It's been more than a century since newspaper publisher Horace Greeley advised the readers of his New York Tribune to "Go west, young man, go west!" to prospect for their fortunes. Long after the gold, silver, and iron ore played out, the West...
The expression pura vida rolls off the Costa Rican tongue like a mantra. Pura Vida--Pure Life. It's an expression of happiness, excitement, and national identity. And it fits Costa Rica and the Costa Rican people to a T...
Anyone who has tried to take notes by the light of a projection screen while sitting on a hard-backed chair balancing a notebook on one knee knows the value of an ergonomically designed meeting environment. Conference centers distinguished...
Hip, Hot, Waiting for Insurance Agents Parties are back. Now a new downtown club called Life wants to give your qualifiers the real New York City party experience. It's billed as the Studio 54 of the '90s, haunt of the glamorous and the...
IT seems like yesterday, but more than five years have passed since the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. Today, most meeting planners know to take ADA requirements into consideration on site visits, during negotiations, and...
A meeting management firm recently acquired by United Airlines plans to go after new clients among the Fortune 500. Randy Hannon, president of the Premier Group of Rolling Meadows, IL, says United's ownership of the company "will open a lot of...