Since prehistoric times Mexico has been the site of important assemblies of indigenous peoples. They gathered in such awe-inspiring locations as Teotihuacan, Xochicalco, and Chichen Itza to exchange ideas and receive inspiration from their gods...
You'd never peg this as a shareholder's meeting, but it's obvious you're in Vermont. Nearly everyone in the crowd is wearing shorts and faded T-shirts. Many of the men sport a combination of bald spots and beards, and even more of the women aren't...
In December of 1973, a small group of professionals in an emerging field known as "incentive travel" convened at the Americana Hotel in New York. Their goal: to form an international, professional, not-for-profit association dedicated to the...
Unity--an admirable meeting theme and goal. How to make it happen? Lots of hard work. Lynne Scheueler, meetings manager at the Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa, describes what corporate executives hope to accomplish at the 1999...
Atlantic City is maturing as a destination, and as a result, is drawing more corporate meetings and incentive groups, according to Marshall E. Murdaugh, executive director, Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority...
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has just purchased the Stoneham Ski Resort. Located 20 minutes from Quebec City, the resort is the third-largest ski area in the province. RCR plans to coordinate the investment of more than can$200 million in...
Craig Jacobs has been appointed director of sales and marketing at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. He had served as vice president, western region, for the Plasencia Group, a hotel transactions and consulting company...
The Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort & Club invited 30 female insurance meeting planners to the resort in August for its eighth annual All-Girls Weekend, cosponsored by Continental Airlines. "The focus of the weekend has always been to build...