Years ago I planned an annual event in January with a Tuesday through Thursday date pattern, which meant we set up on Sunday and Monday. As you can imagine, there were a couple of challenges with this. One of the biggest was labor. Sunday labor is paid at time and a half to convention centerContinue reading “Another Holiday?”
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Get On The Bus
As event planners, when working with events, we are often dealing with transportation logistics. How many of you have organized a city-wide event with multiple hotels which required busing attendees back and forth to the convention center? I’ve personally attended events where the host provided shuttle buses from the airport to the hotel when weContinue reading “Get On The Bus”
Party ‘Cause the Cows Came Home
In South Germany, Austria, and Switzerland each fall you can attend a fun and festive event; an Alpine cattle drive. This Almabtrieb or Viehscheid takes place in either September or October and is a time-honored German tradition dating back to the Bronze Age1. Imagine watching cows wearing flowered headdresses, fancy cowbells, and giant wreaths aroundContinue reading “Party ‘Cause the Cows Came Home”
Keep it to Yourself
Since it’s a busy travel season, and I, myself, am traveling, I thought I would share a recent experience I had. I happened to earn a first class upgrade on one of my flights. The change in class comes with a few perks like a warm meal, heated towel to cleanse my hands, and depending onContinue reading “Keep it to Yourself”
Frohe Weihnachten
I happened to be fortunate enough to vacation in Vienna, Austria, three weeks before Christmas. I have been to Europe before, but not during Christmastime. Vienna is famous for their Christmas markets like Holland (Amsterdam) is famous for their tulips. They pop up in almost every town and are of varying sizes and complexities; drawingContinue reading “Frohe Weihnachten”