When Honda Started talking to potential partners that could execute a roadshow for its new Fit vehicle, it wasn't looking for one company to create a strategy, another to handle logistics, a third to build the training curriculum and testing, and...
In May, American Express Business Travel announced a new Global Advisory Services unit that will work with companies to “holistically” address their travel and meeting spend...
Tourism continues to rebound throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and developments continue to make the area more attractive for meetings and incentives. In general, shipping to the Asia-Pacific — as well as import duties — can be expensive. Check...
With greens fees on the rise and meeting budgets stagnant, planners of golf events face a challenge: Put on the same top-notch tournament as always — but for the same amount of money as last year (and the year before that). Moreover, the number of...
Dealing with procurement, identifying key decision-makers, determining the price of services, and promoting the business are the four biggest challenges facing independent meeting planners, according to a poll of attendees at the lively closed...
The annual RCMA Member Survey provides a picture of religious meetings conducted by RCMA's member meeting planners. A close look at the 2005 survey reveals the following...
In a discriminating seller's market in which hoteliers are turning away business, SMERF (social, military, educational, religious, and fraternal) groups — which are typically the most budget-conscious of all — are finding that a little flexibility...
When it comes time to line up speakers for your next conference, will you find yourself buried in piles of prospectuses from potential presenters, or searching high and low for someone qualified to address your topics? Mike May, principal of The...
