One of the "coolest" Caribbean destinations, Aruba has an average temperature of 82 degrees year-round, thanks to the trade winds. The island also is known for its white sand beaches and friendly people. Aruba's Meetings & Incentives...

Incorporated in 1956 and located between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and the city of Chicago, the village of Rosemont, Ill. is one of the nation's premier case studies in community ingenuity. With a population of only 4,300 people, the...

New Directions Edward Nielsen's transition to his post at the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus is a natural one. Nielsen became the association's president and CEO in January, and comes to the IACVB from the...

Austin is a mix of big-city cool and small-town coziness. Its combination of live music, high-tech industry, and laid-back attitude makes it a great place for both business meetings and post-meeting pleasures. The convenient Robert Mueller Airport...

Some say the ideal spot for meetings in the Myrtle Beach area is on the golf course. With nearly 100 championship courses, groups can tee off on a different one each day for three months and never play the same course twice. Combine the top-notch...

Greater Fort Lauderdale, considered the Venice of America, is where 300 miles of inland waterways and canals wind through palatial estates, citrus groves, and exotic Everglades. But life is more than a beach in Greater Fort Lauderdale. It's home...

It's been said time and again, but it continues to ring true--Phoenix is an amazing place. Home to more five-star/five-diamond resorts than any other location, Phoenix is known as the golf capital of the world, the hub of the Southwest, and the...

SYDNEY GEARS UP FOR 2000 OLYMPICS An expected 150,000 international visitors--and hundreds of groups--will be in Australia for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the Australian tourism industry is gearing up for its greatest...

"We're rethinking the structure of the sales force to make a big step into the corporate meetings market," says Fran Reiter, president of the New York Convention & Visitors Bureau NYCVB, who assumed the post in January. Reiter's goal is "to...

The southernmost Northern city and the northernmost Southern city, Louisville is a unique blend of old and new, charm and sophistication, urban and antique. With outstanding meeting facilities located at the heart of three major interstates and...