On Location The Lucayan Many people call it "Freeport" after its capital city, but Grand Bahama Island, just a 52-mile hop from Florida's eastern coast, has much to offer beyond its downtown area. Tourists are starting to get the idea, heading off...

The Garden Isle's incredible natural beauty stretches from the breathtaking Opaekaa Falls, where the Wailua River makes a dramatic plunge over cliffs, to the magnificent Na Pali coastline. No group should miss the ever-changing colors of Waimea...

Throw out your meeting facility guides and dusty stacks of hotel brochures. Forget about faxing or overnight mailing your request for proposals directly to hotels. These methods of finding and booking meeting facilities are rapidly giving way to...

Lanai is Hawaii's most secluded island. Once the home of Dole pineapple plantations, the island is 98 percent owned by Dole Foods, which has turned the island into a private park with two five-star resorts. It's a treat for groups that have been...

Been to see the company's general counsel lately? -- If you're like a lot of meeting managers, you have. Meeting contracts are getting longer and more complicated all the time. The Internet, while making your planning process more efficient than...

The Big Island is nearly twice as large as the others combined, and it is still growing. Since 1983, the Kilauea volcano has spewed lava and has added more than 70 acres to the island's southeast shore. In fact, offshore, an underwater Mount Loihi...

The Hotel Sofitel Chicago O'Hare offers the charm of French hospitality and style, state-of-the-art meeting facilities, and a directive to make personalized service a high priority...

Medical Meetings' Annual M&D Awards program honors the 40 hotels, resorts, and conference centers chosen by our readers for merit and distinction in serving the needs of medical meeting planners. Readers voted for the hosts that best handled...

For the past seven years, Atlanta hospitality industry officials have been targeting the health care meetings and convention market and the efforts seem to be paying off. "It's a lucrative market," says Carey Rountree, executive vice president for...

Scottsdale Conference Resort offers an exceptional meeting environment, complemented by extensive recreation, elegant furnishings, an outstanding conference staff, and fine dining. The hacienda-style conference center has served most of the...