| MeetingsFocusForum.com |
 |
Log on now and get in on the conversation with Joan Eisenstodt, industry education leader, and your fellow meeting planners. Talk about planning issues, destination dilemmas, issues with contracts, ROI, CSR and more. Just join in, post your question, and we know you'll find the answer!
|
|
MeetingsFocusForum.com is live!
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Non-Traditional Meeting Sites
Fresh-Air Finds
By ZACHARY CHOUTEAU
|
|
Does fresh air lead to fresh ideas? It's hard to debate that there's something about an alfresco event that inspires meeting attendees to think differently. After all, how can attendees "think outside the box" if they're sitting inside one?
|
|
Here's a look at six non-traditional Southern outdoor venues—ranging from exotic gardens on the Gulf of Mexico to an atmospheric Kentucky cavern—sure to make a lasting impression on any group.
Naples Botanical Garden
www.naplesgarden.org
When it comes to outdoor spaces that transport a group to another place entirely, it's tough to top the Naples Botanical Garden, which showcases not one but six fresh-air offerings for colorful events.
Read more about Non-Traditional Meeting Sites...
|
|
| Subscribe Today! |
 |
Don't miss out on a wealth of information that will make your job as a meeting planner more efficient and rewarding, such as:
- Planning information you can actually utilize with articles on new properties, expansions and interesting facilities
- Feature stories that deliver crucial meetings information to help improve your performance
- Programs and packages that will save valuable meetings dollars and make you invaluable
|
|
Now available in digital, subscribe today.
|
 |
|
|
Site Scene
OKLAHOMA
- The 315-room Wyndham Tulsa recently debuted, joining sister property Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City Airport. Guest rooms and suites at Wyndham Tulsa feature complimentary high-speed Internet access. The property offers a 24-hour business center, indoor and outdoor pool, free high-speed wireless Internet access throughout its public spaces and in-room spa services. There is an indoor waterpark for kids. The hotel also offers more than 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space in 20 multiuse rooms of varying size. The hotel’s grand ballroom, consisting of more than 7,000 square feet, can accommodate up to 850 seated guests. For more information, call 918.627.5000 or visit www.wyndham.com.
Read more Site Scene »
|
|
World Affairs
By ZACHARY CHOUTEAU
While organizing a conference close to home can be challenging enough, the task of planning one thousands of miles away in a foreign-speaking destination with very different customs and cuisine can really put skills to the test.
With the increasingly global nature of business international meetings are on the rise—and so is the likelihood that planners will need to know how to facilitate them. To get some perspective on trends, as well as planning tips, Meetings Focus spoke to some key players in the international meetings arena.
Read more about World Affairs »
|
|
|
|
