When the Hotel Really Messes Up

Ways to seek redress, on-site and in the contract

Breaking Through the 'Gray Ceiling'

Strategies for finding a new job after age 40

How to Plan for Sustainable Catering

Pitfalls to avoid when planning for sustainable catering 

Site Inspecting for Technology

How to evaluate and rate a hotel's technology

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• Affordable Meetings

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  Affordable, Easy CSR

  Here are some low-cost, low-fuss ways to practice corporate social responsibility, including activities for needy children, abused animals and more

• Associations

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  Associations Expanding Globally

  For organizations looking to increase membership and grow the brand, overseas is the promised land. But expanding into a foreign country is a complex process requiring lots of legwork, patience and persistence.

• Career Development

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  M&C's 2010 Salary Survey

  Despite the recession and other woes since the survey was last conducted in 2007, earnings have improved for corporate and association planners, and most are satisfied with their jobs.

• Corporate

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  Corporate Meetings Market Report

  Comprehensive new research from PhoCusWright, cosponsored by M&C and other industry partners, finds increased levels of corporate spending on hotels and air/ground transportation, along with other industry developments previewed here.

• Hotels & Resorts

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  New Convention Center Headquarters Hotels

  These properties, either just-opened or coming soon, promise an easy walk to the convention as well as a revitalized surrounding neighborhood.

• Trade Shows

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  Forecast 2011

  After an extended period of unprecedented challenges, meeting planners have cause for tempered optimism in 2011. This in-depth report looks at trends in hotels, air travel, trade shows, conference centers and incentive programs and finds business is slowly, but steadily, coming back.

• Site Selection

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  Four Great Golf Trails

  These golf trails -- routes of courses linked by geography and/or architect -- offer much pleasure for the players in your group.

• Technology & Web Tools

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  Multimedia Apps

  In the third of M&C's Tech Buyer's Guides, we test-run some low-cost, easy-to-use software applications geared to help planners create a variety of multimedia projects involving videos, slide shows, podcasts and more.

• Other

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  Associations for Minority Planners

  Here's how the top associations for Hispanic and African-American planners address the unique needs of their members.

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