Now you can experience the drama of the Survivor television series firsthand. Two tour companies are offering versions of the reality-based program just for groups...
Think of your most successful event — from an F&B perspective. Chances are, it was the one in which you established strong communication with the catering team...
At the Greater Louisville (Ky.) Convention and Visitors Bureau, Joyce Howlett has been promoted to senior sales manager of the convention sales department. This is a new position, created for Howlett, who has been with the bureau for 14 years...
“Organizing should not be an annual event,” says speaker, author, and business consultant Odette Pollar. When handling your “in-box” items, take a four-step approach: touch, decide, track, and put away. Pollar says all papers should “live with”...
When Atlantic Mutual Companies in Madison, N.J., took a group of 18 top agents to the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., for a four-day meeting, many attendees opted to use the spa in their one afternoon of leisure...
As the clock struck midnight on December 31, 1999, Sydney, Australia, was the focus of the world with a vibrant fireworks display heralding the year 2000. “Sydney seemed to shine like no other city had before. That display was hard to follow,”...
A recent USA Today front-page article skewering corporate motivational programs painted a biased and incomplete picture, incentive industry spokespeople say...
• Passkey.com has introduced a new service, HotelDirect, designed for one-hotel meetings and aimed at the corporate market. It is similar to Passkey's citywide product: Planners and hoteliers have 24/7 Web access to housing information...
