Anne Erickson, director of insurance sales at the Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort & Club, has added three properties to her sales responsibilities: the Registry Resort, Naples; Edgewater Beach Hotel, Naples; and the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix...
Have the answers to these questions ready before you call the golf director at your meeting resort. * What are your preferred course(s), date(s), and start time(s)...
HYATT, CONTINENTAL, AND TWA TOP LATEST CONSUMER SURVEYS Hyatt topped the list of upscale hotel chains in the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study, closely followed by Marriott, Hilton and Wyndham (tied for third), and...
Bonnie Beattie, recently retired as manager, meetings and conventions, for Equitable Life of Iowa, has been spending a lot of time in the hospital. Not as a patient, but as one half of a team going from bed to bed, visiting people recovering from...
IACC ON TECH TRACK Though the opening of the 18th annual conference of the International Association of Conference Centers centered around a prehistoric theme (with the co-chairs dressed as Fred and Wilma Flintstone and speaking from the imaginary...
Golf is a passion. No other activity or event during your conference elicits such emotion. That passion combines with the chance to spend four or five hours outdoors with "the right foursome" to generate incredible enthusiasm among golfers. That...
PAYNE TAKES IT AT PINEHURST The stylish Payne Stewart made it an exciting finish at the U.S. Open, winning by one stroke over Phil Mickelson on Pinehurst's Number 2 course. Some 48 corporate sponsors filled the event's major hospitality tents with...
PLANSOFT REJIGGERS WEB SITE PlanSoft Corp. relaunched its Web site in late June, creating four distinct tracts. While www.plansoft.com previously was aimed at the entire meeting industry, it now has unique services for meeting planners, facilities...
There are many ways that CVBs help to make the meeting executive's job easier. Even if you work with only one hotel chain and don't need assistance choosing properties, a CVB can help to promote the destination to attendees, put together packages...