To fill the void left when it dropped its June SITE University meeting in 2003, the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives has announced a partnership with the Incentive Travel Exchange, an invitation-only event that brings North American...
The convention bureaus of Fort Worth, Texas, and Baltimore have formed an innovative partnership in which shared salespeople will sell both destinations, encouraging multiyear contracts using both cities...
Remember a few years ago when the thought of working with your procurement department brought on anxiety attacks? Meeting planners, particularly those in the insurance and financial services industries, resisted like crazy — to no avail. Today...
Two Caribbean Ritz-Carltons are teaming up to bring incentive or high-end meeting groups a really special adventure. Groups can experience two islands — Jamaica and Grand Cayman — with a multiday program based at the 365-room Ritz-Carlton, Grand...
As of April 30, FICP had 413 members, surpassing the 2006 numbers from the same time period. Hospitality partner associates totaled 568, also up from 2006. Part of the reason for this 10 percent increase was an effective 2007 membership campaign...
There was a surprise around every corner when the Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center hosted the 2007 Marriott Insurance & Financial Services Forum. First, when you hear “convention center hotel” you might not imagine a gracious...
