Incentives on the Rise Down Under Typically, Australian incentive qualifiers are senior executives or sales and marketing colleagues journeying in a group for a five-day stay on the Gold Coast, a resort area in the island continent's east coast...
Catching an early flight to Honolulu that Sunday morning for my wife's incentive trip had some advantages, although when the 5:45 a.m. alarm shattered my peaceful sleep I couldn't think of any. Still, this was the beginning of an adventure...
Niketown Unsurprisingly, Nike swooshed past its competitors with the superstore concept, opening the first Niketown flagship store in Chicago in 1992. The multilevel retail store cum sports palace is divided into different "pavilions," offering...
Just Think "First, employees want to be valued, listened to, and treated fairly. You can't expect much from incentives if these basics aren't in place." ...
For more than 50 years, meeting suppliers have attended conferences sponsored by LIMRA (Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association) International, the premier marketing and research organization in the financial services industry. From the...
Puerto Rico With its 279 miles of beaches, tropical landscape, and rich cultural heritage, Puerto Rico offers much to visitors. Ideally suited for meetings and incentives, the island has more than 12,000 hotel rooms, excellent transportation, and...
One word comes to mind when I think about the relationship between CVBs and corporations: partners. I know first-hand how helpful CVBs can be because Corporate Meetings & Incentives has developed partnerships with several over the past few...
The Lure of the Links GOLF BOOM AT INSURANCE MEETINGS Last year was the second-best year ever for golf course construction, with 448 new courses opening, according to the National Golf Foundation in Jupiter, Fla. (The record of 468 was set in 1995...
Keeping die-hard golfers focused in a seminar room at a golf resort is tough. At Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy brings a little golf right into the meeting room, with golf-themed coffee breaks and instructional...
The 25th anniversary of the Toyota Grand Prix in April was the perfect setting for a Corporate Meetings & Incentives Showcase familiarization trip, hosted by the Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau and numerous hotels and restaurants...