Don't post the corporate logo at the airport. Don't wear your staff shirt. Be sure our company's name is not visible at the resort. These edicts were given to a FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY MEETING PROFESSIONAL recently before an incentive program...
In the midst of a global recession, shrinking staffs, slashed budgets, and media backlash against business meetings, financial and insurance meeting planners’ partnerships with hotels and other suppliers are more crucial then ever.
It's hard to believe that it has been eight years since I began my tenure as editor of then Insurance Conference Planner. Nearly 50 issues later, there is so much I am proud of — from the heartfelt November/December 2001 issue of ICP with the...
Inspired by the Andalusia region of southern Spain, the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa opened its 253 guest rooms and 40 suites in November 2008, at the foot of Camelback Mountain near Phoenix in tranquil Paradise Valley...
Goodness knows we have an awful lot of problems as of late, but nobody has been able to come up with any answers. For instance, our auto industry is in trouble but the only answer we have come up with is to give them money, and when they get into...
FICP Unveils New Web Site Architecture FICP recently launched a re-engineered Web site that features improved navigation and upgraded content that will enhance access to news, education, and networking. The blueprint for the reengineered site was...
If you're hearing less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel programs, it's no accident. The lobbying and public relations firms working for the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Travel Association and its Meetings Mean Business...
