Geralyn Mason needed easels for a convention in October, but the sales staff at the Mainz, Germany, Hilton didn't understand. “I drew a picture to help them grasp what I needed,” recalls Mason, vice president of meetings and expositions for...
Baseball has its Hall of Fame. Writers have the Pulitzer Prize. And the hospitality industry has the Hall of Leaders. Launched 18 years ago by the Convention Industry Council, the honor is given to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary...
“Women have to take control of their careers. Success is not going to come to you. You've got to go after it,” says Carnegie Mellon economist Linda Babcock. She co-authored the recently published book Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender...
Angela Yee doesn't take traditional routes. When she found that her degree in graphic design carried no clout in California, she took whatever jobs she could get. When she started a job as a meeting planner and had to plan new meetings, she...
The $1.1 billion Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa opened to great fanfare in July in Atlantic City. It's a shimmering, 43-story golden monolith with 2,002 guest rooms, 70,000 square feet of meeting space, 11 gourmet restaurants, and a 50,000-square...