
Wednesday,October 28th, 2009
By Gary Schirmacher CMP
Recently it was brought to my attention that a client removed a hotel from their short list for a 2014 annual meeting location due to numerous negative comments posted regarding that property on Trip Advisor. It’s my impression Trip Advisor is a tool used more often by leisure and transient travelers, than by [...]

Tuesday,August 11th, 2009
By Debbi Beldon, CMP
Just got back from e4 – what a terrific time we had networking with clients, partners and colleagues. I learned a lot too. For instance, I learned that people really will follow me on Twitter, even though I’m not exactly sure why yet. I learned that I need more than five hours sleep [...]

Thursday,July 2nd, 2009
By Bill Reed
Living in the DC area has many advantages, and one of them is to participate in the Independence Day holiday events. Where else can you have a birthday party filled with a concert, good food and fireworks in your backyard that is worthy of being broadcast on television? Well, I guess it is [...]

Thursday,June 18th, 2009
By Jennifer Sommers, InterContinental Hotels
My role at work has changed recently and I’ve been traveling…a LOT! I am becoming a better packer with each trip so I thought I’d share some of my tricks. For anyone who isn’t a regular “road warrior” or fears over- packing and doesn’t like to drag along a large suitcase on those 3-5 day trips…here are [...]

Monday,June 15th, 2009
By Brian Strickland
The explosion of the information age has left many of us with the thought process the world has become a much smaller place. While as a society we can communicate with few hurdles stopping us, there are some truths that still exist. I found that out first hand while providing services [...]