MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” A hospitality lifer, Fitzpatrick started at a Marriott call center in Omaha, Neb., I tell planners that we are like Siri for the destination; you can ask us anything and we will get an answer.”

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

When negotiating contracts in the future, planners and suppliers alike will have to realize that there may always be something unexpected that we think will never happen. CMP, is department chair of Hospitality, Tourism, & Culinary Arts at College of Coastal Georgia. Tyra Warner, Ph.D.,

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. More : The Independent Planner’s Guide. Affordable Resources. Augmented Income Streams.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

However, with the chaotic state of staffing in the hospitality industry, the 140th year of celebrating labor unions merits a second look. Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry. They learn how to become better planners and how they can become better partners with Marriott.” What can they see, and taste and feel?” asks Pfeffer, as he explains what Meet with Momentum helps attendees discover. “We

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

How liable are planners when disaster strikes? What can planners do to protect themselves? That is why he strongly recommends planners include indemnification clauses in their contacts, ensuring hotels and third parties take on as much of the risk as possible. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On the heels of her re-election as governor of New York, Kathy Hochul signed eight bills into law in mid-November that focus on combatting human trafficking across the hospitality and travel industries. She suggests that planners could “encourage states in which you hold your meetings to do the same” as New York.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. That is the question planners could be asking themselves. of hospitality partners are expecting that many events.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Contract Lessons Lisa Sommer Devlin When the focus of the event is finding new places to bring events, kicking off with a lesson in what to include—and leave out—of contract clauses is always a good idea. Phoenix-based hospitality attorney Lisa Sommer Devlin offered some straight talk.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

How much do event planners make, really? Event planners are responsible for organizing and coordinating events such as weddings, corporate events, conferences, and fundraisers. But just how much do event planners make for all of that work? First, exactly what does an event planner get paid to do? Social event planners.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. said that “it is incumbent on us to keep planners informed of all the changes we’ve made to our sales organizations” since last March.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Most meeting planners found ways to move ahead, even if there were some tense moments and damages paid. Now, the question is how to build contracts moving forward. Read More : A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses. Read More : Mike Dominguez’s Vision for Hospitality Restaffing. That doesn’t help you.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 3, 2017

In any type of contract work, miscommunication can arise between the contractor and client. You need a written contract to outline the terms and conditions of your service. A contract will be the go-to source in the event of a dispute. So be sure to always include these features in your event planning contract.

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ITA Group

APRIL 13, 2021

Event Contracting Challenges & Meeting Professional Tips. Pressure on Contracting. But when presented to at least one hotel, they responded that terms and conditions should not be changed since they were accepted at time of original contract. They may drag their feet responding to contract addendums. What about 2021?”

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected 13 December 2023 You’re probably already familiar with this popular phrase in the hospitality industry: expect the unexpected. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Is another expected? Are you protected if things change?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Don’t forget to pamper the planner. To find out what changing occupancy rates across the country will mean for booking hotels in the future, CoStar Group Director of Hospitality Analytics Daryl Cronk shared insights from the STARreport , the essential measure of the health of the hospitality industry.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. As the technology sector within the industry grows, many planners are leaving traditional event planning for event technology jobs.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 25, 2020

Understanding things like event-insurance fine print and which areas of operation hotels get group revenue from will help planners become better at contracting and negotiating. This article from Reuters has more details on the postponement-clause fine print in those event-insurance contracts.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He began his 20-year career in hospitality as a front desk agent at the Doubletree Irvine Spectrum, and now brings his extensive experience to manage the 225-room property. With 15 years in hospitality experience, Farstad is an excellent candidate to continue the property’s successful operation and provide outstanding guest experiences.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Ready to dive straight in?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2021

As Anh Nguyen, head of community engagement at the serendipitous networking platform twine pointed out in her guest post, “ Jury, Judge or…Event Planner ?” As event planners, we’ve always taken responsibility for the safety and security of our attendees while they were in our care. was an early question. TheEventVaxDebate.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

rates of infection and hospitalization are also an underreported but important trend. Bottom line for meeting planners: As Covid-19 rates increase around the country, plan for potentially masking in group settings, especially in the winter months. Jennifer McQuiston said, “We are in the early days of this response.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 10, 2023

For planners concerned about how strikes in Los Angeles or elsewhere could affect them, here’s some advice on negotiating stronger force majeure clauses. Can Planners Claim Force Majeure? In those cases, a well-written force majeure clause might allow the group to cancel their contract without penalty.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Planners and hoteliers weigh in on how to protect meetings from the labor crisis. Some planners say they find hotels taking a more proactive approach to partnering on this issue after their events encountered property-side missteps in 2021. We now proactively look at service-related clauses to include in our contracts.

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Social Tables

MARCH 2, 2021

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. 7 Factors That Impact Salary How Much Do Wedding Planners Make? So … how much do wedding planners make? How much a wedding planner makes ranges depending on a variety of factors.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Planners with upcoming meetings in Southern California should watch developments there closely in the next few days or weeks. 6, 7,500 employees at 24 hotels across several hotel companies in Los Angeles and Orange counties voted to strike if a new contract was not ratified by yesterday. The post Action!

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ADMEI

MAY 19, 2021

Stephanie Harris , President of The Incentive Research Foundation remarked that “as events return post-pandemic, DMCs will play a more vital role than ever , providing critical local insight for planners. In an ADMEI focus group discussion, some participants estimated that 75% or more of their proposals were never contracted.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While associations are seeing strong attendance across most segments, planning challenges include finding available meeting space, lack of flexibility on contract terms, and attendees registering late. Corporate planners are contending with a different set of challenges.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Ready to dive straight in?

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Social Tables

MARCH 10, 2021

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. In addition to checking out our post on how to become a wedding planner , one of the first things we recommend doing is exploring some of the best online wedding planner courses the web has to offer.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I would say my illustrious career in hospitality began when I was a bus girl at the Lakewood Italian restaurant where I would invite you to rip, dip, and enjoy your bread,” she says. . Similar to Arianna, Nick also started in hospitality. She begins the story of her career path in California. “I How Nick Got Started in Events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

. “Getting just one good introduction or contract accomplishes my goal if I can book something because of it,” says Greg DeSandy, director of sales and event services at Cobo Center Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority. And the hospitality community is amazing. “This is an important show to us.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

As guest demand for an authentic, engaging experience in the surrounding community and culture increases, technology plug-ins are making it easier for meeting professionals to meet the needs of attendees without additional research and contracts. An Unprecedented Partnership. Bring Your Business Travelers into Town.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Over his 30 years in the industry, Dawson has held numerous executive positions across resorts in the southern United States, most recently in hospitality consulting, where he paved the way in building strategic, productive teams and a welcoming work environment. She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 17, 2022

“The Future of the Force Majeure: Negotiating Contracts Amid Uncertainty” was such a popular session at Convening Leaders 2022 that the breakout room at Caesars Forum quickly filled to capacity and in-person attendees had to join the online audience to participate. He shed some light on contract considerations when we spoke in late February.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“I’ve had over-served attendees swim in fountains, attendees get a little too romantic on an evening cruise, and one had so much to drink at the welcome reception he became physically ill in the general session and needed to be transported to the hospital via fire rescue.”. Several respondent planners offered tips and techniques.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

However, it’s not just competition from other meeting groups that has planners in a tough spot as they negotiate contract terms for their 2024 events. For the major urban markets, that could mean more hotel-demand compression on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays than ever before, leading to less negotiability for planners.

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