Say Orlando and what comes to mind? Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, restaurants, shopping, golf, tennis, professional sports. Now, say culture. Did Orlando come to mind? If not, it will. Just as Las Vegas expanded...
Getting Started 1. Skip the phone tag and long-distance charges, and surf the Web. The major online service providers have travel forums with information about individual countries. Or, visit www.goeurope.com, a European travel Web site. You also...
How can I top myself next year? That's the refrain of incentive planners in a game of one-upmanship that's played out in insurance company marketing departments around the country. Judged against internal standards as well as those set by...
Up and Coming * Chicago's historic Silversmith Building is being transformed into the Crowne Plaza Chicago Silversmith. When the hotel opens in December, the ten-story, 1897 structure will have 143 guest rooms and meeting space for groups of up to...
A clever meeting planner might get several uses out of a meeting's table centerpieces. Well, what if your centerpieces fed the hungry, got attendees networking, and garnered positive feelings (and tax deductions) for your company...
THE PHOENIX CLIMATE IS ONE OF MANY PLUSES FOR MEETINGS verything grows where the sun shines, and that includes Phoenix, now the nation's seventh largest city, a destination very much on the rise. With 300 days of sunshine per year, the Valley of...
* As hotel rates continue to climb, many properties appear to be looking for ways to help you believe you're getting what you're paying for. Look for deluxe amen-ity packages and other new services. Here is a sampling...
Air Consortium Signs Regional Carriers Business Travel Contractors Corporation (BTCC) is pursuing its goal of "more rational," less costly business travel airfares through new agreements with two low-fare airlines plus a proposal to promote low...
The Aruba Sonesta Resort offers in-town convenience, an ocean-front setting, plus the new Seaport Conference Center, with 22,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Two of the resort's special beach events, which can be held on it's private...
Airfares took a roller-coaster ride this spring following the industry's attempt to pass on the reinstated ten percent ticket tax to consumers earlier this year. When the ride ended, the major carriers had settled on a four percent hike in fares...