Some of you know my daughter. She’s 7 years old, going on 15 and she’s got me wrapped around her finger.

Earlier this year she asked, “Can I spend the summer at Grandmas house?” (Grandma only live 3,000 miles and 3 connections across the country…but I thought what the heck lets give it a try.)

So she packed her suitcase, forgot some clothes on purpose because she knew grandma would take her shopping and we flew across the country to rendezvous with Grandma.

She’s 3 weeks into her summer vacation and growing more confident every day. I spoke with her last night and she told me everything she’s doing and why she’s having such a great trip.

I told her how proud I was of her.

And she asked, “Why are you so proud of me…because I traveled?”

I didn’t expect that question but it got me thinking about people and companies who are starting to travel again.

When she and Grandma left me at the airport I traveled to the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Bethpage NY. Thirty-Nine companies had large hospitality tents and entertained during the tournament. Only a few chose not to display their company name at the entrance.

Bloomberg News wrote two articles about companies entertaining at the Open and neither of them ripped anyone for attending or entertaining customers at our nations championship. And I didn’t see any negative articles or TV, or any politicians pontificating about the curses of entertaining customers or top performers.

And this week one of our hotel subscribers contracted close to $3,000,000 of new group business.

Yes, I’m proud of my daughter for traveling, and for everyone who is booking a meeting, rewarding their top performers, entertaining their top customers and conducting meetings.

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