ROCKRESORTS RESURRECTED Rockresorts, the very upscale hotel brand created by Laurence Rockefeller in the 1960s, has been resurrected, at least in name and spirit. The new Rockresorts number four: Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada in the Florida Keys; the...
WHO WANTS TO CANCEL A SPEAKER CONTRACT? In early February, one of the lesser-known speakers in the portfolio of Speak Inc., a speakers bureau in San Diego, Calif., called the bureau to predict that his star was about to rise...
"Another day, another dot-com press conference." So Tom Flanagan quipped in April at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. Flanagan, vice president of marketing for Philadelphia-based StarCite (www.starcite.com), a fast-evolving meeting Web...
Make your meeting more of a sensory experience. The most important sign of a meeting's success is how much attendees recall. An overall theme, reinforced through a logo, events, and speakers, is a start. But why not further reinforce your meeting...
Speakers bureaus do more than just send out glossy catalogs. A good one will learn as much as possible about your company, your meeting, your audience, and your budget in order to help you find a professional speaker who fits your needs. The aim...
Dromoland Castle recently opened its luxurious new Club Wing with 24 guest rooms and the stately Club Lounge. The addition caps a five-year refurbishment of the historic property. Located in Newmarket-on-Fergus, near Ireland's Shannon Airport, the...
The Country Club at The Diplomat features an Italian villa-style design and offers 60 guest rooms, an 18-hole golf course, 10 clay tennis courts, pool, and European-style spa. The main hotel will open in January 2001 and the convention center will...
What's new and notable? Our top picks Just Think What if you charged people for being late to meetings? MicroAge Computer (Tempe, Ariz.) decided to do exactly that: Latecomers pay $1 each, money which is then distributed to those who were on time...
"Intellectual honesty" is the term Andy Grove, chairman and former president of Intel Corp., uses to describe Intel's policy of open communication. "We communicate and communicate and communicate, at every level, in every form," says Grove...