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Will energy costs lead to less negotiating power?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel Vendor, Travel costs, Site Selection, Negotiate, Energy costs, Conventions, Convention Center, Conferences, Airlines on Jul 26, 2008

Why do we think that hotels, convention centers, conference centers and other venues are going to be able to negotiate 'deals' as if it were November 2001?

The market was soft then, after the terrorist attacks on the United States. Airlines were back with flights but many companies were still canceling or postponing meetings and business travel. We were all more cautious about what business we

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It's generational

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in WorkLife, Social Responsibility, Politics, Keith Olbermann, Industry and Elections, Generations, E.J. Dionne on Jul 25, 2008

E.J. Dionne, a columnist in the Washington Post (and often a commentator on MSNBC's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann [who I confess I think is the sexiest man alive] wrote in the Friday, 25 July Washington Post about how the "youth vote" may make a huge difference in this year's US elections.

As I read this, I was heartened that it was so, mainly because I want more people involved in the

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Will everyplace look alike?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel Arrangements, Tourism, Staycation, Social Responsibility on Jul 14, 2008

This story and the accompanying photos in USAToday on line today made me so sad.

As I look around North America and then to other countries, I am saddened to see how alike they are becoming with any vestige of what once was.

I remember when Seattle, WA, tore down all the small businesses across from the Sheraton and put up a building and mall that could be in any city. It made me sad.

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