Hawaii's Big Island is astounding in its diversity. Home of a still-active volcano and black-sand beaches, it also has sweeping pastures dotted with grazing cattle, fields of sugarcane and macadamia trees, snow-capped peaks, a historic seaport...

Hawaii is already a favorite destination for corporate meetings and incentives, and it is poised to become more popular than ever for groups with the opening of the long-awaited Hawai'i Convention Center in July 1998, which will have positive...

The most popular of the neighbor islands for visitors, Maui is a true gem with its 120 miles of beaches, picture-perfect waterfalls, verdant jungles, and the daunting presence of Haleakala, an extinct volcano that rises up more than 10,000 feet...

Oahu, Hawaii's most populous island, has always drawn a large share of the meetings and incentives market. Now, with the July 1998 opening of the 1.16 million-square-foot Hawai'i Convention Center, the island will have even more to offer groups...

Retired General Colin L. Powell will be the keynote speaker at the 41st Annual Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Meeting, January 8 to 11 in San Antonio, TX. In the session, sponsored by Renaissance Hotels International, Powell...

Over the summer, the Hawaii Visitors Bureau became the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau. The bureau's president, Paul Casey, said the name change indicates the entity's renewed efforts to attract meetings, conventions, and incentive groups...

Pharmaceutical company profits are back. The anything-goes days of pharmaceutical industry funding are gone. But if industry reps say budgets for funding meetings are shrinking, it sure isn't because of profitability. Take a gander at these third...

Given the limited financing available for construction of full-service hotels, some companies are taking a less costly route and converting existing buildings, such as office buildings and department stores in urban settings, into hotels...

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) will team up to deliver METCON (Meetings and Exhibitions Technology Conference). This new venture will debut next April 9 to 11 at...

Bruce J. Bellande, PhD, is the new executive director of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education. With his appointment, the Alliance's office has moved to his home town, Birmingham, AL. The new address is Suite 208, Southcrest Bldg., 1025...