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Advertorials | Aug 27th, 2011
Over the course of 17 years, the folks behind Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar have come up with a time-tested approach to each of their locations - the entertainers. Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar is a sing-along, clap-along, drink-along, have-one-helluva-good-time-along bar where...
Advertorials | Aug 27th, 2011
Tired of meeting in the same old places? Looking for new ways to energize, inspire and motivate your event guests? Are you ready to try something different?
Northwest Forest Conference Center is located just 30 minutes from downtown Houston on...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 25th, 2011
It’s not a stretch to say that most, if not all, corporate event planners have similar objectives when organizing their client’s annual meeting itineraries. Being productive, increasing ROI, working within budget, increasing attendee participation and diversifying their target audience are...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
It’s only 20 minutes into the corporate team building meeting, and restless audience members are shifting in their chairs. The rambling speaker has yet to make a point. Screeching feedback from the microphone is more than a little irritating. At...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
Houston’s hotels offer catering services, convenient parking, state-of-the-art audiovisual amenities and meeting and exhibit space all designed to specifically meet the needs of the business community.
From bed and breakfasts to high-end hotels and in between, the Houston region has diversity...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
Cozy hideaways, small lounges and casual parlor settings with inspiring views are just a few of the things that have helped catapult the trend of meeting on the high seas. While the majority of cruise passengers are still vacationers, many...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
The Galveston area is ripe with meeting venues that can easily entertain an intimate gathering or a large convention. Galveston, with its history and charm, offers a unique locale for company gatherings. Cool bay breezes, the islanders’ graceful Southern hospitality...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
Many meeting planners are discovering that going green is more cost effect and provides a multitude of unexpected benefits. The Convention Industry Council defines a green meeting as: “A meeting or event that incorporates environmental considerations to minimize its negative...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
Anyone who has attended a lengthy business meeting knows the importance of high-quality food and refreshments to the success of any event. Designing unique menus that invigorate the palate is no longer a welcomed surprise in meetings, but an expected...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
Gone are the days when the typical business meeting planner was given a budget, asked to organize an event and when all was said and done, simply added the cost to the company’s year-end marketing expenses. With new federal legislation...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
The fabulously inexpensive caterer you hired is running only about 20 minutes late, your florist overcharged by an obscene amount and the proposed menu included the words fish and stick—together.
To make matters worse, the full house you had expected looks...
Tips From Experts | Jul 15th, 2011
With the popularity of cooking programs on TV, celebrity chefs and newspaper and media pieces, the public is more educated and interested about their food.
The corporate meeting planner realizes that meeting attendees have become more sophisticated and expect the “wow”...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 14th, 2011
In our last issue, we detailed the thriving nightlife scene of the Washington Corridor. Now with an established jitney system of its own, there’s no denying that Washington is the current hotspot for young professionals to dine, enjoy Happy Hour...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 13th, 2011
Houston’s catering industry is just as renowned as its restaurant community, giving planners great flexibility when it comes to organizing the culinary elements of their events. Whether to utilize a restaurant as a turnkey event venue or to seek out...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 13th, 2011
Houston’s restaurant industry is one of the most varied and comprehensive in the world. The best part about dining in Houston is that guests and planners alike aren’t confined to just one part of town when looking for upscale restaurants....
Industry Round Ups | Jul 13th, 2011
Washington Avenue has become the center of Houston’s nightlife, and unlike past hotspots like Richmond and Main Street, the still untapped potential of the Washington Corridor has made many Houston developers look at the area in terms of the future....
Tips From Experts | Jul 13th, 2011
Event furnishings continue to receive a great deal of attention in 2010. One might think that due to budget cuts, the popularity of furniture rentals might be slowing down. On the contrary, in an industry that has been hit...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 13th, 2011
We don’t ordinarily think of putting together a cohesive color scheme as a skill in the realm of event design. By nature, most of us planners are creative and savvy people who know how to mix and match colors...
Advertorials | Jul 13th, 2011
In an industry where word-of-mouth referrals speak volumes about an event service company, Let It Fly Events has set the bar high for maintaining a reputation which continues to gain clients by simply not compromising its high level of integrity...
Industry Round Ups | Jul 12th, 2011
For event planners who are in the practice of organizing meetings with a large percentage of visiting professionals, the main task is to find accommodations that will not only be efficient, but will contribute to the overall event experience. Location...
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