Has there ever been a more appropriately named horse than Rich Strike who overcame 80-1 odds two weekends ago to win the 148th Kentucky Derby? Is it time for the meetings and events industry to experience its own “rich strike” …?
Two days ago, I came across an item in news-aggregator Axios entitled 1 Big Thing: Permanent Price Hike that put forth the not-so-encouraging premise that many pandemic-era price hikes are here to stay, as in forever. Same may be true of escalating costs and competition for space in the hotel industry …
We’re likely all familiar with the expression “driven to distraction”. I’d take that a few giant steps further and say we’re being escorted, ushered, chauffeured and valeted to distraction these days! …
Recently, my wife went to dinner with a friend at one of our favorite restaurants, one we’d been to many, many times over the past 7-8 years. When she got home, I asked her how it was and she replied …
Have you gone online to check your cat’s activities lately, or made your own fresh batch of ice cream in two minutes or less? The Consumer Electronics Show [CES] is back with all its New World innovation and crazy gadgetry …
An aspiring performer, Daniel was down on his luck, angered at his fate, and barely surviving on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis [we’ve all been there at one time or another]. To make matters more difficult, Daniel’s first child was about to be born and he knew there would be over-and-above expenses that would stretch him further …
The more things change, the more they stay the same, right? Yeah, well, scratch that. It occurs to me now, the more things change, the more they change and that’s OK by me. And here’s why …
When was the last time you went bobbin’ for apples? Or “over the river and through the woods”? Or made a snow angel? Yeah, me neither. Maybe it’s time to mix it up a bit as the 2021 holiday season begins. Here are 10 ways to re-energize old traditions or begin all-new ones without spending a lot…
Yes, no, maybe. Hurry up, slow down. Ready … set … wait! To meet or not to meet, that’s the daily conundrum facing event planners and their clients. So, how do you cut through the fuzziness of it all and make the big decision?
I’m willing to bet the name Chris Nikic is unknown to you. It certainly was to me. But a few weeks back, the name rippled across the worldwide spectrum of sport when …
