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Before You Sign That Contract: 5 Hotel Contract Tips For Novice Planners

Endless Events

And even though innovative event technology solutions help automate many of the event planning processes, certain tasks remain unchanged. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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

Traveler's Q

When booking ahead of time, be sure to read the contract thoroughly and understand when payment deadlines and cancellation policies take effect. Keep All Supporting Professionals Within Quick, Digital Reach Most of the professionals you will contract will have a LinkedIn page.

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Event Risk Management: How To Plan for the Next Crisis

Bizzaboo

Event Experience Leaders know how different contracts look these days. Agreements with venues, vendors, and sponsors often have built-in clauses that accommodate the unexpected twists and turns of the post-COVID world. Automating communications and keeping everyone informed. Automating refunds, if needed.

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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 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization. They research services, collect event quotes, and execute event contracts.

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Bookmark These Top 30 Websites for Event Planners

Bizzaboo

BizBash offers the latest event news, searchable vendor directories, photos of past events, archived magazine issues, a job board for special event-oriented employment opportunities, and a subscription-based online calendar of events.

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How To Choose the Best Online Registration Software – The Ultimate Guide

Eventtia

The software ensures that this process is automated and user-friendly. Automated Communications Automated communication is an indispensable feature of online registration software, enhancing the user experience and ensuring effective communication between organizers and attendees.