It's called an addition, but the just-opened McCormick Place West in Chicago is more like a stand-alone, self-contained, 740,000-square-foot convention center, connected by an enclosed walkway to the 2.2-million-square-foot McCormick Place in...

After years of uncertainty and delay, the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners has abandoned efforts to expand the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, and instead plans to redirect some of the funds...

If it’s not Vegas, it must be … Macau? This tiny Chinese peninsula 37 miles southwest of Hong Kong, which includes the city of the same name, surpassed the gaming revenue of the Las Vegas Strip in 2006 and saw the opening August 28 of The Venetian...

The top-tier planners who participated in the 2007 Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace, June 3 to 6, may have had golf on their minds, but they soon found just as much excitement off the fairway as they did on it. The...

Whether it's a pear-and-sugarcane scrub in Jamaica, a cranberry body treatment on Nantucket, or a coffee scrub in Hawaii, a “signature” or “specialty” spa treatment is a great way for attendees to get a feel for your meeting's destination...

A packed educational agenda drew 149 planners and hospitality partners to the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Education Forum, June 20 to 22. This year, the annual three-day conference, aptly themed “Presenting You,” focused on...

Don't forget about the impact of increased sales across the company when planning your incentive.

Registration for the 2007 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference is live and filling up fast. This year's conference will be held at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, November 11 to 15. Celebrate FICP's 50th anniversary as...