The Mexican Caribbean has long been a draw for meetings, thanks to its convenient location, spectacular beaches, rich history, and variety of accommodations. In February 2009, the region's Aqua Cancun played host to an executive seminar arranged...
The Riviera Maya's Xcaret recently completed a new wine cellar, available for small group functions. Vino de México, a $1 million facility, is designed to share the history of Mexican wine and is the only wine cellar in the world that stocks...
The hotel industry may have hit bottom in the first half of 2009, as the three major metrics — occupancy, revenue per available room, and average daily rate — suffered steep declines for the first six months of the year...
A $1.4 billion light-rail system debuted in downtown Phoenix in December 2008. The 20-mile line has stops at Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum, Chase Field, and US Airways Center, as well as a shuttle station that serves Phoenix Sky Harbor...
I used to think that harvest season here in Southeast Minnesota took place only in the fall, with combines, trucks, soybeans, and corn jamming the back roads. How silly of me...
Mexico's Taso Cero, or Zero Tax policy, gives rebates for VAT expenditures for meetings (not incentives) held in Mexico. Meetings must be coordinated by a Mexican organizer at a venue or hotel certified by the Mexican government and must be paid...
With attendees frantically updating their Facebook accounts on their BlackBerries between sessions, tweeting notes about the keynote during the presentation, and tapping away on their netbooks during breaks, one can't help but wonder what happened...
Jeff Hurt, director of education and events with the National Association of Dental Plans, Dallas, says the place to start with social media is to put a goal behind your strategy. It doesn't have to be huge. “It could be as easy as, ‘We want to...
