Few destinations on earth heap so much history into such a small space as does Israel. The roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam can be traced to a few holy spots on this country's map, places that have stood witness to both triumph and...
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...
Change is still the topic of the day in corporate America-in the insurance industry as much as anywhere. Faced with new and increasing competition, insurers that don't ride the waves of change may find themselves dead in the water...
There's nothing like a Ritz-Carlton for holding meetings, according to the first-ever survey of meeting professionals done by J.D. Power and Associates. When asked which hotels do the best job with their meetings, the majority of the 2,600 survey...
Foreign and domestic visitors spent a record $30.8 billion in Canada in 1995, according to a report released late last year by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC). This represents a $2.06 billion increase over 1994. With 2.97 percent of the...
Meeting technology was at the forefront of the educational program at the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Professional Education Conference (PEC) in January. At an off-site TechLab, attendees used a variety of software packages...
The upcoming European Incentive & Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition, to be held May 13 to 15 at Geneva's Palexpo Exhibition Centre, will be a very different-and significantly larger-event from the first EIBTM in 1988. The 1988...
Revenues for the North American teleconferencing industry broke the $4 billion dollar mark in 1995, according to the International Teleconferencing Association (ITCA), and were expected to reach $4.9 billion in 1996. ITCA says videoconferencing...