Can’t be with us at PYM LIVE DC? Here’s a window into the education and experimentation happening in our nation’s capital.
25 ways to make meetings better
What have planners been struggling with this year? Contract negotiations and budgets, is what they’re telling us. So at our first-ever PYM LIVE in Alexandria, Va./Washington, D.C., we asked planners and supplier for some tips.
Federal shutdown costs D.C. hotels $2 million
It’s over, but the fallout continues to be felt. The 16-day federal government shutdown cost hotels in Washington, D.C., $2 million in revenue and 13,000 room reservations, the Washington Post reported Monday, citing data shared by Mayor Vincent Gray. Figures released by Smith Travel Research (STR), an American company that tracks supply and demand data, […]
New Southwest Airlines service makes Northwest Florida more accessible to groups
When the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) opens later this year in Panama City Beach, it will create a nonstop gateway to the meeting venues and sandy white beaches of Panama City, Sandestin, Seaside and other Beaches of South Walton communities in northwest Florida (formerly known as the Panhandle). Southwest Airlines recently announced it […]
Intriguing restaurant list
If you have to make a big impression or arrange a very special small meeting for your top CEO, here’s a coast-to-coast list of 10 of the best new restaurants from one of the country’s top food critics, Frank Bruni of The New York Times. Featured restaurants include O Ya in Boston, Ubuntu in Napa […]
