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Venue Spotlight:
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Receive up to 100,000 bonus Starpoints®, plus three benefits to choose from. Sign by March 31, 2012 at this and other participating Starwood hotels and resorts in North America.
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Featured Destination:
Los Angeles
WIN and be a star in Los Angeles! Submit an RFP by November 30, 2011 and you will be entered for a chance to win one of five $1,000 American Express® Gift Cards*. Los Angeles increases meeting attendance as one of the world's most sought after travel destinations. And Los Angeles makes planning your next meeting easy with more than 10,000 flights per week and quality product in all price ranges. So book your meeting with your LA INC. sales director and come be a star in LA! *click here for rules and info
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10 Years of Event Changes: Then & Now
By: Donna Kastner |
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What a difference a decade makes. Strategies, tactics and processes that just ten years ago reigned supreme, now look a little out of sync, when viewed through today's event lens.
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Calling All Event & Hospitality Professionals:
How Can WE Help Get This Jobs Train Back on Track?
By: Donna Kastner |
It's top of mind for most Americans. I tuned in for the LinkedIn town–hall forum where President Obama explained more about his $447–billion jobs bill. Later, an interesting Twitter exchange between three event planning professionals caught my eye and made me think even more about this.
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Introducing: Bermuda
By: Tina Benitez |
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First discovered in 1505, there's still more to discover on Bermuda. A British territory, the island still boasts colonial and African heritage as if it were untouched in 500 years. Approximately 20 miles long with 181 islands, Bermuda is less than two hours from some east coast airports.
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3 Surefire Ways to Get 47 People to Click at Least 5 Times
By: Donna Kastner |
When I start writing a blog post, I begin with a working title and get busy writing. Once it's written, I go back and beef up the title. As I scan past posts, I noticed the titles with numbers tend to get more attention.
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"IFEA World Festival & Event City" Award Winners Announced
By: Terri Hardin |
The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) – The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival and Event Professionals Worldwide – announced and recognized the 2011 recipients of their "IFEA World Festival & Event City" award (sponsored by VISA) during the 56th Annual IFEA Convention & Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States on October 3rd.
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Enter the World of Fashion at the Gucci Museo in Florence
By: Jeanie Casison |
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There is an exciting new site to discover the next time you are in Florence. Famed Italian fashion house Gucci recently opened the Gucci Museo inside the Palazzo della Mercanzia on the Piazza Signoria, a spectacular culmination its 90th Anniversary celebration.
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Destination Marketing: Is Your City Unfriendly?
By: Anne Thornley-Brown |
The impression with which visitors leave any city is the sum total of the myriad of interactions they have with individuals during their stay. The Convention and Visitors Bureau can only do so much. It's unfortunate to invest millions of dollars to attract tourists who get the cold shoulder every time they step outside hotels, resorts and restaurants where people are paid to be friendly.
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After running a search in our Supplier Network, use the "Promotion" filter (on the left-hand side) to browse great deals. |
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Don't miss the fantastic opportunity of having a successful meeting for less money at the Corinthia Hotel Lisbon! You pay for accommodation and we give you the meeting package for ALL your delegates for FREE!
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Take a look at user reviews of Cvent's Event Management tool on LinkedIn.
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| Pensacola |
Pensacola, on the Gulf of Mexico, offers historical attractions, 52 miles of sugar-white beaches, a thriving arts scene and more than 40 different venues totaling over 150,000 square feet.
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| Dana Point |
Along with nearly seven miles of coastline, 50 specialty shops and restaurants and first-class beaches, meeting venues in Dana Point truly live up to city motto, "Harboring the good life."
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| Yuma |
Yuma continues to entice visitors with sunny skies and a serene desert landscape. Meeting venues in Yuma comprise a host of historic and natural attractions. Yuma is also an affordable option for Southwest meetings.
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| Concur and Cvent Expand Alliance with New Partnership Agreement |
Concur, a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, and Cvent announced a new partnership through which each company will actively promote and refer the other's products and services. With this new agreement, Cvent and Concur will work to also integrate Cvent's applications with Concur's expense automation via the Concur Connect platform to provide clients with end-to-end meetings-related travel and expense management.
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