That's not exactly the question David is asking in this post about last-minute planning, but it could be. The question he's really asking, after running through some last-minute planning requests he's been able to pull out of his hat, is, "If...

I have been remiss in linking to this discussion on Acronym about meeting formats. I kept holding off in hopes of having something brilliant to add, but people over there seem to have it covered pretty well. Basically, it's about whether the new...

OK, that may be a bit too apocalyptic, but you know times are tough when attendance tumbles in Las Vegas. Maybe this means this notoriously tough-dealing town will be more willing to negotiate with groups moving forward? I'm trying to look at the...

Or so this research would suggest. According to an article in The Boston Globe, you can enhance your next networking function by serving hot toddies instead of ice-cold martinis. Well, it doesn't exactly go that far, but it does say: ...

Lenox spa just "agreed to pay $14.75 million to about 600 massage therapists, yoga teachers, estheticians, hair stylists, waiters, and other employees who worked at Canyon Ranch between April 2004 and October 2007," reports the Boston Globe. The...

The economic downward spiral and its effect on meetings is the question under fierce contention on the Meetings Collaborative discussion boards lately (free registration required). Some people are saying their meetings are being cut already, some...

Those baggage fees, energy surcharges, and in-flight meal costs can add up, I know. But until listening to a press teleconference announcing the results of the annual Global Travel Forecast and Trends report produced by American Express Business...

Is AIG paying cancellation penalties for the 160 meetings and events it was going to pay $8 million to hold before it got into trouble over a badly timed incentive trip? That's what one person who commented on a recent article outlining the cuts...

...either of the U.S. senators running for the job could go on the comedian circuit. While neither was anywhere near as funny as their Saturday Night Live impersonators (or when they appeared on SNL themselves, or on Last Comic Standing), these...

Check out this post from the LB Network about the AIG incentive that was recently in the news. It is the best response I've seen to the whole mess so far. I love this part about what to do after the event is canceled, assuming they would still...