Who are the hot tickets when it comes to celebrity golf? Bill Colvin, president of Colvin Sports Network, Cleveland, points to golf pro Peter Jacobson, television golf analyst David Feherty, and golf legend Gary Player. “These are guys you can...

Created in the 1970s, disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, though, players use a flying disc, or a Frisbee, which they need to get into each target in the fewest number of throws...

DOWNTOWN MEETINGS can be an expensive proposition, but deal-minded planners have plenty of strategies for keeping costs down. Here are 15 good ones, compiled from interviews with meeting planners, convention bureau officials, destination...

The 364-room Four Seasons Hotel New York completed a $5 million redesign of its spa last fall, overseen by architect Peter Marino. Upon entering, guests encounter a floor-to-ceiling media wall with 15 screens of soothing images. The corridor...

Congratulations to Julie Johnson, CMP, CMM, manager, events and incentives at Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, Texas. Johnson is the winner of a three-night vacation for two in our drawing among readers who voted for the 2004 Paragon Awards...

The best recognition efforts often start small and build over time. Take, for example, the Reward of Excellence program at Herbalife, the health and nutrition company based in Los Angeles...

“There is a hostile environment from regulators and the courts for senior management now,” said Darcy, president of the Center for Integrity in Pound Ridge, N.Y. “The risks have never been greater.” Further, he noted, “the extent to which we don't...

THE GIANT SWAN and dolphin statues remain at their posts atop the hotels; inside, though, some of the playful beach décor and color schemes have been refined. Taking a more upscale approach for its business and meeting clientele, this pair of...

“Life-enhancing” is the kind of term a select group of financial services professionals use to describe a trip to Jamaica last December during which they donated and distributed more than 500 wheelchairs to needy recipients on that Caribbean...

Michael Karr has joined the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa as director of insurance industry sales and northeast sales. Previously, Karr was vice president sales and marketing for Hotel Group Marketing and prior to that he was with Hyatt...