Flexible meeting spaces are all the rage these days, even if they end up contributing to increased costs for meeting planners. Check out our story below on how planners and venues approach bringing an interesting new wrinkle to events.
We've also got the latest on how the future of automated hotels is being built in China and Disney's move to ban smokers and strollers from its parks.
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Oh, and if you're a corporate meetings person at the ACTE conference in Chicago next week, drop me a line. Let's meet up for some deep dish.