The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives has chosen Cancun as the site of its Executive Summit on March 6. SITE members will travel to Cancun to witness the destruction caused by last season's hurricanes as well as the rebuilding taking...

Our special April issue is dedicated to mixing golf and spas with the meeting experience — and not going broke in the process...

The new $500 million Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman hosted two programs for insurance and financial services planners in early January: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.'s first insurance advisory board, held January 4 to 8, followed by an educational event...

Finding good deals on hotel rooms and meeting space is more difficult in a seller's market, but it's not impossible. It starts with knowing the value of your business, says Bonnie Wallsh, chief strategist, Bonnie Wallsh Associates, Charlotte, N.C...

In January, the meeting industry got two new Google Groups discussion forums — MiForum and MeCo — but online meetings chat still isn't up to the volume of the old MIMlist...

That's the title of an e-mail promotion that Web Enterprises has been circulating. “That's right, dear friend,” it goes on. “There are huge profits being made in this business every single day! … All you have to do...

I don't know about you, but I think airplane travel has become a bit of a testy experience these days. The amazing thing about the decline of the flying experience is that it is neither the fault of the airlines nor of the federal government. OK...

One of my favorite yoga poses is called “mountain.” You stand tall with a straight spine, arms down at your sides, head looking forward, eyes open, with an attitude of quiet awareness. It's a passive pose that allows you to gather focus and...

Rainy days are great for board games like Scrabble, but at the Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica, the classic word game is best enjoyed on warm, sunny days. That's because, instead of using wooden squares and a game board, the...

Pacific Palms Conference Resort, Industry, Calif., began a $10 million expansion project in October. When it is finished later this year, it will complete a $42 million transformation begun six years ago. The resort will have an additional 90,000...