When MotivAction LLC won a 2005 Crystal Award from the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives in November, it brought the company's tally to a historic 30 in the 30 years that it has been in business...

The continuing effort to define meeting planning as a profession and to establish it as an important strategic cog in the corporate machine was front and center during Meeting Professionals International's Professional Education Conference in...

With the passage of time since 9/11, a rebound in the economy, and an unexpected chance to pick up some travel bargains, insurance and financial services companies are again looking to take incentive programs beyond U.S. borders...

Securian's focus on ethical behavior comes straight from the top and runs right through the meeting department. As others pay up for sketchy practices, the 125-year-old company reaps the rewards — and awards — of taking the high road...

The buzz in the performance-improvement arena these days is all about the Demand Chain, where companies begin their product or service development by first consulting consumers or end users to evaluate their needs. Only then do they call in...

Royal Caribbean International will take the biggest-ship-ever title from Cunard's 2,620-passenger Queen Mary 2 when it launches the 3,600-passenger Freedom of the Seas in May, but the latest RCI buzz is drowning out that news. In February, the...

Chicago-Based WorldTravel Meetings &Incentives, an operating unit of travel management giant WorldTravel BTI, has announced that it is adopting the StarCite meeting management technology and abandoning its Plan2Attend product...