Forget "out of the box" and "walk the talk" (please forget them, please!). According to Anil Dash, the new phrases you might hear at meetings are more common now among the Sesame Street set: ...

Someone on the Experiential Forum listserv posted an interesting take on Westin's branding and selling just about everything in the place. She was turned off on a recent stay at a Westin by everything from the beds and bedding to the spa items to...

According to an article from HOTEL Asia Pacific, the Le Meridien Cyberport in Hong Kong is doing some interesting things that "would have more traditional hoteliers choking over their gin and tonics." ...

What a novel concept--give away your conference's content on you Web site for free. That's what the Pop! Tech 2004 Conference did recently, and this unnamed association exec loved the idea. As do I. ...

The Hospitality Research Group of PKF Consulting is getting into the presidential prognosticating game: Hotel occupancy rates, they say, can predict who will be elected come Tuesday. ...

According to eTurbo news, "The European Commission has ordered Italy to allow tour guides from other countries to take groups around monuments and tourist sites. The Commission has issued a formal notice to the Italian government to end its...

Maritz McGettigan says it can help pharma companies save money on their meetings without losing any quality. Says a press release, "Six of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies saved nearly $75 million on meetings in 18 months , according...

For today's Friday fun, an absolutely hilarious little video that mixes Halloween and politics: ...

The Meetings Group is looking for a few qualified corporate meeting planners who'd like to go a few round on an all-expense-paid golf tournament in (drum roll please) Las Vegas. I'm not a golfer, so I've never gone, but my colleagues who have say...

I just skipped through speaker and new face2face subscriber Scott Friedman's Web site, and this from one of his articles struck me: When asked “What is it for you? What drives you? What do you value? What is your perfect world?” , Scott replied: ...