The Investors Group kicked off three conventions for its top salespeople last August in Calgary the way you'd expect they should: with a genuine cowboy welcome. At the start of the meetings, the company's top qualifiers and their guests joined in...
REACHING THE MILLENNIALS They're technology-savvy, team-oriented, and optimistic about their future. They're the Millennials, and in four years they'll enter the workforce in huge numbers. Generational expert Robert Wendover, president of Aurora...
HONG KONG STILL A DEAL If you're ever going to hold a meeting in Hong Kong, now is the time to do it, says Krys Luby, marketing executive, Hong Kong Tourist Association. "The prices are never going to be as good as they are now," she notes...
SO YOU WANT TO SPONSOR A PRO TOURNAMENT? First task: Figure out why you're doing it. "You just don't jump into these things," says Bill Colvin, president of MarComm Partners Golf in Beachwood, Ohio. "You need a reason." Among your possible...
Alabama U.S. Space & Rocket Center Museum Beginning in the spring of 2000, you can hold a private function in a $22 million, 42-story launch tower building that contains exhibits about America's quest to reach the moon, as well as nearly 10...
* TRENDS Online Booking: When Will It Take Off? As much as the general public has embraced booking travel online, it looks like the trend will take a little longer to translate to booking meetings. "It's definitely the way that people are going,"...
The best convention and visitors bureau Web sites go way beyond a simple online brochure and make full use of the Internet with hyperlinks, color, and graphics. To identify the standouts among CVB sites, I used the following selection criteria...
THE BEST GOLF IN THE COUNTRY California's La Quinta Resort's PGA West was named Course of the Year at the first-ever APEX Awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the annual convention of the National Association of Golf Tournament Directors...
American Hole 'n One Picture this: Your top salesperson is at the tee of a par-3. His shot's going right for the flagstick. It drops in! Later, you get to hand him a huge check, keys to a sports car, tickets to the World Series, or some other...
CP REBRANDS LUXURY LINE-UP After purchasing Delta Hotels and Resorts last spring and Princess Hotels last summer, Toronto-based Canadian Pacific Hotels has taken a bold step toward global brand recognition for its high-end properties: It's buying...
