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.
There's a good article in Forbes on how to keep staff and committee meetings productive, based on tips from Nadine Katz, senior associate dean, professor and director of medical education in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women's...
Steve Gogolak has posted some really good info on how to budget for a virtual event over on A Wider Net. I can't vouch for any actual numbers, but the process and components he outlines are a great way to go about figuring out what a virtual event...
Don't ask how I came across this article, but it has some great restaurant names from a researcher whose scholarly work includes a book called "Dew Drop Inn and Lettuce Entertain You: Onomastic Sobriquets in the Food and Beverage Industry" and ...
Awesome tips on how to get upgrades on air, hotel, and rental cars, from CNN Money. Who would have thought that the best day to ask for an upgrade to the first class cabin would be Saturday?
Check out this meathead I just found on BoingBoing (from Make magazine's Halloween issue; recipe is here). Yeah, now there's a centerpiece sure to get everyone's attention!
Thanks to USA Today's Gary Stoller for putting together this comprehensive breakdown of airline fees. Of course, it will be outdated momentarily, but in the meantime, what a great reference to have handy when booking a flight. I'd include it in my...
I ran across this video about where good ideas come from (thanks, BoingBoing!), and it just makes so much sense. Good ideas generally don't happen all at once, but begin as a hunch that incubates for a while, then bumps into another hunch that...