In the United States Golf Association's Rules of Golf, the first subject addressed is etiquette, before any discussion of rules and definitions. Golf is a game that involves discipline, integrity, companionship, and competition...
The 963-room Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Fla., last year reopened its 18-hole Resort Course (one of two 18-hole championship courses at the club) after a $6.5 million redesign. The course now features more than 12 acres of water...
On Wednesday, March 17, participants in the Liberty Mutual Pro-Am awake to a light fog resting over the grounds of the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. The complex is hosting Liberty Mutual's Legends of Golf tournament for the first time...
The Investors Group kicked off three conventions for its top salespeople last August in Calgary the way you'd expect they should: with a genuine cowboy welcome. At the start of the meetings, the company's top qualifiers and their guests joined in...
REACHING THE MILLENNIALS They're technology-savvy, team-oriented, and optimistic about their future. They're the Millennials, and in four years they'll enter the workforce in huge numbers. Generational expert Robert Wendover, president of Aurora...
HONG KONG STILL A DEAL If you're ever going to hold a meeting in Hong Kong, now is the time to do it, says Krys Luby, marketing executive, Hong Kong Tourist Association. "The prices are never going to be as good as they are now," she notes...
SO YOU WANT TO SPONSOR A PRO TOURNAMENT? First task: Figure out why you're doing it. "You just don't jump into these things," says Bill Colvin, president of MarComm Partners Golf in Beachwood, Ohio. "You need a reason." Among your possible...
Alabama U.S. Space & Rocket Center Museum Beginning in the spring of 2000, you can hold a private function in a $22 million, 42-story launch tower building that contains exhibits about America's quest to reach the moon, as well as nearly 10...
* TRENDS Online Booking: When Will It Take Off? As much as the general public has embraced booking travel online, it looks like the trend will take a little longer to translate to booking meetings. "It's definitely the way that people are going,"...
The best convention and visitors bureau Web sites go way beyond a simple online brochure and make full use of the Internet with hyperlinks, color, and graphics. To identify the standouts among CVB sites, I used the following selection criteria...