Meetings will continue to fill conference centers in the coming years, but meeting participants will demand continuous contact with headquarters and affiliates all over the the world by e-mail...
MSI Insurance used to let its incentive rewards promote themselves. With offshore destinations like Hawaii, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten waiting at the end of its 12-month qualification period, agents didn't need reminders of where they were headed...
Then Ernie Tsouros, FLMI, CMP stood on the stage at the Budapest State Opera House last June, amid tables of Chubb Life agents and home office executives rising to their feet to cheer him, he got choked up. The evening was, he says simply, "the...
Say Orlando and what comes to mind? Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, restaurants, shopping, golf, tennis, professional sports. Now, say culture. Did Orlando come to mind? If not, it will. Just as Las Vegas expanded...
Getting Started 1. Skip the phone tag and long-distance charges, and surf the Web. The major online service providers have travel forums with information about individual countries. Or, visit www.goeurope.com, a European travel Web site. You also...
How can I top myself next year? That's the refrain of incentive planners in a game of one-upmanship that's played out in insurance company marketing departments around the country. Judged against internal standards as well as those set by...
Up and Coming * Chicago's historic Silversmith Building is being transformed into the Crowne Plaza Chicago Silversmith. When the hotel opens in December, the ten-story, 1897 structure will have 143 guest rooms and meeting space for groups of up to...
A clever meeting planner might get several uses out of a meeting's table centerpieces. Well, what if your centerpieces fed the hungry, got attendees networking, and garnered positive feelings (and tax deductions) for your company...
THE PHOENIX CLIMATE IS ONE OF MANY PLUSES FOR MEETINGS verything grows where the sun shines, and that includes Phoenix, now the nation's seventh largest city, a destination very much on the rise. With 300 days of sunshine per year, the Valley of...
* As hotel rates continue to climb, many properties appear to be looking for ways to help you believe you're getting what you're paying for. Look for deluxe amen-ity packages and other new services. Here is a sampling...