Marriott International Inc. has announced the following advancements: Paul Cerula has been named senior vice president, sales, international lodging. Scott Neumayer is now senior vice president, operations, international lodging; and Paul Malcom...
"What people conjure up to be Hawaii is really Maui," says Barry Tomlinson, meetings executive from Optimum Travel in Montreal. With its swaying palm trees, warm waters, and tropical appearance, Maui symbolizes the best of the Hawaiian Islands...
If your company is planning a meeting for the year 2000, you need to address the so-called "Y2K problem." In brief: Most computers cannot properly process a post-1999 date field. The result is that without significant reprogramming, all but the...
Marriott's Evergreen Conference Resort One Lakeview Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30086 Phone (770) 879-9900 Fax (770) 413-9052 www.evergreenresort.com Director of Sales Keith Kehl ...
The $40 million all-suite Doubletree Sedona Resort, the first new resort in Red Rock County, Ariz., since the 1980s, opened in November. The 225-suite hotel offers a 10,000-square-foot Executive Meeting Center, a full-service spa, and access to...
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 500 Hotel Circle North San Diego, CA 92108 Phone (619) 291-7131, (800) 772-8527 Fax (619) 291-3584 www.towncountry.com ...
Tip of the month Recognize employees often and in small ways. The reason? The frequency of praise is more important than its size. If you stake too much on an occasional big incentive, you may lose employees who think they're not valued...
Spy Story How do you hold the attention of agents over an 18-month qualifying period? How about two kickoffs? In essence, that's what London Pacific Life & Annuity did with its promotion of the company's 1999 Convention in Cannes and Monte...
If Marriott has seemed rather lax in its attention to the insurance market over the past few years, the hotel company is getting serious again. Symbolic of that renewed focus, Mike Murphy, national director of insurance sales, hosted an insurance...
