Geri Bain
Sustainable Travel Strategies
One of the most important decisions a company can make around sustainable travel is whether or not a business trip of meeting is a must.
Emergency Preparedness Advice
Industry veteran Danielle Restaino Walters shares some emergency preparedness tips to help ensure that you and your company are ready for...basically, anything.
Hong Kong Meetings Slowdown
Hong Kong meetings have slowed considerably six months into a wave of mass pro-democracy demonstrations.
Amenity Experiences Take Off
“There is a big difference between a room drop and an experience where you go into a room and select your gift. This is particularly true for incentives, where guests may go from table to table selecting their gifts.”
New Custom Foodie Tours
With its new custom foodie tours, Lip Smacking Foodie Tours offers a VIP gourmet alternative to dine-arounds and formal dinners.
Managing Simple Meetings
Simple meetings make up more than half of corporate meetings, yet 52 percent of companies book these meetings outside of “managed” channels.
Negotiating Tips from Hotels
It's an old negotiating tip: Get inside the head of the person sitting across the table from you. So we turned to several hotels to share their negotiating tips from the front lines.
Moving Up the Corporate Ladder
5 tips on leadership and moving up the corporate ladder from pharmaceutical event planner-turned-entrepreneur Maggie Butler of The CM Group.
Planners Share Their Pre-Meeting Rituals
Here are some pre-meeting rituals planners use to rev up the confidence and energy to deal with the wild demands and unforeseen hiccups that are all in a day’s work for an event planner.
10 Ways Planners Unwind Post-Event
After running at Mach 1 speed for days, many planners use personal rituals or routines to help them unwind.
Wow Attendees With Jewelry as Corporate Gifts
insights from jeweler Diane Katzman on how to use jewelry to create impactful corporate gifts that attendees will treasure.
9 Ways to Capture Room Block Renegades
Almost half of convention attendees book outside the room block, according to a recent survey. Here are some ways to boost your in-the-block bookings.
How Do Meeting Planners Use TripAdvisor?
We asked meeting planners when they click on TripAdvisor—and how it helps in their jobs.
Travel Gadgets for Meeting Planners
Here are some stylish travel gadgets and gear to help you stay comfortable and efficient on the road.
