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From Awkward to Dangerous: 6 Planners Share #MyStory
Six meeting professionals tell their stories of sexual harassment to shine a light on the effects of unwanted advances at conferences and events, and at the office.It’s hard to find a meeting...
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16 Tactics to Stop Sexual Harassment at Meetings
Respondents to MeetingsNet’s sexual harassment survey shared their ideas for reducing the potential for sexual harassment at meetings and in the workplace.Hundreds of respondents to MeetingsNet’s June...
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Sexual Harassment Management Strategies
It’s not enough to just have a sexual harassment policy or meeting code of conduct if it isn’t enforced or doesn’t have any real consequences for the harasser. But creating one—or ensuring your...
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#MeetingsToo: Survey Reveals Widespread Sexual Harrassment
Fifty-six percent of female meeting executives say they’ve been sexually harassed in a professional environment. This and more from MeetingsNet’s new survey on harassment in the meetings industry and...
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#MeetingsToo
A new MeetingsNet survey highlights just how pervasive sexual harassment is in the meetings industry and the workplace—and crowdsources ideas on how to combat it.#MeetingsToo: Survey Reveals Widespread...
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Faster Airport Security Lines? Slowly but Surely
TSA testing new machinery to speed up air-security processLast week, the Transportation Security Administration began testing a new computed tomography checkpoint scanner at Washington Dulles...
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New Flat-Rate Service Can Speed Travelers Through Airport Lines
For $100 you can skip to the front of the security line and, depending on the airport, queue jump at border patrol, too.Have you ever wanted to be Kim Kardashian? No, actually, neither have I, but I...
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New Planner Reward Program Is Announced
Omni Hotels & Resorts offers a three-tier program with free nights and amenities.The newest planner reward program was announced last week by Omni Hotels & Resorts. Omni Select Planner has...
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Tough Day? Apply for the World's Best Job
Keep reading if you think you can handle living in five-diamond luxury in Mexico for a year.Dear meetings professionals, how was your day? I hope it was great, but chances are that not every day is...
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When Getting the VIP Treatment Is Cost-Effective
Paying for airport concierge services can be both efficient and good for your mental health.I recently tested out the flat-fee airport fast-track, immigration, and lounge services from Blacklane PASS,...
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Petrified Planners: Eight Event Nightmares and How to Handle Them
It’s that spooky time of year when neighborhoods are awash in candy and things that go bump in the night.There are plenty of Halloween-themed venues that meeting planners can use to thrill their...
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Going Mobile: Award-Winning Hotel Designs of the Future
Integrating travel and lodging into one concept would have huge benefits for business travelers.Unpacking a suitcase in a hotel room may go the way of subway tokens and landlines in the future. The...
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And the World’s Best Job Goes To…
A sales and marketing professional beats 15,000 other applicants to be Vidanta’s brand ambassador.Vidanta has announced the winner of its World’s Best Job competition. Andrea Martens, a sales and...
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New Member Benefits Announced for Association of Women in Events
Free membership for students and a new speaker directory will expand membership and support diversity at events.The Association of Women in Events has announced a new, tiered membership model to extend...
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9 Reasons Meeting Planners Should Be Thanked and Thankful
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for friends and family and all the good in our lives. For meetings and events professionals, MeetingsNet would like to add a few other things to the list, such as...
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Loyalty Programs That Reward Your Attendees, and You Too
Two major hotel chains offer the best programs for individual travelers and meeting planners.Wallet Hub has announced the best rewards programs for travelers in 2018 and there is, not surprisingly,...
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Ho, Ho, Hospitality: Take Our Meetings Industry Holiday Quiz
Think you know your industry? Take our holiday quiz to see how you score on geography, hotel history, budgeting, and wellness trends. We are offering zero clock hours for getting the answers right, but...
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A Meeting Visible from Space
India’s Kumbh Mela event is the world’s biggest gathering.A $397 million event budget sounds quite generous until you consider that this particular event draws more than 120 million attendees. In...
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Human Trafficking Issue Comes to the Fore
A second meetings and events industry association signs on to an anti-trafficking code of conduct, with greater awareness among planners and suppliers the goal of an anti-trafficking advocacy...
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International Women’s Day: Meetings Are Making a Difference
Women-only events are in the news.March 8 is International Women’s Day, and even though the meetings and events industry is dominated by women, it’s important to mark this day because having lots of...
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