ResponseWare Web by Turning Technologies LLC is a Web-based polling system that allows attendees to actively participate in meetings via cell phones, smartphones and laptops with an Internet connection. The technology allows team members in multiple locations to give instantaneous feedback to speakers giving PowerPoint presentations.
Travelsintaste.com offers luxury restaurant information for cities in the U.S. The site includes video tours of restaurant kitchens and cooking demonstrations, as well as “up-to-the-minute news on fabulous destinations.” A restaurant in each city is highlighted, which changes frequently. Users can map destinations, make reservations, check local weather and email restaurant information. Useful for planners [...]
To go with its new “IN” campaign, the Birmingham [Ala.] CVB is compiling a list of the city’s “in” spots, as determined by locals. To see what’s cool in B’ham now, visit inbirmingham.org.
Tampa Bay & Company has launched an online 2008 Travel Planner with comprehensive information about the city’s attractions and an interactive regional map to help visitors navigate the Tampa Bay area.
Bringing attendees to a gorgeous location is a great idea — if you can let them enjoy it. At the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Fla., meeting rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Planners also can create conversation areas by outdoor fire pits and [...]
Aloha Airlines shut down operation of its passenger service to and from the Hawaiian islands, stranding some passengers in Hawaii in late March and frustrating others holding unredeemed tickets for future travel dates. In response, Marriott Resorts Hawaii is offering special rates to stranded guests of its Hawaii-based resorts and is allowing guests who are [...]
Solar Impulse is creating a solar-powered airplane that needs no fuel and creates no air pollution. The company has partnered with the International Air Transport Association to develop the plane, which will begin test flights in early 2009. It is scheduled to circle the world (with five stopovers) in 2011.
Want to know what’s coming down the pike? The hospitality industry’s largest technology event, HITEC 2008, comes to the Austin [Texas] Convention Center June 16-19. Exhibits include Guestroom 2010, a model of “the hotel room of the future.”
