Marriott Strike: Eating Some Cost to Not Cross a Picket Line

Imagine that you’re an event planner for a large nonprofit organization. Your group is all set to meet for its annual conference in one of the

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5 Things Meeting Planners Must Ask Speakers’ Bureaus

Keynotes. The boon of the conference world and an anxiety inducing responsibility for any planner.The perfect one will leave your audience dazzled

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Two Attorneys Share Tips on Legal Issues Surrounding Sexual Harassment in the Meetings Industry

Enlisting the services of an attorney is a key step in a plan to prevent and address sexual harassment within an organization and at meetings and

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Destinations Rising

With so many destinations vying for visibility and credibility in the meetings market, it takes a concerted effort to stand out among the crowd. But

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New Hotels, Attractions and Restaurants Elevate Orlando as a Meetings Destination

Year after year, Orlando stands firmly atop

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Contracts: A Seller’s Market Changes the Landscape

While hot-button contract issues stay relatively the same over the years, economic conditions can vary wildly, with negotiating power shifting from

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Montreal Motivations

Boosting employee morale can be challenging, though incentive travel has proven to be a very cost-effective strategy to motivate and engage employees

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Mexico Case Study: Riviera Maya

Set between the turquoise Caribbean and verdant jungles of Quintana Roo, the Riviera Maya starts south of Cancun in Puerto Morelos and stretches 81

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Coast to Coast

More CoverageTown and CountryOnce upon a time, wine

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Nancy Engel

Nancy EngelTraining CoordinatorWestern Regional Children’s Advocacy CenterColorado Springs, Colo. Do you find that your booking window is

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A Look at What's Trending in Travel for 2012

By Carol Pucci for The Seattle Times/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News I'm not sure I'd pay $15 to pitch a tent in someone's garden. And I don't plan

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Q&A: An End-of-Life and Life-Cycle Events Primer

Planning “life-cycle events,” such as end-of-life celebrations or memorials—events honoring and celebrating the life of someone who

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APEC Transforms Honolulu

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, held Nov. 8-13 at Honolulu’s Hawaii Convention Center and the Sheraton Waikiki, lived

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10 Ways to Avoid Hotel Fees

I’ve noticed over the past few years that the fees and surcharges that appear on my hotel bills are creeping steadily upward. I’m

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Rapid City/Mount Rushmore

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Courage, Commitment and Character: Choosing a Warrior Mentality and the Will to Win

It is not the obstacles we face that define us, it is the way in which we approach life’s challenges that shapes our legacy. In this episode of

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Are You on the Bus? Association Trends with KiKi L'Italien and Michael Butera

 And now for something completely different...Association meetings thought-leader KiKi L'Italien, editor-in-chief of Association Chat

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Meetings Mexico

This year has been nothing short of eventful for Mexico, in more ways than one. It’s been a time for celebration, as the nation commemorated

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Happenings - NYC/Long Island/Westchester

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Value Destinations

The National Middle School Association (NMSA) knows the value of meeting in destinations other than first-tier cities. Along with a growing number of

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