By George Seli Among the tough decisions that many insurance and financial companies had to make during the height of the recession was to cut back on or eliminate international incentives. The U.S. has plenty of intriguing cities with outstanding meeting facilities, but there’s no denying the adventurous quality of heading to a foreign country and experiencing what is often a very different culture, along with historical venues that date from long before the era of the 13 American Colonies.  » Read more »

Imperial Tours, a luxury tour operator based in China, is expanding its FIT business to seek out meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition business. In a webcast press conference, Guy Rubin, founder and managing partner of Imperial Tours, said the MICE business is growing in China, with the mean number of events leaping by 51 percent from 2009 to 2010. Rubin said Imperial will focus on delivering high-quality, custom-designed itineraries for executive board meetings,  » Read more »

CONTACT: Hilari Graff at Strategic Vision Tel: 914-881-9056/9020 hgraff@strategicvision.org IMPERIAL TOURS TARGETS MICE MARKET FOR CHINA Brings Outstanding Service & Itinerary Execution To Growing Business Segment SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 10, 2011) – Imperial Tours, the leading luxury tour operator based in China, is now targeting the MICE market for the first time with the same style, exceptional service,  » Read more »

CONTACT: Hilari Graff at Strategic Vision Tel: 914-881-9056/9020 hgraff@strategicvision.org IMPERIAL TOURS LAUNCHES GROUP TOUR BOOKING PROMOTION Travelers Enjoy Either $150 P.P. Credit for Air/Hotel or Champagne Dinner SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 10, 2011) – To help drive bookings of Imperial Tours’ 2011 escorted group journeys, the company has launched a special promotion – when four or more people book one of the Majestic,  » Read more »

To help drive bookings of Imperial Tours’ 2011 escorted group journeys, the company has launched a promotion — when four or more people book one of the Majestic, Imperial or Unique Destinations scheduled group departures, guests have the choice of one of the following amenities: $150 per person credit, which can be applied to Diplomatic Channel Access upon international arrival; upgrading to First Class on all for internal China flights or upgrading to suites in all the hotels;  » Read more »