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US Presidential Inauguration: By the numbers

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Washington Post, Washington DC, Vice President Biden, Tourist attractions, Taxation without Representation, Smithsonian, Security, Safety, Risk Management, President Obama, Michelle Obama, Meeting Planning, Inaugural Ball, Barack Obama on Jan 03, 2009

WOW! We in DC - and those around the world - are counting down the days until the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Living in DC (where we still have taxation without representation) gives us a great opportunity to read, daily, in the Washington Post and at washingtonpost.com all kinds of information about past inaugural celebrations and about the plans for

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9.11.01. Katrina. Rita. Ike. Bangkok. Mumbai. You.

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel Arrangements, Travel, Tourist attractions, Tourism, Sales Marketing, Safety, Risk Management, Onsite management, News, New Orleans, Katrina Rita Ike, Julia Rutherford Silvers, Jim Fausel, Incentive Travel, Hotel, Events, Education, Economy, Destination, Dave Wiggins, Conventions, Conferences, CATourism Safety Security Conference, Bangkok Thailand, AZ Tourism Safety Security Conference on Dec 06, 2008

As many as 100K tourists are stranded in Thailand, unable to depart.  Airline schedules around the world have been disrupted.  Thailand is both a major (traditional) tourist and incentive destination and is a 'hot spot' for medical tourism - which means that people who took time off to go or those en route also may not be able to get there.  

Airines cut flights into and out of Mumbai, with

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Destination selection and financial hit-be very afraid

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel Arrangements, Tourism, Site Selection, Safety, Risk Management, Destination on Oct 06, 2008

In the meetingscollaborative.com discussion boards, we're having a good discussion about destination selection and the current state of the economy. 

We know that there are air fares and added travel fees to consider.  Hotel room rates and other charges seem to be stable (v. rising or decreasing.) 

The bigger considerations to me are the health and safety of those who attend our meetings.  Safety

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Lessons learned

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Safety, Risk Management, Politics, Olympics, Meetings, Meeting Planning, Learning, GOP National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Conventions on Aug 27, 2008

Have you been watching the Democratic National Convention? Read anything about it in print or on the web?  Talked with colleagues who are there - either as delegates, guests, demonstrators, or volunteers?

Did you watch the Olympics and follow what went on .. beyond sports?  Did you watch to see how crowds were handled?

Both events - and next week's GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul - are all

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