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Food shortages ..food costs

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Food Catering on Apr 23, 2008

The articles abound about the foot shortages and riots over food.  The 24 April USAToday has a story about Sam's Club and Costco curtailing the sales of rice.

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/shopping/_a/sams-club-costco-limit-rice-sales/20080423163209990001

I've written lately about the airline crisis (consolidation and fuel prices leading to higher fares and less availabilty of flights to fewer

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The agony of 'da-feet'

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Onsite management, Exhibition, Conventions, Convention Center, Conferences on Apr 23, 2008

(I had to... really. Groan ... it's worth it!)

Read a great article in New York Magazine about how badly we all walk.  I've switched to Earth Shoes for the days I have to wear something on my feet.  Sitting here, today, Thurs., 24 April, in my home office, I am barefoot and my feet are quite happy.

This article is worth reading - esp. for any who are Convention Services Managers and Meeting

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But wait .. there's more re the airlines

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Meetings, Conventions, Conferences on Apr 22, 2008

And United is cutting flights and jobs.

Ooooh my heart flutters at all the anxiety this is causing me and others.

 We've got to talk about this

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Will you want virtual meetings .. only?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Hotel on Apr 22, 2008

Today I participated as a trainer in Virtualis in SecondLife.  Virtualis is a cool new area for virtual meetings and I even have my own Eisenstodt Conference & Community Center.

With voices enabled, and avatars of all kinds, it was pretty neat.

And when I saw today that all the airlines are talking about raising fares - because they have to (see this headline from USAToday on line: >>Delta CEO:

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Will anyone be able to afford to attend meetings?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Travel Arrangements, Meetings, Conventions, Conferences on Apr 21, 2008

No really - I just made two airline reservations - one for August and one for January.  The cost for each, with a Saturday night stay (it's baaaaaack) was far more than I've paid before.

Ok.. sure: I fly a few particular carriers bec. I upgrade and maybe there were cheaper fares somewhere but I'm not alone in wanting some comfort for long flights.  And then one of these carriers is being talked

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