Great NYT article  on the build-out of new boutique hotels across country. Here is one of the great quotes:

“Good design is not enough any more,” he added, especially since business travelers “will not tolerate bad service. They require functionality.”

R7M Executive editor Jessica Heasley traveled to Microsoft headquarters on a mission to find out how one of the industry’s oldest tactical events departments changed its course to become a strategic powerhouse. Here, an exclusive interview with general manager-events and studios Jeff Singsaas and director-event marketing Kati Quigley on the evolution of event marketing.

http://vimeo.com/9191807