TBWA CHIAT/DAY "Great creative should win out over unyielding strategy at every opportunity," declares Bob Kuperman, president and CEO, TBWA Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, the advertising agency that has given birth to some of advertising's most...
Independents' Day The good news is that more than nine out of 10 independent meeting planners believe their business will grow in the next year. The bad news is that there may be so many independents that if the current economic boom ever comes to...
While, according to some predictions, e-commerce will increase by 1,000 percent in the next three years and travel has just surpassed computers as the top commodity sold on the Web, many meeting attendees are still uncomfortable with online...
What personality traits do people need to be successful at incentive planning? I took a close look at the incentive professionals I know, and have come up with a few characteristics that they have in common...
The Melia Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has wrapped up the first phase of its $8 million renovation program. Half the property's 245 rooms have been redone and three meeting rooms, which accommodate up to 700 for a reception, have been...
Cayman Islands Planners searching for a relaxing and memorable meeting site far from corporate high-rises, airports, and urban bustle will find the Cayman Islands a true "getaway" meeting and incentive destination. Famed for its scuba diving...
A low-key sales environment, loads of new ideas and information, and lots of networking: That's what the small group of ICPA members who traveled together to this year's European Incentive and Business Travel and Meetings Show got from their two...
The Lynette Owens Advisory Board meets at the Inn at Bay Harbor to discuss the consolidation of the financial services industry--and to check out the Midwest's hottest new resort...
LATIN AMERICAN TRADE SHOW DEBUTS IN 2000 Latin America may not have a high profile as a meeting destination, but it delivers. That's the theme of the first Meetings and Incentive Travel Market- Latin America, to take place in Guadalajara, Mexico...
Like self-sufficient cities, the Caribbean's largest hotels have every imaginable amenity and activity. Each has more than 400 guest rooms, expansive meeting and exhibit space, and a full complement of facilities for recreation, dining, and...