Starwood Pulls St. Regis From Ft. Lauderdale July 23, 2008 The St. Regis Fort Lauderdale Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is about to lose its prestigious St. Regis name, as Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced it is severing ties with hotel owner Castillo Grand LCC.
Midwest Airlines Eliminates Service From Midwestern Hubs July 22, 2008 Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines has announced a revised flight schedule that includes service cuts from its hubs in Milwaukee and Kansas City to cities nationwide. Overall, the airline will reduce capacity by 30 to 40 percent.
Personal Success: Taking the Spa Home By and large, a great massage is no longer sufficient, as spa experiences go. Now it's often about packages, including multiple treatments, unique extras, or goodies to take home.
Personal Success: The Organized Life Regardless of where it is that you work, creating an effective work environment helps to boost productivity and satisfaction. Here are a few products that will keep you more organized, both at your desk and when you travel for business.
MEETING PACKAGE: New Chicago Hotel Offers Planners Free iPods The Avenue hotel, one of Chicago's newest properties, has announced a special promotion for meeting planners: When they book their next meeting at the hotel, they'll receive a complimentary video iPod.
MEETING PACKAGE: Miramonte Offers Fall Concessions The 215-room Miramonte Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, Calif., has announced a series of concessions for meeting planners who book events this summer and actualize them this fall.
Finding the Time for Time Off Is a Challenge for Planners Planners' jobs not only involve a great deal of business travel, they also entitle them to generous vacation benefits. In MeetingNews' recent survey of 310 meeting professionals, respondents reported an average of 23 annual vacation days, far greater than the national average of 14 days. But their heavy work travel schedules prevent them from taking a lot of vacation time, and they usually check in with the office while away on break.
Meeting planners say that no two days on their jobs are alike There might be no such thing as an "average day" in the life of a meeting planner, but the latest MeetingNews survey of 335 planners confirmed that the average planner is performing a wide range of tasks in any given day.
State of the Industry 2008: It's All About You Who are today's meeting planners, and what's important to them? That's what MeetingNews set out to find in its latest survey of more than 300 professionals. We guarantee plenty of surprises. Turn to page 36 for in-depth reports on industry trends planners face.
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For meeting planners across all industries, Successful Meetings educates and provides resources for all levels of corporate, association and independent meeting managers and buyers about how to create and execute all types of meetings.
MeetingNews - the pulse of the industry, informs and provides resources for all levels of managers and buyers responsible for meetings, conventions, trade shows and incentives about events shaping the industry.
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