Most planners have become proficient at using the Internet for hotel and destination searches. The Web also can be a useful tool when you need information on AV-related services or products. Here are some useful Web sites I have found...
PlanSoft Database now at www.meetingsnet.com Beginning this month, visitors to the Adams Business Media site, www.meetingsnet.com, will have immediate access to the PlanSoft Network, a database listing every North American hotel facility with 5...
FLY BUBBLE CLASS TO FIJI Air Pacific, Fiji's international airline, has introduced a new incentive program exclusively for North American incentive planners. Air Pacific's Fiji Bubble Pack program takes its name from the carrier's Boeing 747 upper...
Believe it or not, although its land mass is larger than the U.S., Australia has a population and economy that is smaller than that of greater Los Angeles. That, coupled with its first-rate convention centers, hotels, and transportation, give...
MILLENNIUM MARKETING: NOT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Don't miss the millennium marketing boat by thinking of it as a one-night gimmick. Use it all year long. That's the advice of Irvine, Calif.-based JNR Inc., which is offering clients incentive ideas...
Not long ago, Emily Mathews flew to California the day before one of her meetings and found that a wedding reception was booked into her meeting room until 2 a.m...
* CHANGING FACES Chuck Floyd has been promoted to senior vice president of sales, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago. An 18-year Hyatt veteran, Floyd was most recently vice president of sales for Hyatt. Christie N. Hicks has been promoted to vice...
Meeting Industry Leaders To Convene in 2000 An unprecedented gathering of senior executives of meeting industry organizations worldwide will take place next June in Malaysia to discuss the issues the industry faces in the next millennium. The...
The majority of hotels in the Caribbean region are medium-sized, with 151 to 400 guest rooms. These lush resorts, equipped with modern meeting facilities, gourmet restaurants, and a wealth of on-site recreational activities, accommodate all types...
Jamaica Once home to famed playwright Noel Coward and conductor Arturo Toscanini, rich in history, and filled with endless outdoor adventures, Jamaica also offers numerous and varied meeting and incentive venues to suit a variety of budgets and...