State of The Industry
Summit Management
Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)

Just as we predicted this past March, normality has indeed come to the meetings and travel business.

Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)
Best Practices
Summit Management
The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual ...

As the business of meetings continues to exist in the virtual and hybrid worlds for the foreseeable future, the role of an experienced and technologically savvy meeting planner/tech team is more important than ever to the success of your program.

The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual Meetings
State of The Industry
Rob Lipman
Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” ...

Two weeks ago, I attended the “Back to Business Experiential Form” in Dallas, sponsored jointly by Associated Luxury Hotels International (AHLI) and OMNI Hotels

Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” Face-to-Face Meeting in the Age of Covid
Best Practices
Summit Management
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? ...

While past few months have acclimated many of us to the world of virtual meetings, too many online participants, particularly presenters, don’t often employ best practices that can make the experience more effective for all involved.

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 2: How to be a More Effective Virtual Presenter
Best Practices
Summit Management
Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline ...

With airline rebooking and refund policies changing seemingly minute-by-minute, Summit recommends these three sites to make sense of all the current chaos.

Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline Rebooking and Refund Policies

State of The Industry

Not So Smarte Cartes

Don’t you hate having to pay $6.00 for a Smarte Carte at an NYC area airport?

This is one part of traveling that has bothered me for years. Many worldwide airports provide carts as a courtesy to help travelers move luggage in and out of customs and baggage claim.   Not the US airports.  Someone has got to make a buck off of you (Have they ever considered what pizza for 4 costs?).   This has been the case for more than a decade.  These carts aren’t even available where you need them like when you get dropped off at an outer island at Terminal C Newark by the parking lot “courtesy” buses.

Do you remember in the beginning how they gave you your dollar back when you returned the cart?  That was OK.  Now the cost is up to six bucks and you can’t take them on a tram, escalator, or on the tram. You can only go as far as the island outside the terminals.   I think the airlines or the Port Authority should help with this expense and provide them free-of-charge. 

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