Two Award Winners for Canada
Mar 01, 1997
Winnipeg's Folklorama: Canada's Cultural Celebration, won three gold and two silver Pinnacle Awards at the 41st Annual Convention of the International Festivals and Events Association last year...
Who's in Charge?
Mar 01, 1997
Picking an adventure travel outfitter can be its own adventure, says David Sakowski, a senior staff engineer for Lockheed and a licensed California guide. He's been hiring outfitters for more than a decade and suggests five characteristics to look...
Winning Promotion
Mar 01, 1997
Ah!Stralia! What would you expect to happen if you asked your agents to sell 25 percent faster? In the case of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, the results were outstanding. In January 1994...
Monterey: The Northern California Golf Alternative
Mar 01, 1997
Famed for its sea otters and premier golf resorts, the Monterey Peninsula offers the Southern California resort destinations a run for their money...
Airfare Update: Zone Fares Take Center Stage, The Ticket Tax Is Back
Mar 01, 1997
After last year's dramatic increase in airfares, meeting executives may be looking at the new year with less than great expectations. Yet many airline analysts expect fares to stabilize or decrease in 1997. "I think airfares overall reached a peak...
Tips for Tots
Mar 01, 1997
IF you think attendees are risk-averse and litigious when it comes to themselves, wait until you see how protective they are of their kids. You may already know. There's been a marked increase in the number of meeting attendees bringing kids along...
New in Print: Nova Scotia Packages
Mar 01, 1997
If you are looking for interesting meeting and incentive ideas for programs in Nova Scotia, you might want to peruse the province's new guide. The publication describes 80 off-season learning and leisure packages-everything from Brier Island bird...
Snow Bunnies Unite
Mar 01, 1997
Snow bunnies united in December, when hospitality partners in Aspen, CO hosted the third annual Aspen Ski Incentive fam program-a thank you to Aspen's best meeting and incentive clients. Close to 150 people participated this year, says Kristi...
Hotel Briefs
Mar 01, 1997
Dallas-based Patriot American Hospitality has acquired Carefree Resorts for $210 million. Patriot American owns more than 40 upscale hotels; Phoenix-based Carefree is made up of five exclusive resorts: The Boulders in Carefree, AZ; The Peaks...
Off My Desk
Mar 01, 1997
Americans are taking shorter vacations closer to home because of ease of access and "time poverty," Peter C. Yesawich, president and CEO of Yesawich, Pepperdine and Brown (which monitors travel statistics), told the National Outlook Forum of the...
  • Load More
  • first
  • previous
  • …
  • 1059
  • 1060
  • 1061
  • 1062
  • 1063
  • 1064
  • 1065
  • 1066
  • 1067
  • …
  • next
  • last
Load More