Luxury still lags Just over half of respondents to the latest online poll from Special Events say that clients will continue to opt for frugal versus lavish events in 2011. Forty-six percent say that client will be willing to splurge a bit this year, while 53 percent say they won't …

Walking the incentive tightrope How can planners make incentives enticing when budgets stay tight? Our sister publications group—MeetingsNet—takes a look at the trends in its "2011 Incentive Trends Survey"; read more here.