Thousands of Hotel Workers Strike Across the U.S.

Ten thousand Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott workers in several cities across the country began a multi-day strike over Labor Day weekend after

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Members of UNITE HERE! Local 11 Picket Outside Fairmont Miramar Hotel Bungalows in Santa Monica, California in July 2023. Photo Credit: Ringo Chiu

Meetings Horror Stories: Firetrucks, Bathroom Emergencies and an MTV Disaster!

Have you ever been to a meeting that ended in disaster? What about one that was just plain weird? But what about one that was... frightening?Our "

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Green Expectations

 As the dust settles in the wake of a green meetings publicity landslide, green is becoming an expectation rather than an exception. Hotels,

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Marriott Union Strikes Settled in 2 Cities

UNITE HERE union hotel workers have reached a settlement with

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Green Expectations

More CoverageGreen VenuesAs the dust settles

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Starwood Reaches Union Settlement in Chicago and SF

Starwood Hotels reached a tentative agreement, which is expected to be ratified by hotel workers, with the Unite Here hotel workers union in San

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Summer Labor Disruptions Threaten Marriotts

With labor negotiations heating up between the UNITE HERE labor union and Marriott International in eight U.S. cities, the specter of a strike later

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Managing the Mayhem

Meetings industry speaker, attorney and professor Tyra W. Hilliard frequently speaks on the subject of incompatible groups at industry educational

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Lawyerly Advice on Hurricane Harvey

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga.Meetings industry attorney Tyra Hilliard is advising meeting planners who

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Take 10 - Planning in a Tough Economy

1. I am an event coordinator in a corporation. My work load has dropped dramatically (many events

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Anaheim Unveils a "Golden Decade" for Meetings

 With $10 billion in infrastructure investment and new dining, retail and entertainment districts such as OCVIBE, Anaheim, California, has

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Planner’s Perspective: Tressa Goulding Shares Malaysia Experience

Tressa Goulding, CAE, CMP, is executive director with the Scoliosis Research Society in Milwaukee, Wis.Describe your event.

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What Planners and Experts are Saying About the New Covid-19 Variants

Nearly four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is continuing to make headlines. In 2022, the CDC updated its vaccine

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Planners and Attorneys Talk Disaster Management

The information provided is done so with the understanding that the writers and respondents are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or

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'Now' Negotiating

Unless you’ve jettisoned all electronic and paper media, you know a chorus of voices are predicting a U.S. economic recession, possibly the

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'Now' Negotiating

Unless you’ve jettisoned all electronic and paper media, you know a chorus of voices are predicting a U.S. economic recession, possibly the

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Surviving the Storm

More CoverageAn Atlantic City Success StoryArgue

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Industry Veterans Ponder the Relationship Business

As I read more about “relationship selling”—a method of sales the relies on building a friendship or relationship with your

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Take 10 - Destination and Site Selection and ADA Compliance: What Might You Miss?

Meetings industry educator Joan Eisenstodt, chief strategist for Eisenstodt Associates, answers

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Hyatt Again Prevails Against Labor

SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board has cited leaders of UniteHere Local 2, which represents Hyatt

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