PICTURE AN AL FRESCO dinner under a cloudless blue sky, surrounded by palm trees, blossoming gardens, and low-rise Mediterranean architecture. Afterward, your group hops on a bus for a 20-minute ride that takes you to a world of glitz and glamour...
SARS-driven meeting cancellations no longer dominate the headlines. As of this writing in mid-June, only Beijing remains on the World Health Organization's warning list for non-essential travel. But it remains to be seen if the threat has truly...
Could your group use a personal golf consultant of its very own? Check out Forecaddies — a program developed by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and Bob Dedman, CEO of ClubCorp, which owns and operates almost 200 golf courses — to provide trained...
In late January, Insurance Conference Planner and its sister magazine Corporate Meetings & Incentives held its Golden Links Advisory Board annual meeting, followed by a round of golf, at Disney's Bonnet Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Not...
Rather than another shirt, why not hand out a book, such as Ben Hogan: The Man Behind the Mystique? Better yet, for about $40 to $50 per person (with a minimum order of 100 books), bring in one of the authors for a BOOK SIGNING. The author might...
Here's an idea: Cancel your hospitality tents at the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup tournaments and stop inviting agents to watch the world's best golfers while you wine and dine them. Instead, ask those independent producers to fork over $2,000 to play...
FAIRMONT HOTELS & Resorts, in partnership with TaylorMade Golf, is making life a little easier for meeting participants who hope to squeeze in a little golf time pre- or post-meeting this summer. All members of the Fairmont President's Club ...
Insurance Conference Planner and its sister magazines, which make up The Meetings Group, Primedia Business Magazines & Media, brings readers and Las Vegas suppliers together once a year for the Las Vegas Corporate Invitational Golf Tournament...
IN RECOGNITION THAT golf events aren't planned just by tournament directors, the recently formed Golf Event Managers Association has announced that it will extend its educational services, tournament management instruction, and golf industry...
