In North Charleston, S.C., the $15 million RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT — CHARLESTON AIRPORT HOTEL opened in October. The 150-suite property, about two miles from the airport, has 1,700 square feet of meeting space. The 225-room CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL...
Picture a workplace in which everyone treats each other with respect and daily pats on the back are a way of life. In A Carrot a Day (2004, Gibbs Smith), Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton give you the tools to make that workplace a reality by...
WILLIAM YOUNGS didn't think he would have much trouble booking a relatively inexpensive meeting for his company at a nice Manhattan hotel January 3 to 4 — the first business days of 2005. “The hotels are dead after the holidays, so you would think...
Education and networking with industry peers were top priorities for the 151 meeting planners and 317 hospitality partners who attended the 2004 ICPA Annual Meeting at the fabulous Grand Wailea Resort and Spa in Maui, Hawaii, November 14 to 18...
WHILE GIVING A RECENT wrapup on the election and its effects on issues relating to travel and tourism, Rick Webster, director of government affairs for the Travel Industry Association of America, jokingly downplayed the results...
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Meditation has gone mainstream, even appearing on the cover of Time magazine. Now, The Regency, a Loews Hotel at 61st Street and Park Avenue in New York, has added a guided meditation option for meeting groups. The sessions can be adjusted to the...
Recent research of 55 member companies from the Business Travel Coalition, based in Radnor, Pa., found that 52 percent of respondents plan to increase their incentive budgets in 2005, with the average increase estimated at 8.9 percent. The average...
What planner hasn't shrunk in his chair at a crude joke told by a comedian he or she hired? Those who don't want to be blindsided by an off-color remark should consider Clean Comedians, whose motto is: “It doesn't have to be filthy to be funny.” ...