GOLF HAS BEEN TAKING some hits lately. First there was the research by the National Golf Foundation reporting that more than half of the golf facilities in the United States saw a decline in rounds played in 2003. Then, in a recent article on “the...
Had enough haggling over room rates? What if you could negotiate with a hotel chain once, settling not just contract terms and conditions but also setting a standard discount on food and beverage — even room rates — for all meetings booked at any...
E-mail is the marketing vehicle of choice for independent planners who need to get the word out about their services. We tapped several planners for tips on how to keep recipients from hitting the delete key...
Starwood is the latest hotel chain to get on the spa branding bandwagon. The Starwood Spa Collection consists of 30 elite spas around the globe, ranging from the Spa Gaucin at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif., to the AltiraSpa at...
Picture a meeting with no keynote speakers, no pre-announced workshop schedules, and no panel discussions. Instead, participants organize themselves in a circle and talk about … what they want to talk about...
THE TURBULENT ECONOMY has permanently changed many companies' view of outsourcing meeting planning, says Dawn Penfold, president, Meeting Candidate Network Inc., a New York placement company for meeting planners. Penfold started a new division of...
