Archive for April, 2009

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Luxury’s On Sale

It’s safe to say that luxury is on sale…and it’s likely to stay on sale for six to nine months.  When you see world class resorts offering deals like we haven’t seen during our careers you know that the recession and cancellations due to the “AIG affect” will be felt for many months to come. 
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Friday, April 10th, 2009

What can you expect at your next meeting?

The meetings industry has never faced a downturn like we’re experiencing now.
 
Two of our biggest buyers of meetings and incentives, Automotive and Financial companies are in the dumps with little expectations of ramping up their travel and meeting expenditures any time soon. 
Even companies that believe in the benefits of sales incentives, meetings and customer entertainment [...]

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