Patagonia: Journey to the World's End Literally translated as "the end of the world," Finis Terrae is a land of mountains and volcanoes, windswept golden pampas, forests of gnarled trees, blue-white glaciers, turquoise lakes, and massive penguin...
MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur Rudinara Kuala Lumpur's famed cultural center, which spans three acres, offers visitors the opportunity to discover the essence of traditional religious and daily lifestyles, from making "net bread," or roti jale, on a...
ICPA Forum Covers Every Step of the Planning Process Speakers at ICPA's fifth Educational Forum, held in Providence, R.I., gave in-depth presentations on every phase of the planning process, from developing an RFP to on-site risk management. About...
* RECRUITMENT & RETENTION A Car to Start: Incentives Lure New Employees Attracting top talent takes a lot more than it used to--and incentives will increasingly be used as a recruitment tool. So says Michael Hadlow, president and CEO of...
Meet & Greet & More WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A DMC "The way we create memories at an incentive conference in Hawaii is not to put on a luau," said Rich Granger, assistant vice president, conference and travel services, Allmerica Financial...
It all started with a plush, white teddy bear named "Cubby." He (or was it she?) was introduced at a September meeting in Orlando of managers from Sterling Jewelers Inc., parent company of 840 stores in 44 states, including the Kay, Belden, and...
At its annual summer meeting, the Lynette Owens Advisory Board gets a wake-up call about e-commerce, discusses agent motivation, and checks out Sedona's fabulous Enchantment Resort...
The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa is set to open in December in Santa Ana, N.M., 20 miles north of Albuquerque. The 350-room resort was developed on American Indian land in partnership with the Santa Ana Pueblo. Each guest room opens onto a...
Total Travel Management? MAJOR DOT-COMS JOIN FORCES Three of the big dot-com players in the meeting industry have recently partnered with (or, in the case of one, been acquired by) dot-coms in the corporate travel industry, signalling their belief...