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I wasn't going to talk here about the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, who died 10 years ago yesterday, but if Seth Godin can, what the heck. As someone who spent much of her misguided youth as a Deadhead, I didn't realize just how powerful the ideas...

I didn't know if it's just that I'm getting old, or if receptions, meeting hallways, ballroom luncheons, and other large gatherings are actually getting louder, making it harder to have conversations in than it used to be. The ambient noise, even...

Amy Gahran is exploring what people want on the Web—is it OK for business-related bloggers and other Web sites to inject a little personal information, or should it be strictly business? Take her survey and let your feelings be known...

Golf must be making a comeback—or did it never really fade much after all? Anyway, from HotelBusiness.com: Marriott Pairs Golf And Room Reservations Online. ...

I asked the MIMlist listserv what they thought about the XtremeASAE blog, which ASAE and the Center are hosting in conjunction with this year's conference in Nashville. So far, responses have mostly been tepid at best, with lots of "ho hum"s and ...

The U.K.'s National Meetings Week, scheduled this year for Oct. 3 to 7, looks to be gaining some traction. Now in its fifth year, "has now received support from highly influential MPs such as Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, and...

I have successfully avoided talking about this all day, but I guess it's time to bite the bullet...

Well duh, don't we all these days? But according to this article in the NY Times (free reg. req'd), "Data from the department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics last week showed that this was shaping up to be the worst year for departure delays...

The Market Metrix Hospitality Index for the second quarter of this year found Ritz-Carlton ranked highest in customer satisfaction among hotels, and JetBlue among airlines. Somehow, this fails to shock me. Guest satisfaction overall is still...

Oh wow, check out this article in Forbes about a technology that can be used to remotely control the direction a person aims toward. If this ever became mainstream, just imagine hordes of drunken-appearing attendees weaving their way through the...