It’s safe to say that human trafficking is the hot topic in the travel and tourism industry. Many meeting planning and business travel organizations are providing educational sessions on this issue, and I’m often asked to provide the...
The Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders gala, which won a Global Espirit award recently for its 2013 event from the International Special Events Society, will be held on October 12, again at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. La...
Those of us who have the great fortune of working in the travel industry know the value of face-to-face meetings: creating personal connections, driving positive business outcomes, and building strong communities...
Have you embraced social media yet? Chances are that you’re dabbling in it on a personal level—I’d bet you have a Facebook page and maybe a board or two on Pinterest—but you haven’t fully taken the plunge as a...
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners announces the locations of its annual meetings three years out. So it was in 2011 that FICP revealed the Hilton Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii as its meeting site for this year. That was a time ...
Way back when I had a favorite bumper sticker that read, "Question Authority." It appealed to my youthful rebelliousness and my growing belief that just because someone had power over me, it didn't mean they necessarily had the answers, at least ...
If you were at Meeting Professional International’s World Education Conference this summer in Minneapolis you might have heard Deepak Chopra. Although his books and reputation were not well known to me, I found his talk inspiring and really inter...
Sad to think we may need one, but given the recent rash of reclining-seat-based bad behavior and a discussion with a flight attendant on a flight not long ago, it appears that we do. So here’s my first stab at creating a guide that, if followed...