Southern cuisine gets a bad rap, no doubt about it. As a world-weary traveler once said, sitting down to a plate of chicken-fried steak with cream gravy with a side of biscuits and honey and a tall glass of Coca-Cola, "The French live to eat...
MEET OTHER MEETING MOMS IN GROWING INDUSTRY GROUP Juggling the demands of a career and family isn't easy for any woman, but a group of women in the meeting planning industry has found that getting together to share concerns and coping strategies...
Calm the Agitator in Your Group Do you ever have to work with people who make you crazy? If the answer is yes, check out The Frustration Factor, How to Manage People Who Drive You Up The Wall (Glenbridge Publishing, 1995). Author Gary Crow offers...
An executive's place is in the kitchen--at least when it comes to teambuilding. Among the new wave of teambuilding programs based on group cooking experiences are those offered by Santa Rosa, CA-based HMS Travel Group, in conjunction with the...
Meetings and incentive programs in Asia are on the rise. As U.S. companies go global, and as they continue efforts to motivate high-level qualifiers, destinations from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur have become destinations of choice for small and large...
With more than two million existing sites and thousands of new ones added daily, the World Wide Web can be a very confusing place. It's like trying to find a library book without the help of the Dewey Decimal System. Fortunately, there is help out...
That Atlantic City is beginning to look a bit like Las Vegas is by design, not accident. Atlantic City is now home to a Hard Rock Cafe, an All Star Cafe, a Planet Hollywood and a Ripley's Believe It Or Not, as well as a casino at Bally's Park...
* Jennifer Anderson has formed her own company, J. Anderson & Associates, in Chicago, specializing in the production of corporate events. Anderson most recently served as catering manager at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago...
NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYEE REWARDS ON THE RISE Salary increases for white-collar workers this year will average a modest 4.2 percent, according to the 1997/1998 Compensation Planning Survey, conducted by William M. Mercer, Inc., the New York-based...
