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Since hotels typically issue credits for cash deposits on canceled meetings, and companies often can't use them before they expire in six to eight months, why not provide a service for companies that want to liquidate the “assets” of their...

You have quite a dilemma. Your sales force just broke every record in the book — again — and you need to figure out where to send them for a well-deserved respite. They have lounged at the bottom of the sea, played tennis 30,000 feet in the air...

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Never has the catchy “I Love New York” jingle been at the tips of people's tongues as much as in the past few months...

The economic slowdown had only made a slight dent in companies' incentive programs when we surveyed 366 readers in October and November 2001. In fact, many had kept budgets and spending at 2000 levels: 59 percent held the same number of incentive...

Despite thinned ranks and a slightly more somber tone, insurance execs attending the LIMRA International 2001 annual meeting generally conveyed an optimistic attitude toward the future...

A hush blanketed the room filled with some 500 attendees at the Insurance Conference Planners Association's 2001 annual meeting in November. The audience had just heard Gary Pearson of Aon Corp. speak about the whirlwind of contingency planning he...

Some say the practice of tipping began in feudal times, when lords on horseback threw gold coins to peasants to ensure safe passage through rough areas. Others say it began in 16th-century English pubs, where cash was handed to languid servers “to...

You've nailed down the venue, secured the hotel rooms, booked the speakers, and signed the contracts. But as we learned so graphically on September 11, some things are beyond even the best planner's control. What if the meeting can't go on...