Career: Presentation Skills
Most planners don’t think of themselves as a salesman, but the job of a meeting planner requires many of the...
Negotiations: Working with CVBs
Many planners need to fully realize and adequately utilize the services a CVB offers, many of which are free of...
Negotiations: Rewards Programs
Complimentary hotel stays and airline upgrades are a well-deserved reward for spending 12 hours on the trade-show floor, lifting heavy...
Irving convention center hotel plans approved.
The city council approved a $90 million, 350-room, the full-service headquarters hotel for the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The...
Meeting Incentives: Atlanta, San Diego, and Miami
Hyatt Regency Atlanta is making booking meetings more accessible by waiving attrition clauses for any group contracted May 1-31. Its “May...
In the Works: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Expansion
A $35 million expansion and renovation are underway at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio. The project...
How to Skip the Lines at Airport Security
If you often travel for work, waiting in line at airport security can be maddening, especially when you’ve got your...
Washington Duke Inn
Washington Duke, a confederate soldier who became an industrialist and philanthropist and for whom Duke University was renamed, is the...
The Multicultural Milieu of IMEX, Part 2: Discovering Cuba
As a journalist and a meeting planner, I was elated and a little daunted at the thought of being awarded...
The Multicultural Milieu of IMEX, Part 1: Manchester, England
On my way to IMEX Frankfurt this past week, I joined a group of American planners (and one British ex-pat)...