Trends in the travel industry indicate that traditional rest-and-relaxation vacations are being replaced by adventure vacations. Not surprisingly, these trends are reflected in the activities being offered at meetings and conventions. In addition...
Unum's Lance Wieland and Tim Aube as the Wright Brothers? Marilyn Brumbaugh as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz? Is that Tom Joyal, Lutheran Brotherhood, doing a perfect imitation of the wisecracking, cigar-toting W.C. Fields...
Mohegan Sun Unveils Grand Expansion Plan Where the heck is Uncasville, Connecticut? We'll get to that. First, consider the $800 million plans of Uncasville's Mohegan Sun, set to be transformed from a gaming complex into a "true destination," said...
When Jean O'Donnell petitioned members of the Professional Convention Management Association to add her name to the slate for the chairman-elect position last September, it wasn't the first time she had challenged the status quo at PCMA. She had...
It'll be a while before you throw the specs for your major meeting into the ether, choose a property, negotiate a contract, and make all your hotel room reservations with nary a fax or phone call in the process. But the big hotel chains, which...
Too many of us have suffered the frustration of not having enough information in our meeting program guides, or not being able to find what we need to know quickly enough. That's why the editors decided to launch our Top Guide contest, now in its...
Iwas very disappointed with the "Last Word" by Maria Brennan (see "When Will a Woman Earn What She's Worth?" on page 144 of the August issue). Equal opportunity does not mean equal outcomes. Surveys that show men earning 33 percent more than women...
With at least 170 meeting planning software products on the market, offering help with everything from pre-meeting budgeting to post-meeting analysis, how do you choose the best product for your company? I suggest four steps: (1) Consider your...
Bang or Whimper? Y2K TOP-10 TRAVEL LIST Over the past several months Kevin Mitchell, head of the Business Travel Coalition (BTC), has been conducting focus groups with corporate travel, human resources, security, and information technology...