I just came across this site, which predicts what could very well become reality for the media by 2014. It's eight minutes long, but especially for any journalists reading this blog (c'mon, I know you're lurking) or others interested in the future...
Katharine Stone at Decent Marketing has a lot to say about how Delta's marketing its new Simplifare program. While meeting planners may bemoan the fact that the airline also, with much less fanfare, did away with its meetings desk--no more free...
If there are any travel professionals reading this, you might want to check out the 14th Annual Retailer Salary & Compensation Survey. Among the findings: ...
Meeting Professionals International has been busy lately. MPI’s Global Corporate Circle of Excellence just released a position paper on procurement and strategic meetings management. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet (still working on those 1...
This “letter,” which has been floating around the ‘net for while, still cracks me up. ...
I hope you all enjoyed the tips and assorted other goodies I left for you while I was out sailing with my honey in the British Virgin Islands over the past 10 days. Now I'm back, wading through the 1,000+ e-mails that clogged my in-box before it...
Bookmark this portal site if you're considering a cruise for an upcoming incentive program. The Web site of longtime meeting industry cruise specialists Landry & Kling, it offers deck plans and virtual tours of 360 ships, an online RFP service...
Another good pointer from the MIMlist listserv: thirtythousandfeet.com, a site with links to just about anything airport/airplane related you could think of.
A guest blog from Barbara Scofidio, editor of Corporate Meetings & Incentives: ...