Entries by Karen Kuzsel

MPI SBO- Retreat-for-One Gifts Your Business

November 30, 2023 in , , /by

If time has been slipping away from you into 2024 and you’re desperate to have a more cohesive business plan, what should you do to get there? (Giving up, pulling your hair out, or pretending it won’t matter because you’ll figure it out “later” are not viable responses.)

The question of best practices for future business planning was the topic of discussion for the November 29, MPI SBO Connects hour-long session on Zoom. The Small Business Owners community is a slice of Meeting Professionals International that offers discussions and information about how to run your business. One way that is done is by offering informal social chat sessions

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –NOVEMBER 2023

November 7, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

HOT DEALS!

The produce is freshly grown and harvested at DeSoto Savannah.

The farm-to-table culinary experience at The DeSoto in the center of Savannah, GA begins right outside the historic property’s door. Growing some of their produce is just one part of the DeSoto’s mystique your group can experience for themselves. Book their Savannah Meetings, Remaking History package by December 31 for available

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –OCTOBER 2023

October 12, 2023 in /by

Discovery has a promotional discount. Book by Oct. 22, 2023 and use by Dec. 31, 2024!

HOT DEALS!

Swim with a dolphin. Snorkel among thousands of tropical fresh. Hand-feed exotic birds. All this is possible with a 40% discount for an inclusive day at Discovery Cove® (Orlando, FL) when you book by October 22, 2023 and use by December 31, 2024! As part of the all-inclusive experience, guests also enjoy a freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, and all-you-can-eat snacks throughout

MPI SBO CONNECTS: HITS, MISSES, AND NEEDS

September 29, 2023 /0 Comments/in , , /by

Lessons the hospitality, meetings & events industries learned from the “great COVID interruption” is that business models may have gotten deconstructed and staffing thinned, but continuing industry professionals dug in and have reshaped businesses to meet the future. Next generations of eager beginners are joining the ranks to reshape the future. It is imperative that valuable experience earned by longtime professionals is recognized and shared with “newbies”, that young staffers build new networking relationships, and that the experienced professionals who have left corporate positions to begin their own small business will evolve and thrive.

The Meeting Professional International Small Business Owners (MPI SBO) community is here to help. The community

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –SEPTEMBER 2023

September 26, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

HOT DEALS!

Save up to 35% in this flash sale at The Lucie, part of the Opal Collection.

Pay for three nights and get the fourth free at the newly renovated boutique hotel, The Lucie on Jensen Beach, FL, which just became a member of the Opal Collection. If you need a fast getaway, check out the flash sale. Save up to 35% off stays across our entire collection

Part 4: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK

September 25, 2023 /0 Comments/in , /by

Folktale and Fantasy at the Hundested Sand Sculpture Festival.

In Part 3: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK, we discovered that no matter how many times we visit Denmark, there is more to see, more traditions to learn, and more tasty meals to devour with our friends and their families. In this final section, we excitedly greet new adventures.

WHAT WE DID:

You might say Denmark is structured on limestone, beginning in the 11th century when it was used to build churches. One of

Part 3: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK

September 22, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

I found this on the bathroom wall at Richters Olstue, a restaurant in Køge built in 1644.

In Part 2: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK, we walked for miles on cobbled streets, rode a ferry to Drottningholm to see the Queen’s Castle and the oldest opera house in the country, and discovered that five days is simply not enough to cover the 89 museums located in Stockholm, Sweden.

Things you should know about Denmark, routinely recognized as one of the happiest countries on earth. Even Danes struggle to articulate

Part 2: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN AND DENMARK

September 18, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

In Part 1: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK, excellent food seduced our senses and teased our palates, from the early morning buffet at Nobis Hotel Stockholm to the many restaurants we visited. Eating did not encompass all our time, so read on to see how we worked off all those calories!

Images of these colored buildings in Stortorget Square in Gamla Stan, the Old Town of Stockholm, adorn most souvenirs and postcards.

WHAT WE DID:

A short distance from our hotel and needing to kill time before being able to check in, we came across The Hallwyl Museum. We were initially drawn by the fancy outdoor garden

Part 1: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK

September 15, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

Stockholm Bay main street is lined with impressive buildings originally erected as banks.

Extreme heat and wilting humidity may have compelled tourists in many countries to make like bats and only come out in the dark shade of day or the prayed-for cool of night, but on our early July trip to Sweden and Denmark, we sidestepped predicted rain and donned light

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –AUGUST 2023

August 16, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

Pig Island is just one of 50 promotional packages being offered by Bahamas Tourism to celebrate 50 years.

HOT DEALS!

The Bahamas is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and you can get in on the 50 ways they offer to save money by celebrating with them. There are hotel/resort packages through the end of the year, spa packages, deals on having family portraits done, golf, food deliveries, and car rentals. With 50 different offers (such as the one on Pig Island with a stay at the Embrace Resort,