Convention...
Not that too many people use them anyway, but after deleting at least 500 spam comments today, I just can't take it anymore and am turning off the comments until we can get it under control. If you want to comment on something on face2face, please...
I know that everyone likes to meet in Mexico (especially places like Cancun, though I went to a spectacular meeting in Mexico City years ago, and have been longing to return ever since), I was surprised to read that meetings and conventions are a...
Yup, once again, the news is full of stories about the possibility that Delta and Northwest might go belly up today. Not too surprising, given that U.S. airlines are expected to lose $7.4 billion this year, mainly thanks to high fuel prices. Which...
Because the old New Orleans is no more, it could resurrect itself as the great new American city of the 21st century. Or as an impoverished tourist trap...
A while back, I posted about the appropriateness of using portions of meetings fees being donated to help with hurricane relief efforts. This morning, I read Katrina Relief: Do Good Deeds Make Good Publicity? in Chief Marketer, which explores the...
The Hyatt New Orleans, which got hammered really badly during Hurricane Katrina, decided today to cancel all group business through 2006., according to Hyatt Hotel Corp.'s vp of sales Fred Shea. All cancellation fees are being waived for the 250...