One good thing about really long plane rides (like the one yesterday from Boston to Vancouver via San Francisco) is that I had a chance to really take some time with one of my favorite magazines, Wired. I don't think the story is available online...

CNN has a great Q&A with world-traveler Catherine Price, who has put together a list of 101 of what she thinks are the worst places to visit. Check out this excerpt: ...

Thank goodness for Bjorn Hanson, the New York University professor and former PriceWaterhouseCoopers hospitality industry analyst we can rely on to keep up with the latest in hotel fees. Here's his list of the 10 most unscrupulous of the fees...

And I thought it was bad when they seated people in the lavatories ... now Irish low-cost, no-frills airline Ryanair is going to offer a seatless option. From BTN: ...

Usually, a meeting break consists of little pudgie pies of some kind, coffee and soda, and a lot of standing around and chatting (if you haven't ducked out to check your Blackberry, that is). Today I got a press release from the Ritz-Carlton...

Did you know July is National Anti-Boredom month (as well as National Blueberry Month, the Unlucky Month for weddings, and the National Cell Phone Courtesy Month)? I didn't until I got a press release from Hampton Hotels about how its beating...

I know this isn't directly related to meetings, but boy did it make me laugh: Dear Apple, have you lost your cotton pickin’ mind?[Link removed because blog developed a virus. Trust me, it's a great post -- I'll replace it once it's cured]. ...

I always thought Canada was a pretty cool place (and a great place for meetings, at least it was for the ones I've been to in Toronto, Montréal, and Banff). But who would have thought they get destination marketing this well? I mean, their ads on...

I have two firsts coming up next week: My first MPI WEC and my first visit to Vancouver -- I can't decide which I'm more excited about! I've been too busy getting Medical Meetings' July/August issue out the door the past couple of weeks to really...