William Gilchrist has been named corporate director of sales for North America at Dolce International, based in Montvale, N.J. He was previously director of marketing at Oak Brook (Ill.) Hills. Gilchrist was elected last year to Meeting...

A creative, targeted, well-executed promotional campaign can turn a trip into an incentive to perform. Here are 10 tips for power-packed promotions...

From exclusive Pebble Beach to historic Prague, from glamorous Cannes to vibrant New York, we found five incentive itineraries with real motivational muscle...

A full-service spa seems a prerequisite for hotels and resorts these days - not just to satisfy leisure travelers, but to answer the demand from meeting attendees as well...

Wear Walking Shoes MOTIVATION SHOW RETURNS The Motivation Show, the combination of the 28th Incentive Travel & Meeting Executives (IT&ME) Show and the 67th National Premium/Incentive Show, returns to Chicago's McCormick Place October 10 to...

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Nowhere is the quickened pace of today's workplace more evident than in call centers, where effectiveness is measured in seconds. In this environment, customer service representatives take a new call each and every time they hang up the phone...

Every hour, every activity of an incentive trip rests on the itinerary. And like a poorly constructed building, a trip built on a shaky itinerary can come crashing down on you and your qualifiers...

Need the scoop on a city? Start with the CVB. In addition to having staffs who know their cities inside and out, CVBs and national tourist offices can provide you with just about anything you need: meeting planning guides; restaurant, hotel, and...

CHANGING FACES The International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus has named Barbara Brady director of marketing and communications. Brady spent 13 years at the National Spa and Pool Institute in Alexandria, Va., in progressively...