Many reading this blog will either be full-time conference planners or someone who has been asked to plan anything from a Board Retreat to an award dinner. There will be all kinds of budgets and lists that you will be responsible for, but there is one item that should be Read more…
In the ever hectic meetings and hospitality industry, I’ve found lately that I’m educating hoteliers about the difference between Bandwidth and Upload/Download speeds when it comes to internet. So, I decided to put everything down in an quick and easy explanation. Way back when wifi was first “important” in the Read more…
I’ve worked in the Hospitality Industry for over a quarter of a century. As I start to reach middle age, I have spent much time lately looking over my life and of those around me. This brought me to realizing that there’s a lot of women working in entry level Read more…
As I prepared for my upcoming 3 day conference for 900 people, I asked my convention services manager for the evacuation maps and the hotel’s emergency procedures. This is a common practice that I have done so many times over the last 25 years before I take a group onsite Read more…
You would think in 2018 planners would not have to be weary about hotels sliding in “hidden charges”, but you must stay as vigilant as ever when you are working with hotel partners. (Now this is not condemning ALL hotels or even certain chains, but a reminder that we are Read more…
As industry and specialized occupations emerged into the market place, it fell to professional societies/Associations to develop methods of testing and evaluation and to assemble their respective bodies of knowledge for future reference. Standards were developed against which professionalism could be measured and degrees of excellence established. Professional societies/Associations Read more…