Don't you love it when condiments invite you to play a game? Well, it actually had never happened to me before we went out to brunch over the weekend and I saw this jolly little red bottle of ketchup doing just that. And on the back was this: ...

It wasn't too long ago that I found myself musing about how virtual reality technology like Oculus Rift could affect meetings and events. Little did I know that Marriott Hotels was cooking up a seriously interesting VR project of its own, what it...

Twitter recently unveiled some platform design tweaks that make it look and feel more like Facebook—and that potentially could make it a better tool for event marketing. One thing it’s rolling out on a limited basis at this point is a “buy butto...

Marriott is doing a good thing by joining the "The Envelope Please," an initiative developed by A Woman’s Nation, a nonprofit organization founded by journalist Maria Shriver that strives to bring more respect to women for what...

Sad to think we may need one, but given the recent rash of reclining-seat-based bad behavior and a discussion with a flight attendant on a flight not long ago, it appears that we do. So here’s my first stab at creating a guide that, if followed...

This guest post is by speaker, author, and innovation expert Cyriel Kortleven. In today’s world, the only constant is change. Organizations have to deliver better, faster, more efficient products and services to increasingly demanding clients—an...

We’ve almost—almost—become accustomed to paying for things that used to be included in the airline ticket price: checking a bag at the airport, getting an aisle or window seat (or any seat with reasonable legroom), and even boarding early. (Here’...

Ah, if only it actually felt like this to fly coach! Alas, 'tis not to be, at least not on any airline I've flown lately.Nothing gets people riled up more than a lack of airplane etiquette. Unfortunately, we don't seem to be able to agree on what...

I read the results of a recent U.S. Travel Association-sponsored study with a chagrined sense of familiarity: 41 percent of us ("us" meaning American workers) don't plan to actually take all our vacation time this year, even when we get paid to t...