Entries by Karen Kuzsel

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,

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –JULY 2023

July 29, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

HOT DEALS!

Buy the Luminary Hotel & Co. package and get tickets to explore the Edison and Ford winter estates.

Just looking for a getaway and a peek into the history of innovative giants Thomas Edison and Henry Ford? Come to Fort Myers, FL and take advantage of this offer from Luminary Hotel & Co. for their Edison and Ford Estates & Museum Package. This package includes accommodations in a King Room, two self-guided tickets to explore the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, valet parking and one breakfast for two in Ella Maes Diner. The legendary innovators and their families spent winters in

HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE JUNE 2023

June 25, 2023 /0 Comments/in /by

ireworks are better seen from the Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) pool deck.

FOURTH OF JULY SETS OFF FIREWORKS WITH GREAT DEALS

Spark up the 4th with a party at Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) with a special party package and great viewing of the fireworks from the pool deck. I’d go just for the food. Some of the extensive menu includes Redneck cheese & charcuterie; salads such as one with arugula, apple, goat cheese, spiced cashews and tops with a maple sherry

TORONTO: A WEEK OF FOOD & FUN

June 18, 2023 /0 Comments/in , /by

The CN Tower looms over downtown.

114 floors above the crowd of pea-sized tourists ambling between the Rogers Centre, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and the miniscule outside Railroad Museum, my first step from Toronto, Canada’s CN Tower elevator left me momentarily light-headed. I focused forward as I inched towards the windows, determined not to look down the 1,465 feet. I gave the Universe a grateful thanks for the small miracle