Ritz-Carlton’s new ((Chime)) is a mobile app designed specifically to enable meeting planners to make requests on the fly. Similar to its parent company’s Marriott Red Coat Direct app, ((Chime)) gives planners a drop-down menu to make service and...
Truth be told, we’re beyond the right brain/left brain dichotomy. But it’s still terrific shorthand for describing perspectives and working styles that are guided either by free-flowing imagination or by reality-bound logic...
My hat is off to the London Convention Bureau for its Love the Event, Love the Experience campaign. You've probably already read some of the reports coming out of it—with a press release headline of "The events industry needs more creative thinke...
This infographic from American Express Global Business Travel crunches the company's 2014 numbers to come up with the top destinations in the U.S. and worldwide, plus most popular city pairs and even airplane seat bookings. Interesting!
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I just read Becki Cross's fantastic post on the Event Manager Blog about how to get the most out of your event photographer. She has the topic pretty thoroughly covered, from why you should hire a professional to reference checks, quotes, the typ...
Ellis Hotel, a boutique property in downtown Atlanta that features 127 rooms and suites, has undergone a $700,000 renovation that includes a refresh of its meeting space, and of its women-only floor. This floor provides female guests with private...
View of the Pennsylvania Convention CenterIn a move that came as a surprise to the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board last week reversed its dismissal of complaints by the Metropolitan Regional Cou...
While convention and visitors bureaus (also known as destination marketing organizations) provide informational, logistical, and other services that meeting and event planners traditionally expect, these entities have stepped up their game to...
