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Business Meeting Incentives
- Baton Rouge – The Attraction is the ExperienceBaton Rouge, Louisiana is a meeting destination where the draw is the experience. Offering many venues that can support a meeting of any size, with breathtaking views of Baton Rouge as your backdrop, your group will be enchanted with the variety of great activities that range from sightseeing and the musical sounds of the local [...] […]
- Tapping into the SMERF MarketThe first step in tapping into the SMERF market would – of course – be understanding exactly what the SMERF market is. This particular travel, meeting and event market consists of social, military, education, religious and fraternal organizations, hence the SMERF acronym. This growing market of potential clients is the bread and butter of some [...] […]
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Seoul Tourism Organization to showcase Seoul to the world at EIBTM 2009
The Seoul Convention Bureau (SCB) will be exhibiting at this year’s Europe Incentive Business Travel & Meetings (EIBTM). Barcelona, Spain is host city to the 3 day exposition that will run from December 1st through to December 3rd 2009. This year, in line with their increased marketing efforts to promote Seoul as a convention destination, the SCB will host a stand-alone... »
Use Skytrax to Avoid Air Travel Delays
A new website, Skytrax.com, offers tips for air travelers on how to choose the best seat, what previous passengers thought of the airline, and their own one-to-five star rating for more than 350 airlines. In addition, they give advice and information about airports - for example, if you are going to have a lay-over Dallas/Fort Worth is the best place to... »
First web site for the cruise meetings industry debuts
By eTN Staff Writer | Oct 27, 2009 The media got their first look at Seasite.com, the first online web portal designed solely for the cruise meetings industry, at the Motivation Show in Chicagto. At the press conference, Seasite’s CEO, Josephine Kling along with Joyce Landry, CEO of Landry & Kling,... »
Web 2.0 and Meeting Planners
What is Web 2.0 and how will it affect how meeting planners do their jobs? Don’t worry; the World Wide Web isn’t going anywhere – at least not anytime soon. Web 2.0 refers to the interactive part of the Internet that meeting planners are already utilizing. Social networking like Facebook and LinkIn, video sharing sites such as YouTube, and photo storage... »
Online Meetings
Traditionally, conferences are held in hotels meeting rooms or convention centers. That is no longer always the case. Utilizing today’s technology, conferences can be held without anyone leaving their base of operation. What makes up a good online meeting? Many of the same features as a face-to-face meeting, with the added challenge of IT equipment. Check your video stream and sound... »
Can Travel Benefit Your Health Part 2
A short vacation – say a long weekend – can benefit most people. Blood pressure levels decline, heart rate goes down, and the stress hormone epinephrine lowers as a result. Travelers report that they sleep better and more deeply after a vacation. Mental health is also improved when workers take vacations. Workers come back from vacation with less anxiety, less anger,... »
Can Travel Benefit Your Health Part 1
There is a bit of homespun wisdom that tells us taking a vacation is good for our health. It has even been documented by medical professionals that having a vacation is good for your cardiovascular health. According to studies, both men and women are more prone to heart disease when they don’t take vacations. Men who take yearly vacations reduce... »
Budget Planning Software
Taming a wild budget becomes much easier when you use budget-planning software. The Great Event Software (www.thegreatevent.com) offers a user-friendly software packages that has templates to help you through every step of planning your event. Using the template for weddings helps you plan the budget and know where every penny is going. There is a template for the bride’s attire that... »