An executive's place is in the kitchen--at least when it comes to teambuilding. Among the new wave of teambuilding programs based on group cooking experiences are those offered by Santa Rosa, CA-based HMS Travel Group, in conjunction with the...
Meetings and incentive programs in Asia are on the rise. As U.S. companies go global, and as they continue efforts to motivate high-level qualifiers, destinations from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur have become destinations of choice for small and large...
With more than two million existing sites and thousands of new ones added daily, the World Wide Web can be a very confusing place. It's like trying to find a library book without the help of the Dewey Decimal System. Fortunately, there is help out...
That Atlantic City is beginning to look a bit like Las Vegas is by design, not accident. Atlantic City is now home to a Hard Rock Cafe, an All Star Cafe, a Planet Hollywood and a Ripley's Believe It Or Not, as well as a casino at Bally's Park...
* Jennifer Anderson has formed her own company, J. Anderson & Associates, in Chicago, specializing in the production of corporate events. Anderson most recently served as catering manager at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago...
NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYEE REWARDS ON THE RISE Salary increases for white-collar workers this year will average a modest 4.2 percent, according to the 1997/1998 Compensation Planning Survey, conducted by William M. Mercer, Inc., the New York-based...
Manitoba Gets Serious About Tourism, Meetings For the first time in more than 10 years, tourism and economic development leaders in Manitoba met to discuss the future of the province's tourism industry. A big part of the meeting, held in Winnipeg...
As increasing numbers of U.S. companies go global, meeting in Europe has become commonplace. Most attendees think no differently about hopping a plane to London than hopping a plane to Boston...
* Conferon Targets Small Meetings Conferon, the Twinsburg, OH-based meeting planning firm, recently launched a small meetings department. Designed to locate an appropriate property within five days of receiving a request for proposal (RFP)...
Fifty-three elegant Entree Gold rooms are part of a $45 million expansion project at the 342-room Chateau Whistler Resort in British Columbia. During a gala weekend in December, guests celebrated the completion of the 150,000-square-foot addition...