This question is asked during every training, conference session, and webinar I present, without fail. Rumor has it that it is illegal to donate leftover event food, and this rumor persists despite the facts.
Recently, I had a convention servi...
When Amway brings 150 of its highest-achieving global independent business owners and their guests together for the annual Global Founders Council, everything about the nine-day program is expected to be executed at the highest level. This is in...
For the ninth year, boutique restaurant and hospitality consulting firm Andrew Freeman & Co. has released its Trends Report. Each year’s report gets a theme, and 2016 is the Year of the Multiple Personality...
A new conference, SenseUP!, a Summit on the Power of Sensory Marketing, debuts next spring in the marketing and events arena. Its focus is “sensory marketing”—that is, awakening and using all the senses to meet an organization...
You know if you have it. You know if someone else has it. And, you know if some places and things have it. In the world of style, you either have it, or, you don’t. Many of you may have been told that your meeting and events are different...
A recent survey of businesspeople in three major world markets—the U.S., the U.K., and China—conducted by Hilton Worldwide and designed to explore the similarities and differences among the markets when it comes to the importance of...
Meeting planners need more than a dollop of good sense to keep their attendees safe and satisfied at the banquet table. It takes a proactive approach to meal planning, making sure to understand and communicate participants’ needs and legal...
Planners are always on the lookout for fresh ideas. You could be reading this right now while taking a break from trying to figure out how, at long last, to orchestrate your awards dinner so it doesn’t bore the pants off half the audience.
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Image: tomcensani, FlickrLocally sourced food and beverage at events is all the rage, but that's usually referring to ingredients, not the dishes as a whole. Most regions have their own, sometimes quirky food specialties that could be a highlight...