Meetings

Granted, that’s a pretty Gen-X way to present it, but managers are finding that as millennials, the largest segment of the workforce, continue to mature, so, too, do their desires when it comes to professional development.

Americans drink more coffee than any other packaged beverage – estimated at a whopping 90 gallons per person per year. Are you surprised? I’m not!

Whether it’s New Orleans, Nashville or, yes, more than a few towns in Texas, let’s look at three of the big reasons to consider Tier 2 and 3 when planning your next big event.

Planners: Ever on the hunt for the perfect location for their meeting. Suppliers: Always looking to promote their locale. Let's look at some best practices for both.

John Ayo talks about small steps associations can take to infuse opportunities for wellness and self-care into a busy meeting agenda.

It’s a new year and with it, as always, comes new ideas about how to make meetings and events more exciting, more comfortable and above all more useful for those in attendance. Part and parcel of this experience are the spaces in which we meet. Convention centers, hotels and other event venues are upping the ante at all levels to ...

There’s no question that when people take time out of their busy schedules – and money out of the budget – to attend a conference or event, they want to see a return on their investment. But that shouldn’t come at the expense of their experience. Cramming in too many education sessions, speakers or even casual mixers for networking can ...

French Flair in Dallas The Le Méridian Dallas, The Stoneleigh lists its ideal group size as falling between 10 and 130 and that works well with the historic, uptown Dallas property’s newest addition: Perle on Maple. Bistro classics with a Texas twist are on deck for all three meals in the new space, which offers private dining for groups from ...

When it comes to attending any conference, whether it’s ASAE’s Annual Meeting in August or TSAE’s New Ideas Conference in September, it’s best to be prepared. Conferences and other educational events offer tremendous learning and networking opportunities. You will be inspired by the keynote speakers, excited about the connections you make, and motivated by what you learn. As someone who ...

QUESTION: Why do rates (and for that matter, pricing in general) vary so widely hotel to hotel? ANSWER: Rates completely depend on supply and demand. The room inventory that is remaining in the hotel dictates the guest room rate. Hotel A may have a group already contracted and that makes rates higher than Hotel B over the same dates. Hotels ...