September 1, 1999
Cover Story
Bermuda Breakaway
It's May 10, 1999, and I'm watching 1,200 of the happiest people I've ever seen frolic on a pristine Bermuda beach. All were flown to the island--for...
Meetings
TRENDS
TRENDS Give 'Em What They Want: Recognition A pair of recent studies has shown that while money is rarely the last thing on people's minds when it comes...
MOTIVATION
Do "Contented Companies" Make More Money? Human resources experts say people want to feel appreciated, but managers (and the shareholders who pay their...
PASSING THE MANTLE
SITE Selects New Leader Incentive industry veteran Jill Harrington will become the next leader of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, beginning...
TRADE SHOW DEBUTS
Meetings and Incentive Travel MartLatin America Latin America may not have a high profile as a meeting and incentive destination--but it delivers. That's...
GLOBAL SUMMIT
Meeting Industry Leaders To Convene in 2000 An unprecedented gathering of senior executives of meeting industry organizations worldwide will take place...
EIBTM 1999
Ray Bloom Bids Farewell They stopped him everywhere, dead in his tracks: on the escalators, in the jammed aisles, as he rushed from presentation to presentation....
MPI PHILADELPHIA
Incentives on the Rise Down Under Typically, Australian incentive qualifiers are senior executives or sales and marketing colleagues journeying in a group...
MPI PHILADELPHIA
New President Promotes Work/Life Balance There's no doubt about who was the most well-received speaker at the 1999 World Education Congress of Meeting...
NEW MPI SURVEY
Independents' Day The good news is that more than nine out of 10 independent meeting planners believe their business will grow in the next year. The bad...
Father and Son Battle All Odds
Motivational speaker Rick Hoyt and his father, Dick, compete every weekend in marathons and triathlons. They've climbed mountains and trekked 3,735 miles...
CoolCompanies
TBWA CHIAT/DAY "Great creative should win out over unyielding strategy at every opportunity," declares Bob Kuperman, president and CEO, TBWA Chiat/Day,...
On the Web
PlanSoft Database now at www.meetingsnet.com Beginning this month, visitors to the Adams Business Media site, www.meetingsnet.com, will have immediate...
Incentive Edge
To space and beyond. Unless your group consists of former astronauts who are also current members of the U.S. Senate, NASA is unlikely to let you to hold...
Special Section
Articles
Champagne Shopping
Niketown Unsurprisingly, Nike swooshed past its competitors with the superstore concept, opening the first Niketown flagship store in Chicago in 1992....
Diary of an Incentive Traveler
Catching an early flight to Honolulu that Sunday morning for my wife's incentive trip had some advantages, although when the 5:45 a.m. alarm shattered...
A World of Incentives
England: Fit for a Queen The legendary Ritz Hotel feels like a small island of serenity in the heart of London, far from the crowds just beyond its doors....
Asia 2000
A single word best describes what companies considering Asia as an incentive destination will find: deals. "Currency devaluation, a cause of economic...
Staffing Up: Getting to Know You
What personality traits do people need to be successful at incentive planning? I took a close look at the incentive professionals I know, and have come...
Motivation Matters: W.L. Gore: No Bosses Allowed
Imagine a workplace without bosses. Bill Gore, founder of W.L. Gore and Associates in Newark, Del., created a corporate culture defined by employee self-management...
Tech Edge: Meeting Planning Software Basics
With at least 170 meeting planning software products on the market, offering help with everything from pre-meeting budgeting to post-meeting analysis,...
High-Touch Meetings: Meeting Content: Get Smart
In 1992, I stood in the back of a hotel ballroom at a store managers meeting and heard the Vice President of Marketing of a leading drugstore chain exclaim,...
Northwest
The Northwest is a region of awesome natural beauty, where snowcapped peaks and crystal lakes are but a stone's throw from urban centers, providing corporate...
Australia
Believe it or not, although its land mass is larger than the U.S., Australia has a population and economy that is smaller than that of greater Los Angeles....
Faces & Places
* CHANGING FACES Chuck Floyd has been promoted to senior vice president of sales, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago. An 18-year Hyatt veteran, Floyd was...
Rear View: What's new and notable? Our top picks
Just Think "First, employees want to be valued, listened to, and treated fairly. You can't expect much from incentives if these basics aren't in place."--Christie...
Jamaica Tourist Board
Jamaica Once home to famed playwright Noel Coward and conductor Arturo Toscanini, rich in history, and filled with endless outdoor adventures, Jamaica...
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
British Virgin Islands Beaches kissed by technicolor tides, meeting packages tailor-made to suit the specific needs of the group, and a temperate Caribbean...
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Cayman Islands Planners searching for a relaxing and memorable meeting site far from corporate high-rises, airports, and urban bustle will find the Cayman...
Curacao Convention Bureau, a division of the Curacao Tourism Development Bureau
Curacao With its ornate and elegant pastel-colored buildings, Curacao's harbor- front in Willemstad is one of the Caribbean's indelible images. But Curacao...
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
Puerto Rico With its 279 miles of beaches, tropical landscape, and rich cultural heritage, Puerto Rico offers much to visitors. Ideally suited for meetings...
Small Hotels
Small hotels of fewer than 150 guest rooms offer groups a feeling of intimacy and camaraderie that can help strengthen relationships and foster teambuilding....
Medium Hotels
The majority of hotels in the Caribbean region are medium-sized, with 151 to 400 guest rooms. These lush resorts, equipped with modern meeting facilities,...
Large Hotels
Like self-sufficient cities, the Caribbean's largest hotels have every imaginable amenity and activity. Each has more than 400 guest rooms, expansive...
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