In these days of investigating corporate excess and indicting greedy CEOs, luxury can be a messy topic. Meeting planners operating in the glare of publicly traded companies are being scrutinized more than ever. And for those who plan incentive...
Conworld.net offers meeting planners a way to find destination management companies via the Internet. Its DMC Quick-Finder search tool lists more than 1,800 DMCs in more than 300 worldwide locations. No login or password is needed. Listings...
Barging in Provence Forget about the seasickness pills and the throngs of passengers who are waiting to disembark when you get to port. Barging is all about relaxation. And leave it to the French to do it in style. Continental Waterways' MS...
If you're bringing an event to Southern California, click on www.charitydirect.com to see what they might be able to do for you — and vice versa. Launched in August, CharityDirect collects surplus goods from meetings and trade shows and...
It's certainly not a name on the tips of most Americans' tongues, but look out, NH Hotels is out to conquer the hotel universe, at least in Europe. Until two years ago, the Madrid-based hotel company was a leading chain for business travelers in...
Over the next two years, more than 3,350 new rooms are expected to open in Puerto Rico, bringing the total to more than 16,000. Spurring the boom is the projected 2004 opening of the 600,000-square-foot Puerto Rico Convention Center. One of the...