Competition for jobs will continue to be stiff in 2012 and employers are keenly aware of this. They will quickly eliminate a candidate if the

Anonymous meeting planner for a corporation in New YorkDo you find that security has become much more of an issue for your meetings? Do

Florida The Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell-Downtown is slated to debut this fall and aims to be

Germany DoubleTree by Hilton unveiled its first location in Berlin and third in Germany with the highly anticipated opening of DoubleTree by

Dear Ashley, It’s been a long time since I’ve led an event outside of the United States and I’m feeling a bit rusty navigating the processes

Illinois Located between Michigan Avenue and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and set within the landmark Water Tower Place on the

Houston is so much more than the concrete jungle many might imagine it to be. The city, the fourth most populous in the nation, especially has a lot

Q: A lot of groups like to go to Las Vegas. What primary meeting objective do you think they are trying to get? A: It would be

Our first use of Microsoft Outlook was in 1997, when we discovered it wrapped in relative obscurity within the release of Office 97. We were all

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

Michigan’s second-largest city is a rising star on the Midwest meetings map. Grand Rapids is both culturally diverse, with an attention-

The Harpeth Hotel in Tennessee and Hotel Distil in Kentucky are two new Southern hotels that offer a boutique, historic aesthetic with

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

Casino resorts have become one of the hottest meetings destinations in recent years. Most properties offer everything attendees need right on-site,

Few developments breathe new life into a city’s downtown core like a run-down hotel that has been carefully restored to its former glory.

Already ranked as one of the world’s leading meeting and convention destinations, Germany is raising the bar on ways to serve everything from

It was a welcome oasis of serenity below the hectic pace of the huge tradeshow on the floor above. Roughly 20 of us had trickled in, vowing to take a

As a keynote speaker, over the past 20 years I’ve had the distinct pleasure of presenting at, serving as master of ceremonies for, and moderating

What becomes a legend most? In the case of some of the nation’s most historic resort hotels, a multimillion-dollar makeover that preserves the

Florida Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Baymeadows opened in October. The Jacksonville-based hotel