How do you handle entertainment travel expenses? The correct answer: "It depends." Have a general rule or guiding philosophy, but be flexible. Managing entertainment and other production travel expenses sometimes requires a little imagination...

In 1992, I stood in the back of a hotel ballroom at a store managers meeting and heard the Vice President of Marketing of a leading drugstore chain exclaim, "If we always do what we've always done, we will always get what we've always got!" Don...

Curacao With its ornate and elegant pastel-colored buildings, Curacao's harbor- front in Willemstad is one of the Caribbean's indelible images. But Curacao is much more than architectural beauty and balmy days. Planners, whether producing a...

Do "Contented Companies" Make More Money? Human resources experts say people want to feel appreciated, but managers (and the shareholders who pay their salaries) care first about performance. Is there any common ground between "feel-good workplace...

A single word best describes what companies considering Asia as an incentive destination will find: deals. "Currency devaluation, a cause of economic hardship for much of the region, has turned Asia into a real bargain for long-haul visitors,"...

British Virgin Islands Beaches kissed by technicolor tides, meeting packages tailor-made to suit the specific needs of the group, and a temperate Caribbean climate makes the British Virgin Islands the perfect backdrop to any group function...

Believe it or not, although its land mass is larger than the U.S., Australia has a population and economy that is smaller than that of greater Los Angeles. That strong destination appeal is coupled with its first-rate convention centers, hotels...

* Bryan Guillot has been named vice president, resorts/park & events sales and service, for Universal Studios Escape in Orlando. He had been vice president, Tishman Hotel Company...

For the eighth year, our readers have selected their favorite hotels and resorts. This month we honor the 30 top properties with our Premium Circle Award, acknowledging their excellence as meeting venues. Insurance companies' meeting executives...

Your company's senior management team has scheduled an annual retreat for the fall. The board of directors wants a two-day strategy session to finalize plans for the new millennium. You know it's a high-profile group and the meeting needs to be...