New destinations have so skillfully blended their natural and man-made attributes as Arizona. There is the beauty of the desert, the relentlessness of the sunshine, the marvel of the Grand Canyon. But Arizona also has among the nation's most...
Guess what? Cancun is clean and safe and offers efficient, friendly service starting with airport personnel and continuing right through cab drivers to the front desk staff at your hotel...
Disappointed with the room rate quotes you've been receiving from resorts lately? A new company wants to help. It's called the Resort Meetings Consortium (RMC), and it promises you the lowest group rates available during your meeting dates...
* Hotel construction has been booming in Denver over the past year: Almost 9,000 rooms have either opened, or are under construction with plans to open by the end of the year. But with the exception of a major project at the Adam's Mark Denver ...
CONVENTION CENTERS AND BUREAUS Stephen B. Richer has been appointed executive director of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau in Gulfport, MS. Richer is the former president of the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Bureau...
Every month I put the pile of interesting items for Off My Desk in priority order. But some items never make it up from the bottom of the pile because they are not so important nor immediate; they're just interesting or fun. I've always said I was...
Licensing Fees, Procedures A new music licensing agreement has been reached between the music and meeting industries, simplifying the reporting process and reducing costs for meeting organizers. Industry organizations--Meeting Professionals...
The Internet and e-mail might be great for the mainstream, but they're still not much help for people planning meetings, says Nan Ives, manager, community relations and special events with Fidelity Investments in Boston...
A variation of videoconferencing is the desktop videoconference (DTVC): The former provides interaction between groups of people who gather in conference-style settings, while DTVC com-bines personal com- puting with audio, video, and...
Convention Bureaus R.J. (Jim) Henderson has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at the Anchorage (AK) Convention & Visitors Bureau. He had been director of convention sales...