Skin Saver
Perfect for throwing into gift bags or your own beach bag, Dr. T's Supergoop line of SPF 30 skin products come in carry-on friendly formats like the water-resistant sunscreen wipe with zinc. Cost, $34 for a box of 21. (210) 787-1377; Supergoop.com
The Claim Game
These bright neon tags from Bob's Your Uncle are made from a tear-resistant paper. Price, $14 for a set of six.(617) 670-3782; bobsyouruncle.com
Bar None
Best of Times Bar & Entertainment Center allows you serve beverages any time, any place. The kit, which includes an umbrella, four bar stools, a collapsible cooler, shelving and a handy wheeled travel bag, can be set up in 10 minutes without tools and can be used indoors or outdoors. Choose from 16 different wraps, or create a custom wrap with your own logo or image. Price, from $399. (800) 997-6762; bestoftimesbar.com
Smart Fax
This online fax service is perfect for times when it's necessary to fax signed documents from home or on-site at a meeting. Hellofax.com lets users send and receive faxes from a computer using an assigned phone number; documents can be edited and signed online (tip: Upload an image of your signature so you can just drop it into the document). Monthly plans start at $4.99 per month. hellofax.com
Solve and Explore
Groups with smartphones can team up and explore a destination using Urban Adventure Quest's mobile scavenger hunt. Players embark on a quest through a city and must solve challenges along the way while racing against each other. Available in 17 locations in the U.S., Urban Adventure Quest works with any smartphone. The cost is $49 per game for an entire group. (805) 603-5620; Urbanadventurequest.com
Puppy Love
Calling all dog people! Groups staying at The Ritz Carlton, Cancun, can engage in a little puppy love with the hotel's "Dog Wash Project," where volunteers spend a morning giving pups that have recently been rescued from the streets a good scrub down. The cost is $39 per guest, which is paid to Rescate Malix, a nonprofit animal rescue organization. (011) 52-998-881-0808; ritzcarlton.com/cancun
Bake It and They Will Come
The term "team-building activity" often elicits eye rolls and sighs, but when that activity is a pastry-making class, attendees' faces are sure to light up. The Montage Beverly Hills (Calif.) recently introduced a one-hour program lets guests team up and bake their confection of choice -- cakes, cream puffs, cookies and more -- alongside Richard Ruskell, the hotel's executive pastry chef and recent winner of The Food Network's Last Cake Standing. The class can be customized for groups of varying sizes and budgets. (310) 860-7800; montagebeverlyhills.com
Banner Idea
No need to chuck that leftover banner. Denver-based Mission Wear, a firm that hires women encountering obstacles to employment (e.g., addiction and homelessness), came up with the bright idea of repurposing the banners into tote and messenger-style bags. Cost, $28 for tote; $35 for messenger bags. Thanks to Visit Denver for the idea. (303) 808-7538; themissionwear.org
Cute Cover-Up
TableVogue's simple table linens can transform those utilitarian folding tables found in many banquet halls and event venues into visions of elegance. The linens, available in a neutral palette, come pretailored to fit standard table sizes, including card tables and banquet tables. Cost, from $39.99. (888) 418-2253; tablevogue.com
Crowd-Source and Conquer
Crowd-sourcing, where a group (rather than an individual) completes a task, is a great way to gather opinions, but it can take time, money and resources. At your next event, why not take advantage of having a group of peers in one place and do a quick crowd-sourcing at the end of a session? For example, if you're trying to come up with a new slogan for your meeting, have a group of 30 people or less each share two words that define the conference or organization. Jot each word down on a flip chart. Divide everyone into smaller groups of about five people each and instruct them to choose six of the previously chosen words. Each group is then instructed to report what their words were, and a dot should be placed next to each word selected. The words with the most dots can be used to create the new slogan. Thanks to Jenise Fryatt, founder of EventProv (eventprov.com) and co-owner/director of Icon Presentations, for the idea.
Auto Post
Send postcards from abroad -- or anywhere -- without scavenging for postage with this genius app. Postagram takes any photo made with an iPhone or Android and prints and ships a postcard attached with a glossy, 300 dpi print of your image to anywhere in the world. Cost, 99 cents per Postagram; the cards can be customized with messages up to 140 characters. postagramapp.com
Mad for Mod
Perk up a soiree with colorful pieces from Taylor Creative's just-debuted collection of Frank Gehry-designed event furniture. The Easy Chair and Fiori Table come in orange, green and white and rent for $125 each. The twisted Color Cubes, available in green, blue, red, pink, orange, black and white, rent for $75 each. (888) 245-4044; taylorcreativeinc.com