The Northwest is a region of awesome natural beauty, where snowcapped peaks and crystal lakes are but a stone's throw from urban centers, providing corporate groups with a plethora of post-meeting recreational opportunities. Seattle, Wash., and...
The Greater Phoenix area, with its booming economy and vibrant community spirit, sports 180 golf courses. Phoenix's downtown, revitalized with new sports facilities, also has new shops, restaurants, brew pubs, and sports bars. Adjacent to the...
Imagine a workplace without bosses. Bill Gore, founder of W.L. Gore and Associates in Newark, Del., created a corporate culture defined by employee self-management and motivation--and a company that has been profitable for the past 32 years...
How do you handle entertainment travel expenses? The correct answer: "It depends." Have a general rule or guiding philosophy, but be flexible. Managing entertainment and other production travel expenses sometimes requires a little imagination...
In 1992, I stood in the back of a hotel ballroom at a store managers meeting and heard the Vice President of Marketing of a leading drugstore chain exclaim, "If we always do what we've always done, we will always get what we've always got!" Don...
Curacao With its ornate and elegant pastel-colored buildings, Curacao's harbor- front in Willemstad is one of the Caribbean's indelible images. But Curacao is much more than architectural beauty and balmy days. Planners, whether producing a...
Do "Contented Companies" Make More Money? Human resources experts say people want to feel appreciated, but managers (and the shareholders who pay their salaries) care first about performance. Is there any common ground between "feel-good workplace...
A single word best describes what companies considering Asia as an incentive destination will find: deals. "Currency devaluation, a cause of economic hardship for much of the region, has turned Asia into a real bargain for long-haul visitors,"...
British Virgin Islands Beaches kissed by technicolor tides, meeting packages tailor-made to suit the specific needs of the group, and a temperate Caribbean climate makes the British Virgin Islands the perfect backdrop to any group function...
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 strong destination appeal is coupled with its first-rate convention centers, hotels...