Attendees at the annual IMEX America trade show, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, walk miles along the trade show aisles. They get piles of invitations to events that happen all day long and into the night—snacks at booths, receptions at hot...
Like many industry colleagues, I recently returned from IMEX America and have been reflecting on the importance of relationships to our business. During the flight home, I finished reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni in...
Did we really ask for this?Travel consumer advocate Chris Elliott is so fed up with the current state of airline cabin comfort (or lack thereof) that he's calling for the government to set limits on how small seats can be. He's not buying the air...
I was not entirely serious about developing a Nobel Prize-level award for meetings professionals, but now that I've gotten several inquiries via e-mail, I say, let's do it...
Toward the end of 2009, I was constantly asked what the new decade might be called and what might happen in it. Giving it a lot of thought, on 01-01-10 (interesting digital date) I posted a column calling 2010–2020 the Transformation Decade. It b...
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, was held October 12 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The CIC...
Aiofe Delaney, director of global sales for Ovation Global DMCAiofe Delaney, director of global sales for Ovation Global DMC, has joined the ranks of Ovation executives who have served on the board of directors for SITE, the Society for Incentive...