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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. Ticketing vendors, like online ticketing platforms, can streamline pre-event planning, speed up registration, and sell more event tickets through automation.

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Optimizing Your Corporate Events Through Organization Practices that Minimize Stress and Maximize Results

Traveler's Q

For larger events or those held on special dates, like holidays, it is best to book even earlier – up to a year or more in advance. When booking ahead of time, be sure to read the contract thoroughly and understand when payment deadlines and cancellation policies take effect.

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Virtuoso Travel Tech Summit to be held on 12 August

Travel Daily Media

Through its innovative open marketplace and direct contract capabilities, HyperGuest empowers the hospitality industry to forge stronger partnerships and unlock unparalleled opportunities. It’s the first platform to integrate bookings, payments and commissions in a single place.

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Venue Sourcing for Event Planners

Stova

We’ll help you answer key questions about event sourcing, including what to consider and how to book so you can get the right venue with the most impact and achieve your event goals. Understand these details before signing a contract. How Do You Book a Venue? The benefits of using RFPs are: It saves time.

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OTA Rates and Building ?ommission Engine: Best Practices and Lessons Learnt

AltexSoft Travel

Yet, this benefit comes at a price of high commissions. Commission contracted model. The first possible scenario is called a commission contracted or agency model. The payment for a reservation made via OTA goes directly to the supplier — either at the time of booking or on check-in. Net contracted model.

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Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience With a Leading GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Instead of connecting with thousands of vendors separately, an online booking platform can integrate with just one GDS — and tap into the almost exhaustless source of information. Short for Semi-Automated Business Research Environment, Sabre was developed back in the 1960s by IBM to help American Airlines handle growing volumes of passengers.

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The Meeting Planner’s Guide to Minimize Staff Shortages

Gavel International

Offer better benefits. According to Nadine Evans of Employment Benefit News, “U.S. PRO TIP: Contracting work can be a great way to navigate staffing shortages, especially regarding larger events such as high profile, in-person global meetings or group incentive travel programs. Pay existing employees more.