Blog entries

Incentive Travel Spending Rebounds

Leigh — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:35:37 +0100

Good article of note. Viva! is currently busy planning incentive trips to Hawaii and the Caribbean.

According to a new white paper “Incentive Travel Recovering from Belly-flop,” published by the Incentive Travel Council (ITC) of the Incentive Marketing Association, many companies plan to renew incentive travel benefits and rewards for employees, channel partners and customers. During the economic downturn, companies rediscovered that travel incentives are direct...

Viva! Featured in Corporate Meetings & Incentives

Leigh — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:53:08 +0100

Viva! Event and Destination Management was featured in the July print issue of Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine for the innovative work the company did managing the Tektronix Communications' incentive travel program in Hawaii.

The full article can be viewed at: http://tinyurl.com/3lyhpph

Bottoms Up

Leigh — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:48:06 +0100

July celebrates the 6th annual Oregon Craft Beer Month (OCBM). Celebratory festivities have been taking place all over the city this month. According to the Oregon Brewers Guild, Oregon is the second largest producer of craft beer in the U.S., so there's sure to be something for everyone. Personally, I am looking forward to Oregon Brew Fest that will take place next weekend on the waterfront. Crowds aren't your thing? Check out the new Portland U Brew and Pub that opened last month in Se...

Deliciously Local

Leigh — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:43:27 +0100

My husband and I had the privilege of trying Thistle over the weekend, settled in quaint downtown McMinnville. The recently named Oregonian's 2011 Restaurant of the Year did not disappoint. Rather than order from the menu - a plain chalkboard hung in the center of the restaurant - we chose to sit at the chef's counter. He presented us with plate after plate of flavorful dishes made from local produce, fresh caught seafood, and meat he butchered himself. Adding to the c...

Executive Profile, Portland Business Journal

Leigh — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:55:05 +0100

Our office is just a few blocks from Voodoo Doughnut, a well-known, local establishment where Bacon Maple Bars and the Texas Challenge (6x the...

Travel Portland’s Green Meetings Toolkit

Administrator — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0100

This website provided by Travel Portland provides many helpful tools for planning your green meeting including a guide to the best place for your green meeting (of course often being Portland!) Take a look in order to see some of the new trends in event planning that make economic and environmental sense.

http://greenmeetings.travelportland.com/greenToolkit/

Join Viva! Saturday, Sept 25 to support Ko-Falen Cultural Center

Administrator — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Viva! supports one of Business for Cultural and the Arts NCBCA.org non-profit organizations with event public relations and promotion.

Ko-Falen Mango Madness Dance Party 2010

Malian Ko-Falen Cultural Center to hold annual African Dance Party in Portland to honor 50th anniversary of Malian independence.

Ko Falen’s mission to promote cultural, artistic and educational e...