San Diego has a new luxury resort, The Grand Del Mar, which opened in October 2007. The resort's 249 guest rooms, including 31 suites, don't skimp on the details: They feature gilded gold and wrought-iron accents and hand-stenciled ceilings...
Once again, the annual Krisam Insurance Advisory Board brought together a group of senior-level industry planners with a select group of hoteliers who specialize in insurance sales for some straight talk on business trends...
When it comes to being green, this industry (this country, for that matter) has only touched the surface. A good place to look to is the U.K., where companies have begun to label products with information on the greenhouse gas emissions created by...
Nancy Farmer, CMP, is senior conference and planning specialist at The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, Mass., where she and two other full-time meeting professionals manage 300 meetings and events annually. She joined Hanover 10 years ago a...
Hilton Hotels Corp. has big green goals: reduce energy consumption from direct operations by 20 percent; reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent; reduce output of waste by 20 percent; and reduce water consumption by 20 percent...
The biggest trend in the meetings industry is environmental watchfulness. Green is big, and for companies that are building sustainability practices into their meetings and events, golf outings may be questioned. Courses have a reputation for...