Earlier this year, Chris Levy, marketing manager for Houston-based NCI Building Systems, was looking for an incentive company to help him plan next year's annual sales meeting for an NCI divisional group, Metallic Building Co. Levy, in discussion...

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A RECENT WHITE PAPER on meeting consolidation published by the National Business Travel Association created quite a stir among a small, vocal group of planners who are concerned that it is a first step in corporate travel managers taking over the...

For the first time, a housing technology solution will be employed at the Democratic National Convention. Passkey, based in Quincy, Mass., will provide an online hotel reservation system that should make life easier, for the planners of the event...

One of the finest meeting and golf resorts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort is located on 123 acres of Cancun's tranquil south shore and offers two state-of-the-art conference centers with 150,000 square feet...

The Banff Centre offers superb conference facilities amid the splendor of the Canadian Rockies. More than 60 meeting rooms and 400 guest rooms, many with spectacular views, can accommodate groups from five to 1,000. As Canada's only center for...

A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, THE HOTEL COMMONWEALTH opened in May 2003 in Boston's Kenmore Square area. The hotel was named one of the Top 10 New Business Hotels of 2003 by Forbes.com. All 150 guest rooms have complimentary T-3...

WingateWeb, Lindon, Utah, designer of the event management software of choice for major user group conferences such as Oracle World and HP World, was acquired by MediaLive International in June. San Francisco-based MediaLive, which produces a...

ARE YOU a meeting planner who's been longing for a fresh East Coast destination with world-class everything: oceanfront hotel, golf, spa, beach, water activities, meeting facilities, dining, and sightseeing? Then you should check out The Sanctuary...

ON FLORIDA'S EMERALD Coast, the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort has undergone massive upgrades and changes since its acquisition in 1998 by Vancouver, B.C.-based Intrawest Corp. A new 18-hole course, The Raven, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr....