Not long ago, Emily Mathews flew to California the day before one of her meetings and found that a wedding reception was booked into her meeting room until 2 a.m...
* CHANGING FACES Chuck Floyd has been promoted to senior vice president of sales, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago. An 18-year Hyatt veteran, Floyd was most recently vice president of sales for Hyatt. Christie N. Hicks has been promoted to vice...
Meeting Industry Leaders To Convene in 2000 An unprecedented gathering of senior executives of meeting industry organizations worldwide will take place next June in Malaysia to discuss the issues the industry faces in the next millennium. The...
The majority of hotels in the Caribbean region are medium-sized, with 151 to 400 guest rooms. These lush resorts, equipped with modern meeting facilities, gourmet restaurants, and a wealth of on-site recreational activities, accommodate all types...
Jamaica Once home to famed playwright Noel Coward and conductor Arturo Toscanini, rich in history, and filled with endless outdoor adventures, Jamaica also offers numerous and varied meeting and incentive venues to suit a variety of budgets and...
To space and beyond. Unless your group consists of former astronauts who are also current members of the U.S. Senate, NASA is unlikely to let you to hold your next corporate event on the space shuttle. However, you can get close enough to feel the...
TRENDS Give 'Em What They Want: Recognition A pair of recent studies has shown that while money is rarely the last thing on people's minds when it comes to motivation, it is almost never the first. Appreciation and recognition are consistently...
SITE Benchmarking Study CLASSROOM STILL TOPS FOR TRAINING When the results of its 1999 Training Benchmarking Study were presented at the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) Annual Conference this summer, attendees were surprised by...
It's the start of a new school year. Time to think about buying your books, getting back into the study habit. So sharpen your pencils, get the gears turning, and take this a quick quiz to see how your legal knowledge is coming along...
With at least 170 meeting planning software products on the market, offering help with everything from pre-meeting budgeting to post-meeting analysis, how do you choose the best product for your company? I suggest four steps...
