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AHC+Hospitality Executive Chef Josef Huber Shares His Group Dining Trends

Austria is renown as a great producer of top chefs, such as Wolfgang Puck. Add Josef Huber, who has worked with Puck in the chaotic kitchen at the Oscars Governors Ball in 2016, to the list. Salzburg, Austria, native Huber oversees all F&B operations as corporate executive chef for AHC+Hospitality’s six owned and managed hotels.

3 Skincare Tips From Omni Barton Creek’s Spa Director

As the spa director at Omni Barton Creek Resort’s Mokara Spa, Jackie Flory has the privilege of designing unique treatments that incorporate some of the most innovative product lines. One of her favorites for facials is Babor, which features a line of serum ampoules such as Hydra Plus, Stop Stress, Perfect Glow and Active Purifier. We asked Flory for her three top tips to keep skin in great shape.

Texas Hill Country: The Next Hot Wellness Destination

Just outside of downtown Austin in the gorgeous Texas Hill Country are two group-friendly properties brimming with health and wellness programming: Miraval Austin, which debuted in February 2019, and Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, slated to reopen in May 2019 after a $150 million renovation. 

SPIN Breaks New Ground With Mindful Teambuilding at Annual Event

Along with roughly 22 other participants at the annual Senior Planners Industry Network (SPIN) event, held at The Don CeSar in St. Petersburg, I opted not to take a morning educational session indoors. Instead, I stepped outside my comfort zone for a new wellness program: “Go Outside to Go Inside: Higher Performance Through the Magic of Insight.”

6 Ways to Empower Women in the Workplace

As a female who has worked in the corporate world for more than two decades and been athletic since childhood, I’ve recently been inspired by a Nike ad narrated by tennis icon Serena Williams that aims to encourage women and girls to “Dream Crazier” and reach for the stars. In the spirit of following dreams in an environment that provides the opportunities to do so, here are six great ways to empower women in the workplace.

IWD 2019: Marriott’s Women GMs Excel

In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), we once again reached out to the world’s largest hotel company, Marriott International, to highlight the achievements of some of their female leaders.

SmithBucklin’s Women Executives Share Their Trade Secrets

To honor International Women’s Day 2019, Meetings Today reached out to one of the legacy companies in the meetings and events industry, 70-year-old SmithBucklin, to ask some of their key female executives to reveal their secrets for success in a high-stress industry, and how they balance a demanding career with their personal life.

The Wednesday Wrap 03.06.19

In the first Wednesday Wrap special episode of the Meetings Today Podcast, Tyler Davidson talks about the major events of the last week in the meetings industry and what Meetings Today has been working on, including his March 2019 cover story on San Franciso's work to help those who are homeless.