MEETING INDUSTRY LOBBY HITS WASHINGTON, DC Over the blare of recorded music at Washington, DC's Planet Hollywood Restaurant, participants in the fourth annual Meeting Industry Legislative Action Day (MILAD) March 6 traded notes between visits to...
In the mid-1980s, morale at General Electric's mobile communications plant in Lynchburg, VA couldn't have been much worse. The business had been losing money for years. Angry employees said that managers didn't know their names, much less talk to...
Four Ways to Add Some Fun to Your Golf Program The biggest challenge corporations face with their golf outings is keeping them fresh and interesting. Here are a few ideas that we have used successfully at the Boca Raton Resort & Club...
The 1997 Corporate Meetings & Incentives Golden Links Advisory Board, made up of 26 PGA professionals and golf industry executives, gathered at Marriott's Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL in January to measure hundreds of golf courses...
Next Century WILL Bring Next Golf Boom Because so-called baby boomers will remain in their prime earning and family-rearing years through the end of the decade, their influence on U.S. golf participation levels won't be felt until after the year...
How to Choose the Right Format for Your Group It's not whether anyone wins or loses, but what type of tournament format you choose that can make or break a corporate golf event. Following are the most common tournament formats and suggestions for...
Make it Easy on the Players "Players appreciate it if they can pay a fee that takes care of everything-gratuities for valet parking, cart and bag-room staff, and caddies; and the beverage cart and/or box lunch, for example. Rolling it into one fee...
This was Kingston I was visiting, the "other" Jamaica, not the couples-cuddling Jamaica of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, or Negril. This was the Jamaica of "certain roads" and "certain hours" to avoid when traveling from airport to hotel, the city of...