Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property's third major expansion since opening in 2001. The hotel offers 490 guest rooms, including more than 80 suites. The project added 14,000 square feet of...

2006 was a turbulent year for the meetings industry, marked by an epic hotel seller's market, high fuel costs, the threat of avian flu, and travel hassles brought on by threats of terrorism. Here are six more 2006 events that will continue to...

The 2006 Annual meeting of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners in Las Vegas was an amazing three days, and if you didn't attend, you missed a lot. Here, to the best of my recollection, is a recap of the conference, held at beautiful...

Planners who work for one of the 5,000 companies that fall under the regulatory arm of NASD, may soon be dealing with new guidelines on gift-giving and entertainment. Concerned that excessive entertaining and gift-giving compromise the ability of...

London is expected to be a top spot for corporate meetings and events this year, according to Global Event Partners' annual survey of its worldwide consortium of more than 70 destination management companies. London and the U.K. were cited by one...

With the presidential election two years away, contenders for the White House will hit the corporate meeting speaking circuit in full force. Brian Palmer, president, National Speakers Bureau, Libertyville, Ill., has tips for planners who are...

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Paul Eder, CLU, CPA, ChFC, is vice president agency services, meetings and incentives, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, Ala., where he manages meetings and events (along with handling some marketing responsibilities) for his division. As...

Requests for Women speakers by financial services and insurance companies are on the rise as more female representatives are attending meetings. In the last 10 years, as more women have joined the previously all-male ranks of top-performing sales...

Marketing/public relations agency Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell is predicting “another year for the record books” in its Ten Trends to Watch in 2007. YPB&R forecasts that leisure will outpace business when it comes to travel...