Visa-less travel to Australia from the U.S. is in the works, says the Australian Tourist Commission. The Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) will replace the current visa procedures by the end of this year, officials hope. The ETA can be issued in...

Beginning at LIMRA International's 1997 Multilines Conference in Orlando, Darlene Catan and Marion Gardiner will pick up where Win Chesley leaves off...

Ever since Spanish explorers went looking for the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola-fabled towns built of gold- back in the 15th century, visitors have been lured to the expansive Southwest vistas of the Grand Canyon State. Today, insurance...

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Several years ago, Apple Computer introduced its first Personal Digital Assistant, dubbed the Newton. Although not all of its capabilities were fully developed, Apple's vision was of a highly por-table device that could be used for scheduling...

The executives at Westin Hotels and Resorts know how to listen, and they also know how to talk. The talk this year at the company's annual Insurance Advisory Board was positive and confident, leaving little doubt that Westin, like other major...

The Westin Flagship Westin Hotels and Resorts has announced that it will manage the first "city ship," a $1.2 billion, 2,800-stateroom megaliner that is expected to be launched by the end of 1999. Although two and a half times larger than any...

In 1992, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company (PM) dropped its even-year incentive programs and replaced them with an Educational Symposium, a high-level educational experience that also helps producers meet their continuing education...

Dan Burnstein is the kind of guy you want on your side of the negotiating table, and you can have him-virtually-for about $189. A past chair of the American Bar Association's negotiation skills interest group, Burnstein has a software product...

Here's the product for meeting planners with a little James Bond in their blood: Pencorder60. This snazzy looking (and patented) writing instrument doubles as a memo recorder, with a microchip rather than tape on which you can leave a total of 60...