June 1, 2005 CMI
Cover Story
Show of Support
WHEN A KILLER TSUNAMI devastated Southeast Asia in December, American Express, which has a large division in Thailand, immediately made a cash donation...
Up Front
Thanks, But No Thanks
THE PRESS RELEASE came across my desk attached to a perky note from a PR person. Thought this would be of great interest to your readers! she enthused....
News & Info
Should Avian Flu Be on Your Radar Screen?
IN A BULLETIN ISSUED by The World Health Organization May 1, a possible avian flu pandemic was called unpredictable but potentially catastrophic, capable...
Booking Day Meetings Online
Starwood's new online booking engine for day meetings was operating in 25 hotels as of mid-May, with plans to double that number by the end of the summer....
Terrorism Insurance Extension in Doubt
DESPITE PLEAS FROM insurance and business executives to extend a federal program that has helped them to offer or buy terrorism risk insurance, congressmen...
Take 5
IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? On a deserted stretch of beach in Aruba, relaxing in a lounge chair next to my husband. WHAT'S...
imex: Three Years Strong
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT that an international business travel trade fair begun in 2003, when the world was facing SARS, an economic slowdown, and war in...
Meetings
Going Independent
FOR ITS UPCOMING World Education Congress at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Meeting Professionals International has designed an educational track...
top board retreats
Corporate Board Member magazine has selected the top 10 hotels for board retreats. They are: Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort and Club; Four Seasons Resort, Dallas...
Don't Play With Fire When You Roast
These five tips from Ajax, Ontario-based comedian Russell Roy (www.russellroy.com) will help you to cook up the perfect corporate roast for an outgoing...
State of the Unions
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT, there's an elephant in the hotel. It even has a name labor and in 2006 it could turn into an 800-pound gorilla. Next year,...
Incentives
FROM PAU TO PERFORMANCE DRIVING: Incentive Ideas from IMEX
THIS YEAR'S Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings & Events, or IMEX, held in May in Frankfurt, was the place to get new ideas for sites...
Plan a Family-Focused Incentive Trip
F FUN: Your goal is to create fun family time, as well as to stimulate the children's understanding of all that the company does for their family. A ACCESS:...
I WISH YOU WOULD JUST
DID YOU EVER HAVE a great idea for your own business that you just had to pursue? Todd McDonald of ATW Training & Consulting Inc., Urbandale, Iowa, did....
Sites
All-Inclusives Update
At GRAND LIDO BRACO in Jamaica, all 226 rooms and suites have new soft goods, and suites now have wet bars and mini-fridges. All six of Grand Lido's Jamaica...
Turtle Bay Resort
TALK ABOUT A ROOM with a view. Perched at the northern tip of Oahu on Kuilima Point, an hour's drive from Waikiki, the 443-room Turtle Bay Resort offers...
Last Word
Special Section
The Abbey Resort
For more than 40 years, The Abbey Resort has enjoyed success as a vacation retreat. This treasured hotel recently underwent a $40 million renovation,...
Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
The resort offers indoor and outdoor function areas, which can be used all year in Aruba's perfect weather. A total of 11,700 square feet of indoor meeting...
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has become an ideal meeting destination in the Northeast, with 70,000 square feet of event space, a meeting-savvy staff, and...
Breckenridge Lodging & Hospitality
Breckenridge Lodging & Hospitality is your Colorado mountain meetings choice. Authentic, unpretentious Breckenridge is a year-round playground where it's...
Hilton Barbados and Hilton Santo Domingo
The Hilton Barbados and Hilton Santo Domingo are exceptional new properties that both feature more than 14,000 square feet of meeting space, including...
Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Walk Village
Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Walk Village is Daytona's new premier oceanfront resort on Florida's east coast. Located directly on the sun-blessed beaches...
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
The all-new Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino provides the ideal setting for your meeting. The new Inn features 273 luxury rooms, 40,000 square...
Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Offering 37,000 square feet of flexible space is only one of the many reasons to consider the queen of Southern resorts for your next meeting. Gracious...
The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier, an award-winning resort on 6,500 acres in the Allegheny Mountains, includes 803 guest rooms and 85,000 square feet of conference space....
Horseshoe Bay Resort
The legendary members-only Horseshoe Bay Resort has been an exclusive playground of privileges for more than 30 years. Today it boasts a new, 349-room...
MGM Grand
MGM Grand is set on 115 acres in the heart of Las Vegas, on the world-renowned Strip. The resort features a 171,500-square-foot casino, world-class entertainment,...
Mohegan Sun
Owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and located between Boston and New York City, Mohegan Sun offers more than 100,000 square...
The Sea Pines Resort
Great meetings come naturally to Sea Pines Resort, with more than 18,000 square feet of conference space. The resort's newest additions are the Harbour...
St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino
Guests can enjoy spacious suites, garden houses, three swimming pools, a swim-up bar, 38,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space, and, of course,...
Tropicana
With the addition of The Quarter, Tropicana now features more than 70 dining, entertainment, shopping, and spa options, including The IMAX Theatre at...
Turf Valley Resort
Savvy meeting planners like the quiet that Turf Valley's surrounding 1,000 acres provide. But mostly, they like the pervasive sense of warmth and friendliness...
Turtle Bay Resort
The Pacific Rim Conference Center at Turtle Bay Resort has more than 31,000 square feet of event space with ocean views, leading-edge technology, and...
Casa Madrona Resort & Spa
The Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa is an intimate hotel on the waterfront in Sausalito, a picturesque Bay Area community 5 minutes across the Golden Gate Bridge...
Walt Disney World Resort
It's a celebration 50 years in the making! Now through 2006, the Happiest Celebration on Earth offers spectacular new attractions, entertainment, and...
Westfields Marriott Hotel
This elegant Virginia property offers attendees a distraction-free environment filled with recreational options while simultaneously providing planners...
Wynn Las Vegas
Steve Wynn created a resort designed to be about the customer. The outdoors is incorporated into 200,000 square feet of meeting space overlooking elegant...
Get Them Into the Act
IMMERSITRON VIRTUAL REALITY UNIT The unit lets up to 120 participants per hour engage in virtual sports or fantasy battles using green screen technology....
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