Dining on the Wild Side Take your attendees for a culinary experience that satisfies more than just the palate. The Rainforest Cafe offers dining in a tropical environment of cool mists, cascading waterfalls, and lush vegetation, as well as live...

Up from a meeting in the Carolinas, a weekend home, an interview in his Chicago office first thing Monday morning, a telephone conference with a client, and then off to O'Hare International for a flight to New York City. That's five days in the...

Never Heard of Mar-Tech? Read On! "Our greatest barrier to future success is our legacy. This has been a fat-cat industry." ...

American Life Insurance Company chose Scottsdale for meetings in 1992, 1997, and 1998 for the same reason that many groups opt for Southwest locations: the weather. "Scottsdale in February and March is pretty nifty," says Charles P. Rogers...

Notes from a seasoned incentive traveler: ROOMS The Royal Orchid Sheraton--Four stars. We had spacious, well-appointed Tower rooms. Amenities: above average. With 900 employees, service was efficient, with speedy room service. The hotel had two...

Insurance companies have long been major users of incentive trips to motivate agents and to differentiate themselves in a competitive environment. Hoteliers say insurance conference planners are among the most savvy planners in the business. Part...

Q:What is the IRS definition of incentive travel...

In the Midwest, summer temperatures average in the 70s and 80s, although an August heat wave can hit the century mark. Spring lasts from mid-April through June, and fall from mid-September through early November. Spring and fall are prime meeting...

Last fall, Rob Gingras, CMP, spent eight days in Central America with a wooden table for a bed. As Cigna's assistant director, conference management, in Bloomfield, Conn., Gingras spends much of his time on the road--but this was no fam trip...

With more than two million existing sites and thousands of new ones added daily, the World Wide Web can be a very confusing place. It's like trying to find a library book without the help of the Dewey Decimal System. Fortunately, there is help out...