Several things happened after the Federal Communications Commission fined Marriott International $600,000 in October 2014 for blocking attendees' personal Wi-Fi devices in the meeting space at Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville...

Many planners have groups booked into European destinations in the coming months, and many are likely struggling with the decision of whether to carry on with their programs as planned or to rebook in a destination perceived as safer. The planner...

During a road show in early December, Diane Anderson, regional director, northeast, for NYC & Company, traveled with some New York City hotel representatives to introduce meeting planners to new developments and offer some tips for booking a...

Virgin America's Protein Plate mealEvery year the Diet Detective (Charles Platkin, Ph.D.) calls the airlines to request nutrition information for the foods they serve economy-class passengers on domestic flights, and turns this information into a...

One reason hotel executive Michael Dominguez is so popular as a meetings industry speaker is that no matter how fast he talks (and it’s pretty fast), he never loses his audience, even as he synthesizes large amounts of data and translates...

In sales, you’re only as good as your last sale. In meeting planning, you’re only as good as your last meeting. Or so it seems. There is immense pressure to deliver more, better, faster, and with less...

Michael Dominguez gives a keynote presentation at the 2015 FICP Annual ConferenceThe ever-quotable Michael Dominguez, senior vice president and chief sales officer, MGM International, launched a recent keynote presentation with a favorite quotati...

Old Man Winter doesn't care that you’ve chosen the perfect keynote speaker and confirmed every conference detail a year in advance. Think of the two recent winter storms that paralyzed much of the country, one ruining many a Thanksgiving dinner a...