Tag Archives: MICE
Empire
It’s the heat Carruthers, can’t stand the dammed heat. Ok not original, but perhaps because it is repeated so frequently there is an element of insight. Landed in Yangon yesterday after a long flight from London over Singapore and the … Continue reading
In people we trust
What I and my colleagues do happens in real time. In North America we are called ‘Meeting Planners’ (even when there are no meetings). In the UK we are Event Managers (even when an ‘event’ can last over several days). … Continue reading
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Tagged business canada, fairmont, meeting planning, MICE, sonora resort, Vancouver
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Being a bully is not clever
My US and Canadian friends and industry colleagues frequently assert that service standards in North America are the best in the world. My observation is that service delivery in this part of the world is a facsimile of a real … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Canada, group travel, MICE, quality, recovery from surgery, service delivery, service in North america, tourism, Vancouver
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And the next one please….
Breakfast at 0645 through to about 0715, some meeting prep, quick face time chat with the family at 0840 then meeting 1 at 0900, meeting 2 at 0930, meeting 3 at 1130, meeting 4 at 1230…. and then I finally … Continue reading
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Tagged # hotel vancouver, Canada, MICE, site inspection, Vancouver
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What’s the buzz?
Is a line from Jesus Christ Superstar but a question I am sometimes asked by people ‘not in the trade’. Why would I rush towards wanting to spend 9 hours on a small metal tube with hundreds of people I … Continue reading
Hallow Jack 