Tag Archives: meetings
Incentives in the news thanks to AIG
If we were not in this business, perhaps our reactions may be different. At first glance the reports of AIG’s lavish spending a few days after receiving an $85 billion rescue loan from the Federal Government drew my ire as … Continue reading
Filed under Making Headlines
Visa Launches Meetings Card
According to the press release on Yahoo! Finance, Visa has introduced a meetings card in response to growth in global spending on meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. The new payment card includes features such as web-based data and reporting tools … Continue reading
Filed under Extra Extra, Incentives, Int'l Meetings
CIBTM Postponed Until 2009
Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of the China Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM) has postpone the 2008 event due to the focus on and impact of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. CIBTM 2009 will take place September 8-10, … Continue reading
Filed under DMC, Uncategorized
Defining Luxury
In defining luxury, panelists at the third annual Ritz-Carlton Luxury Meetings Forum identified the dining experience as the key component of luxury meetings and incentives. According to the MeetingsNet article, the influence of Food Netwook and Fine Living Channel have … Continue reading
Filed under Int'l Meetings, Luxury Defined
