29 Mar 10 Relax on Your Honeymoon: Book a Repositioning Cruise
A romantic wedding cruise is an ideal honeymoon options. Planning and executing a wedding is a stressful undertaking. By the time a bride and groom journey through the ceremony and reception, they are ready to relax and have some quality alone time. A repositioning cruise is relaxing and restorative.
The main purpose of this kind of cruise is to get the ship from one part of the world to another. The ship does not return to the port of origin. The cruises reflect the changing seasons; for example, a cruise ship in Alaska travels to the Caribbean in the fall so passengers can take advantage of the milder weather.
A honeymoon couple may prefer to spend a few days at sea rather than be caught up in the frenzy of moving rapidly from one port to another. They can use destination port as the base for their honeymoon. Cruises can last from 9 to 18 days making them ideal for travelers who have extra time to indulge in a special, memory-making trip. Repositioning cruises are significantly less expensive than traditional cruises. Reduced rates balance out a slightly higher cost in airfare. These cruises are not for everyone, but honeymooners with few time restraints may find a repositioning cruise an ideal way to reignite the spark cooled by wedding planning stress.
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04 Jan 10 7 Simple Steps to Get More Out of Your Day
Let's face it – time is probably our greatest resource, especially for meeting planners. We never seem to have enough of it and it seems to pass so quickly. Well we won't get any more of it and we can't slow it down.
What we can do is make the most of the time we have. Here are some simple steps you can take to get the most out of your day.
1. Plan your day the night before – At the end of each day write out all the things you need to do the following day to achieve your goals. Pull together all the information you'll need, phone numbers and relevant paperwork.
2. Prioritise the list – Number each item and do the nasty jobs first. There's always the temptation to do the easy jobs first. However, think how the thought of doing the nasty jobs hangs over you as you do the easy stuff. Think how good you'll feel when the nasties are out of the way and how motivated you'll feel.
3. Stick to your list – Tick off each item as you go and don't let yourself be distracted. The temptation is to handle the telephone and e-mails as they come in. The phone is hard to ignore but you could always pull out the plug and let it go to voice mail and switch off the email program. Make an agreement with yourself to check for messages every two hours or so.
4. Remember the Three "D's" – Do it, Delegate it or Dump it. Handle each piece of paper only once. Either do something about it now, delegate it to someone else or chuck it in the trash. And remember – "Only do it if only you can do it." 5. Don't procrastinate – Procrastination really is the "Thief of Time" It's so easy to put things off till another time or till "I've had time to think about it." DO IT NOW!
6. Plan your leisure time – Take up activities that need you to be at a certain place at a certain time. Instead of just "going to the gym," book a fitness class or an appointment with a personal trainer.
7. Be honest with yourself – Keep asking – "Is what I'm doing now getting me to where I want to get to?" if the answer is "no," change what you're doing.
This is the easiest way to more out of your day and more out of your life.
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02 Dec 09 Northern Kentucky Conference Location
If you’re a meeting planner looking for an attractive Midwest conference location with hotels near convention center facilities, rethink your next meeting plans and consider Northern Kentucky otherwise known as "the Southern side of Cincinnati".
Meeting facilities include a high-tech Convention Center and Midwest conference location to arenas and award-winning hotels near convention center facilities.
This attractive mid-western location offers easy access to Delta’s second largest hub, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, combined with world-class dining and attractions.
The Northern Kentucky region is one of those rare places that leaves you longing to come back. It embraces the vitality and energy of a major metropolitan area, yet offers ample opportunity to discover the beauty and relaxed nature of Northern Kentucky. For the meeting planner who wants modern meeting facilities in a Midwest conference location, hotels near convention center facilities and diverse entertainment choices, Northern Kentucky is the place to be.
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30 Nov 09 Increase ROI on Meetings & Events
Most meeting planners have probably already read about how companies want more value than ever before from their conferences. While this can create more work for you, there are some things you can do to work out the kinks long before they happen.
Think Replacement
If you need to help the company keep expenses at a minimum, replace these meeting parts:
- Replace the reception with a working lunch — this will let people meet and network, as well as enjoy a meal together.
- Replace the open bar idea with team building exercises or mind storming training–these programs have a much better chance of improving the ROI than a bunch of drunk employees blowing off steam.
- Replace entertainment with a spa wellness trip. You will have more refreshed folks ready to work.
- Replace land based venues with a cruise meeting, and save as much as 40%. Cruising is all-inclusive, so planners may be surprised to know that meeting rooms, meals, A/V equipment and luxury accommodations are all included in one low price.
Think Reduction
What if the customer says, "Okay, these cost savings are great, let's get rid of the reception, evening entertainment, and and welcome reception open bar meet-and-greet! So what do we do on the last day, then?"
Get rid of it. Tell your client that not only will she not need to make the usual expenditures that don't improve ROI on the cost of the meeting, she can eliminate the last night's hotel bill as well.
By just replacing the non-ROI generating activities and events, you have already increased the value of the meeting. Your client will be grateful for that for a long time. And happy, satisfied clients translate to more meeting planning business for you in the future. So, it pays to find every way to cut out unnecessary expenses and increase meeting ROI for your clients.
Explode meeting ROI with a cruise event. Cruising offers a savings of as much as 40% of the cost of hotelvenues, since a cruise is all inclusive. Go to Seasite.com to use the state-of-the-art cruise meeting planner, and make your next company event a cruise event!
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