HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – NOVEMBER 2022
/0 Comments/in • HOTEL HAPPENINGS, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselHOT DEALS!

Lip print readings even fun for men. Check it out for the MPI SBO virtual holiday social! (See below for details.)
Maybe the name of iconic Inn on Fifth & Club Level Suites’ new “To the Nines” package should have had the word “opulence” included in the title. If you are seeking to have a vacation that is “to the moon and back” luxurious, check out this offer that is available until May 31, 2023. The Naples, FL boutique property is offering luxury experiences that showcase the best of the Naples lifestyle. Designed for two, the package centers on a three-night stay in either the King Supreme Suite or the elegant Presidential Suite, both with spacious verandahs overlooking Fifth Avenue South. Club Level amenities include deluxe
MPI SBO: Managing Client Expectations Forges New Successes
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselNo one doubts that the hospitality, meetings & events industries faced meltdowns during the height of the COVID Pandemic, but what have business owners done to overcome the negative challenges and redirect their business to effect more positive outcomes? For many, that begins with Managing Client Expectations, the topic of the October 20th CommuniTEA hosted by Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) Small Business Owners (SBO).
MPI SBO: New business opportunities brewed over a cup of TEA!
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselYour next great partnership may be someone you meet at a chapter meeting, on the other end of a cold call, or it could be from joining in on a Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Small Business Owners (SBO) casual chat called CommuniTEA. The one-hour Zoom call focuses on a core topic of concern to SBO members.
MPI SBO: Is Social Media a Big Time Suck or a Great Business Tool?
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen Kuzsel“Small Biz, Big Talk”: Business Planning
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselMPI ISBO: Building Your Team
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselMPI ISBO: Technology and Your Small Business
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Meetings & Events industry news, MPI - SBO /by Karen KuzselEVENT INSIDER: MEETINGS MAYHEM – a startling reality check behind live events
/0 Comments/in • MISC, Book Reviews, Event Insider, Meetings & Events industry news /by Karen Kuzsel
Meetings Mayhem
Meetings Mayhem is what happens when you tumble dry the principles of Murphy’s Law with surprising mishaps experienced by hospitality, meetings and events, and entertainment industry experts, and then have a professional meeting planner collect and fold them into a passion project ready-made as a “how to respond to nightmare scenarios and come out a winner” book. I vacillated between laughing out loud and gratefully moaning, “Thank goodness it wasn’t me in that situation!”
You don’t have to be in the aforementioned industries to appreciate that “no matter how well you plan, there is always something beyond your control that can drastically upend at the last minute.” What author and professional meeting planner Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP demonstrates is that no matter how dire the situation might seem, the anecdotes contained within the pages of this easy-to-read 182 pages are an amusing guide for what-to-do-if…