DESPITE PLEAS FROM insurance and business executives to extend a federal program that has helped them to offer or buy terrorism risk insurance, congressmen are questioning whether the federal government should continue to offer the program...

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that an international business travel trade fair begun in 2003, when the world was facing SARS, an economic slowdown, and war in Iraq, would survive, let alone thrive? Well, it has: IMEX number three, which took place April...

WHEN THE HOME DEPOT celebrated its 20th anniversary, the company wanted nothing less than to knock the socks off the 2,000 store and regional managers. So they decided to hire a big-name performer — and to keep that name a surprise...

WHEN A KILLER TSUNAMI devastated Southeast Asia in December, American Express, which has a large division in Thailand, immediately made a cash donation to the Red Cross. The next week, Ed Gilligan, group president of global corporate services...

FOR ITS UPCOMING World Education Congress at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Meeting Professionals International has designed an educational track for the fastest-growing segment of its ranks: independent planners and business owners...

Starwood's new online booking engine for day meetings was operating in 25 hotels as of mid-May, with plans to double that number by the end of the summer. The service allows planners to make a definite booking for meeting space, F&B, and...

IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? On a deserted stretch of beach in Aruba, relaxing in a lounge chair next to my husband. WHAT'S SPINNING ON YOUR CD PLAYER? Two different Josh Groban CDs: “Josh Groban” and “Closer.” He...

The Pacific Rim Conference Center at Turtle Bay Resort has more than 31,000 square feet of event space with ocean views, leading-edge technology, and experienced event coordinators...

TALK ABOUT A ROOM with a view. Perched at the northern tip of Oahu on Kuilima Point, an hour's drive from Waikiki, the 443-room Turtle Bay Resort offers views of some of the most spectacular surf in the world from every room. And with its 9,000...

With the addition of The Quarter, Tropicana now features more than 70 dining, entertainment, shopping, and spa options, including The IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Palm Restaurant, Red Square, Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar, PF Chang's China...