When it comes to team building, it can be hard to top programs that involve cooking.

Limestone was plentiful and popular, and so many of Hagerstown, Md.'s early homes and other structures were built from the native stone.

By Keith Snyder, courtesy National Park Service Hagerstown/Washington County CVB 16 Public Square Hagerstown, MD 21740 888-257-2600 www.marylandmemories.com What’s new: The 92-room Courtyard Hagerstown opened in 2010 in a cluster of hotels and restaurants along...

A small bookstore near Hagerstown, Md., is owned by novelist Nora Roberts’ husband.

Hotels and resorts are not the only places to find team-building programs. Where there is a kitchen, there could be a chef, ready to whip up a friendly cooking competition. • Some culinary schools and college culinary arts programs offer team building for nonstudents....

Released in October, the Annual Airline Survey helps travelers wade through the positives and negatives of the five largest domestic airlines. Published by Business Travel News (BTN), the report polls 406 travel managers and buyers who spend more than $500,000 a year...

American Express Meetings and Events, a full-service global meetings and events management provider, has started a new initiative to help meeting planners create events that have less impact on the environment. In partnership with Maxvantage, the company is providing...

Drums, trumpets and marching heralded the arrival of Small Market Meetings Conference delegates to Little Rock, Ark. The second annual conference on Sept. 26-28 began with the Central High School marching band providing a musical entry to the opening-night reception...

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