feeling achy? check for a curly tail!

Swine flu.  The H1N1 virus.  Whatever you call it, it’s a real thing.   Honest.  It’s not some government conspiracy created to ruin the meetings industry.  Darn.  I was kinda hoping it was a conspiracy.  Since it’s not, I need to create a plan to deal with it at our annual meeting in October.

What am I going to do?  Good question.  I’m not sure.  I’ll let you know what we end up doing.  In the meantime, I’ve done a bunch of research, and have found a ton of suggestions.

Here are several suggestions for what YOU can do at your meetings!

small sigh of relief

I breathed a small sigh of relief earlier this week, when I read in MeetingsNet.com that the final TARP rules were published, and that meetings haven’t been totally bashed.  Not a huge sigh, mind you.  But, at least the government types haven’t completely lost their minds.

take action!

The U.S. Travel Association is urging meetings professionals to take action and encourage your senators to vote YES on Travel Promotion THIS WEEK.

avian thief

Not sure when parrots started migrating, but apparently this one didn’t like his own passport photo…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/28/AR2009052804311.html

i’m seein’ stars

When you go on vacation, do you check the hotel website to see whether or not they have a pool?  Or, find out if they received three diamonds or four stars?

If so, you know how important those things are when making a hotel selection.  Do your attendees a favor, and include some detail on the properties available in your housing block so they can make informed choices and be happy with their selections.

Research the offerings that each hotel has, including pool, gym, spa and Internet access.  You can also list the AAA or Mobil rating for the hotels.  The easiest way to compile this information is using each hotel’s website and the AAA and Mobil sites.

It doesn’t take long, and your attendees will greatly appreciate it.