Doing due diligence when selecting a site for an international program has never been so important. If it isn't political upheaval, then war or the threat of war, terrorist activity, anti-American sentiment, infectious disease, power outages, and...
Christy Richards is a rare breed in the meeting planning business. She doesn't “do” attrition. Never has, and she hopes, never will. The meeting planner for the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors avoids the “A” word by employing a room...
NOT LONG AGO, golf was the only game in town. It was what meeting attendees did for fun — the highlight of an off-site...
WHEN IT COMES TO TERRORIST THREATS, many planners and vendors maintain what Joan L. Eisenstodt calls a “see no evil” attitude. “If we don't talk about terrorism [or other factors that could disrupt our meetings], we think, ‘It won't happen again,’...
The biggest challenge to hotel guests' privacy rights may not come from government investigators fighting terrorism. It may instead be from attrition charges. With sizeable attrition bills becoming commonplace, many planners are requesting that...
Looking for ways to save money on food and beverage? Here is a checklist that will be a great starting point...