Incentive industry veteran Jim Feldman knows a thi ng or two about travel--and marketing. To promote his new book, Doctor Travel's Cure for the Common Trip (Sage Creek Press, 1999), at the fall IT&ME Show in Chicago, the president of Incentive...

* TRENDS Teams: The Stars of the 21st Century Company What's the key to corporate success in the new millennium? According to consultant and trainer Janelle Brittain, the answer can be found in one word: teamwork...

If your meetings run longer than 90 mi nutes, you might as well roll in the couches, say the 3M Meeting Management Network Web site (www.3M.com/meetingnetwork) experts...

Companies' perceptions of the importance of trade shows may be shifting, according to some industry insiders. A recent survey of 677 companies by Exhibitor Magazine found that exhibitors are spending less and documenting their return on investment...

In most companies, the chief executive officer sets the tone for how people are treated. I consider the following corporate leaders to be models for how they treat their employees as individuals and take every opportunity to show them how much...

Today's meeting executive is a communications expert. His or her purpose is not so much to plan a meeting as to shape and deliver experiences that cause changes in attendees' behavior--changes that support the objectives of the company...

To spice up the annual meeting of Sears' Risk Management Division, the company recently sent employees on a scavenger hunt--a two-hour trek through downtown Chicago, where they deciphered riddles that led them to Loop landmarks and snapped...

The euro is here. On January 1, 1999, 11 members of the European Community* started keeping track of transactions in the euro as well as in their local currencies. By 2002, all transactions in the 11 countries are expected to be conducted in euros...

With a $7 billion renaissance transforming Atlantic City from a gaming town into a diverse destination resort, the city is actively courting corporate meetings. The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACC&VA) has implemented "AC...

Cancn is probably best known as Mexico's vacationers' paradise, offering a Caribbean-like experience with Mexican gusto. While the package groups will likely cycle in and out of some hotels forever, some properties are actively courting the...