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It might seem a rather blunt point to make, but words are important. That is, making sure you use the right ones under the right circumstances. It can...
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Ever wished this recession would be over and things would go back to normal? Don’t hold your breath. Professor Graeme Codrington, the excellent keynot...
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Beige food. It’s what my conference organiser wife disparagingly calls conference cuisine because it usually consists of something made with or wrappe...
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Isn’t it funny how a wedding is an event – yet costs so much more? At a recent function I crossed paths with a friend in the industry who is busily or...
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Welcome to Yorkshire has beaten some of the best travel brands on the planet to be named the world’s leading destination marketer - for the second yea...
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The Irish have raised the bar, in more ways than one. What I mean by that is that last night Tourism Ireland created a new benchmark against which all...
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Stephen Morton-Prior, managing director of Clearwater Events, has been bemoaning the lack of creativity in the industry, suggesting it has become proc...
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As you stand in line watching an ever-increasing throng of travellers herd around a busy airport check-in desk or dither about as they pass through se...
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Yesterday it was announced that the High-Speed (HS2) rail link was given the go-ahead by the government - meaning that travellers will be able to get ...
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A white paper published last week by the National Conference Centre (NCC), in Virginia, USA, seeks to explain ‘Why Conference Centres are More Conduci...
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Winter is a depressing time. Not only is it freezing cold, it’s also a time of eternal darkness for many UK workers, who are confined to their offices...
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Everyone starts the New Year with some sort of resolution, plan or wish list – it may be the usual – quit smoking, lose weight, or perhaps it’s someth...
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Happy New Year! Another year older, but are we any wiser? As we prepare for Meetings & Incentive Travel magazine’s 25th anniversary issue in 2012 ...
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Sick of the sight of turkey already? You’re not alone; a survey by Travelodge finds that seven out of ten British employees will have at least two wor...
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So, 2011 is almost over. The roads are getting quieter, the shops are getting busier and we have already eaten far too much chocolate.
The emails a...
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Feeling Christmassy yet? Not harassed last-minute-shopping-madness Christmassy, hopefully, that’s no fun at all. No, I refer to the other kind of Chri...
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I’m not a fan of the networking lunch. I know we’re all time-poor and require any time out of the office to offer ROI and ‘added value’ but I just fin...
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Snow has already fallen in some parts of the country, but as yet (okay, I know it’s only December and I may be jinxing things) the country hasn’t come...
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I suspect my understanding of the European debt crisis is as flaky as yours; which is not to impugn your intelligence - or mine for that matter. It’s ...
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What special requirements will conference organisers need to put in place at COP18 in Qatar next year? Beds, by the sounds of it, after the COP17 clim...