Corporate Travel Destinations

Salt Lake City, Utah is a popular tourist destination, particularly for those interested in seeing Temple Square and taking a tour of one of the most famous religious buildings in the country. Visitors to Salt Lake City can enjoy world-class skiing and snowboarding in the winter, hiking and other outdoor activities in the sunny summer months, and a clean, well-planned city throughout the year. The city is well-known for its wide streets and easy grid-like street layout, making it easy to get around.

What many people do not know is that there are also over 120 meeting venues, including museums, stand-alone banquet halls, hotels and historic buildings. Coupled with the presence of major hotel brands and an airport that is serviced by major airlines, it is easy to see why Salt Lake City is becoming a popular corporate meeting and event destination.

While the city only has a population of approximately 180,000, it is surprisingly well-equipped to handle small, mid-sized or larger meetings and events. In addition to a variety of meeting venues, transportation options and accommodations, Salt Lake City and the surrounding area also provide abundant options for outdoor activities and excursions to sites of historical and cultural interest.

For a well-rounded meeting destination that offers the charm of a historic town, as well as the amenities of a major city, Salt Lake City should not be overlooked.

If you are looking for an exciting, innovative venue for an upcoming convention, conference or trade show that will ensure great attendance with its wide-ranging appeal, you may want to consider hosting your next event on a cruise ship. Whether you opt for a dockside charter or an event at sea, cruise ships – which can accommodate up to 5,000 people – will significantly increase the appeal of your event.

Attending a conference or convention on a cruise ship will be something new and exciting for most people, and will be enticing enough to convince indecisive folks that they should definitely attend.

Cruise ships offer a self-contained venue with all of the services and amenities you need for a successful event or meeting at sea and can be organized in a way that will support a variety of event budgets. They also provide the opportunity to have a willingly captive audience for your event, particularly if you opt for a full-ship charter, which allows you to customize the entire venue and schedule, including liberal logo placement to increase awareness and recognition of your brand.

When you opt to host your next conference, trade show or convention on a cruise ship, it is sure to be a memorable event that will have the attendees talking about you and your planning services long after they are back on shore, ensuring that they will remember your company name the next time they are in need of event planning services.

Resorts such as the M Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas are offering more meeting planner packages that can help you maximize your meeting dollars.

If you book by December 31, 2009 and actualize your meeting by May 31, 2010, you can take advantage of the M's iMpressive meeting planner packages that include:

• Complimentary meeting space
• 1 complimentary room for every 40 rooms booked
• 1 complimentary suite upgrade with every 40 rooms booked (Sunday – Thursday)
• 3 complimentary VIP amenities valued at $85 each
• Various discounts including business center and spa
• and more

Contact the M Resort, Spa and Casino at 1.866.551.1540

One of the first casualties of the global recession was travel, especially in the corporate world. The answer to that is finally coming in–not only are most countries and properties clamoring to offer the best deals around, countries that were never considered serious destinations are becoming contenders in the world travel business.

While many groups might continue sending their conferences and meetings to Europe or larger Asian countries, some are looking at Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other smaller destinations. Some of these destinations are just starting out in the world market for travel, and are offering the best they can give–including prices–to attract meetings. Continue reading »