When BASF Corp. was looking for a venue to introduce a new product to 30 Midwest-area retailers last year, it found a place with all the comforts of home — a villa. The location of the event was Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa, Galena, Ill., which also...

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FOR THREE DAYS in October, Hurricane Wilma sat astride Cancun, Mexico, dumping rain, tearing at its beautiful white sand beaches, and damaging more than 80 percent of its hotel rooms. As of November 4, just 5,200 rooms out of an inventory of close...

One-third of destination management companies expect revenues from large corporate meetings — those with more than 200 attendees — to be flat or decrease in 2006, according to a new survey by Global Event Partners, a consortium of DMCs. Why? They...

Stonewall Resort in Weston, W.Va., which opened its Arnold Palmer Signature Course in 2002, has added aerial footage of that course to its Web site. Each hole, from tee to green, is shown via a helicopter flyover. www.StonewallResort.com

When you invest your money, you are primarily interested in generating a good return on that money. So why don't companies that invest in employees through incentives and recognition programs expect a tangible return...

With Delta and Northwest joining the ranks of bankrupt airlines in September, about 40 percent of available seats on domestic flights are with carriers that are in Chapter 11, according to the Air Transport Association, Washington, D.C. For...

If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be? Right where I am, close to family and friends in New England. I love the history of New England, the changes in climate, and the proximity to oceans, mountains, and lakes. WHAT'S...

Against all the odds, Alcon Laboratories Inc. held a meeting for international eye surgeons October 14-15 in post-Katrina New Orleans, broadcasting a medical procedure live via satellite. The meeting's miracle workers included (left to right)...

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is laying its claim as the largest Wi-Fi — enabled conference center in the country. Recently completed, the wireless Internet service covers meeting and event spaces, indoors and out — 1.1...