YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP: Michael Tyron, an independent meeting planner from Edmonton, Alberta, was running a meeting for the Edmonton Police Service at which a woman complained to police that a man was following her. It turned out that the...

IMMERSITRON VIRTUAL REALITY UNIT — The unit lets up to 120 participants per hour engage in virtual sports or fantasy battles using green screen technology. Because there are no headsets, guests don't have to worry about mussing up their hair or...

THE PRESS RELEASE came across my desk attached to a perky note from a PR person. “Thought this would be of great interest to your readers!” she enthused. The announcement: “VRRROOOM! MEETING PLANNERS GET REVVED UP OVER [X HOTEL'S] JAGUAR GIVEAWAY...

Offering 37,000 square feet of flexible space is only one of the many reasons to consider the queen of Southern resorts for your next meeting. Gracious hospitality, attentive service, championship golf, and an award-winning spa are a few others...

Corporate Board Member magazine has selected the top 10 hotels for board retreats. They are: Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort and Club; Four Seasons Resort, Dallas at Las Colinas; The American Club, Kohler, Wis.; The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla.; The...

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT, there's an elephant in the hotel. It even has a name — labor — and in 2006 it could turn into an 800-pound gorilla...

Savvy meeting planners like the quiet that Turf Valley's surrounding 1,000 acres provide. But mostly, they like the pervasive sense of warmth and friendliness that the resort maintains...

DID YOU EVER HAVE a great idea for your own business that you just had to pursue? Todd McDonald of ATW Training & Consulting Inc., Urbandale, Iowa, did. Years ago, Todd would talk about his idea all the time: “What if we were to ask employees...