IF you think attendees are risk-averse and litigious when it comes to themselves, wait until you see how protective they are of their kids. You may already know. There's been a marked increase in the number of meeting attendees bringing kids along...

If you are looking for interesting meeting and incentive ideas for programs in Nova Scotia, you might want to peruse the province's new guide. The publication describes 80 off-season learning and leisure packages-everything from Brier Island bird...

Snow bunnies united in December, when hospitality partners in Aspen, CO hosted the third annual Aspen Ski Incentive fam program-a thank you to Aspen's best meeting and incentive clients. Close to 150 people participated this year, says Kristi...

Dallas-based Patriot American Hospitality has acquired Carefree Resorts for $210 million. Patriot American owns more than 40 upscale hotels; Phoenix-based Carefree is made up of five exclusive resorts: The Boulders in Carefree, AZ; The Peaks...

Americans are taking shorter vacations closer to home because of ease of access and "time poverty," Peter C. Yesawich, president and CEO of Yesawich, Pepperdine and Brown (which monitors travel statistics), told the National Outlook Forum of the...

If you are looking for interesting meeting and incentive ideas for programs in Nova Scotia, you might want to peruse the province's new guide. The publication describes 80 off-season learning and leisure packages-everything from Brier Island bird...

What would you expect to happen if you asked your agents to sell 25 percent faster? In the case of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, the results were outstanding. In January 1994...

With 2,035 rooms in 12 adjoining towers that re-create the New York skyline, it isn't easy to miss. New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas held its grand opening January 2. The megaproperty, which includes a Coney Island-style roller...

Revenues for the North American teleconferencing industry broke the $4 billion dollar mark in 1995, according to the International Teleconferencing Association (ITCA), and were expected to reach $4.9 billion in 1996. ITCA says videoconferencing...

Just 20 minutes from downtown Toronto and three minutes from the Pearson International Airport, the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, last summer completed an expansion of 93,000 square feet of column-free exhibit space. This single...