Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023! Generative AI: How do we use it and benefit from it in the world of events? 2023 book sale! (If If you skipped straight here, I understand and forgive you 😀 ) I have a hard time offering a sale on my paperback books.

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Booking Conference Meeting Design Logistics 83

ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Our book, Best Practices in Destination Management , covers three important aspects of risk management that all event planners and DMCs should incorporate into their event strategy. Is another expected?

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Management Destination Management Vendor Contracts 207

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Partnership Benefits. Most of the deals take the shape of a 25% to 49% minority position in a thriving MICE company with the added benefit of opening up the shared services and supplier contracts to the owner-operator so everyone benefits.

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Meeting Global Events Incentives Benefits 265

Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2024

Contracts optimized the construction benefit to local and minority contractors. Operationally, the design will allow the Wisconsin Center District to book multiple events at the same time with seamless load-in and load-out. Inside, the building was designed for inclusivity with sensory and nursing rooms and all-gender restrooms.

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Certification Contracts Contracts Sponsors 148

Hotel Engine

AUGUST 8, 2022

The hotel industry tends to overlook attracting SMERF bookings in favor of the greater bang-for-buck that comes with booking business meetings and conferences. Key Benefits Of SMERF. Nonetheless, SMERF groups still book room blocks, event spaces and food and beverage services like corporate travelers do. SMERF Defined.

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Booking Marketing Marketing Social Media 98

Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 25, 2021

Similarly, those highly concerned about their friends and family contracting the virus rose to 71.0% of American travelers are highly concerned about personally contracting COVID-19. Travel looks to certainly benefit from this injection of money into citizen’s hands, as 38.3% booked a hotel room while 42.1% two weeks ago.

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Travel Travel Contracts Contracts 241

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

In this post, we explain what airline alliances are, discuss the largest players in the industry as of today, explore their services, benefits, limitations, and mention some other types of airline partnerships. There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. What is an airline alliance? Customer satisfaction.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2023

In this post, we explain what airline alliances are, discuss the largest players in the industry as of today, explore their services, benefits, limitations, and mention some other types of airline partnerships. There are three key benefits airlines get when joining a global alliance. What is an airline alliance? Customer satisfaction.

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Airlines Benefits Travel Agent Booking 52

Convene by PCMA

MAY 23, 2024

We unfortunately do not have a lowest-rate clause in our contract. Kerry Kerr , Senior Director of Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe I would double check one thing: Does the hotel have a destination/resort fee that your group is exempt from, but other guests who book outside the block must pay? Do we have any recourse at all?”

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

Let’s explore how these alliances work and what benefits they bring to passengers and airlines. Steps of interline booking flow. For the most part, the interline booking processes are managed by a Global Distribution System ( GDS ) and a passenger service system ( PSS ) or central reservation system (CRS) of the validating airline.

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Benefits Airlines Retail Booking 78

Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

Despite having the benefit of so many Super Bowls and repeat customers, Turner says she wants to ensure the experience is fresh and true to what the city is. “That’s one of the most wonderful things, to be here and watch larger groups move through the city.”

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Corporate Meeting Contracts Contracts Media 265

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 7, 2022

Since the 70s, when the first booking systems had started sprouting, the industry has been evolving and becoming increasingly complex to understand and operate in. Bed banks or wholesalers , which buy rooms in bulk for contracted prices. Hotels pay notoriously huge commissions to OTAs, up to 30 percent of the end booking rate.

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Booking Contracts Contracts Hospitality 52

Endless Events

AUGUST 30, 2018

Arranging a hotel block and finalizing the contract is one of the most important parts of planning an event. Without a firm hotel contract, everything else is up in the air. In today’s world, a hotel block is considered a professional courtesy because it makes it easy for guests to book their travel and make a reservation.

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Contracts Contracts Booking Online 189

Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Today, there are many ways to prepare for a career in event planning: Work on your soft skills, Get a degree, Get a certificate, Look for free content (webinars, podcasts, e-books, blogs), Work at events (as a volunteer), Build a strong network of event profs (join communities). Do not just network for your own benefit.

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Preparation Event Planning Certification Human Resources 334

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Unless, of course, you could book it in a few clicks through your hotel’s website. Way’s program puts local artists, small businesses and the regional experiences they provide on the property’s website, so hotel guests can book directly with the small business. It really doesn’t get easier than candlelit slow yoga with your group.

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Website Contracts Contracts Booking 246

AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Trip-related companies employ different types of booking engines to run core processes instead of human personnel. Internet booking engine: its key functionality and main integrations. How a travel booking engine works. Key features.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

When waiting around in an airport, the temptation is strong to book last-minute activities, additional hotel stays or different flights, but the security around public networks isn’t strong enough to protect any sensitive information you enter. To mitigate this risk, book online plans at home or with a more secure hotel Wi-Fi network.

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Networking Travel Travel Training 244

Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Booking a business stay for yourself or your team? Many small- to mid-sized businesses, who can’t afford an expensive contract with a travel management company, find themselves booking their travel on OTAs. You can manage all your bookings, a feature we know regular business travelers find particularly useful.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 25, 2021

In addition to creative ideas for booking and engaging hybrid and in-person events and even a few RFPs, meeting professionals left armed with fresh new strategies for negotiating everything from contracts to relationships care of the bold Linda Swindling , author of Ask Outrageously!: Ask Outrageously.

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Meeting Contracts Contracts Hospitality 130

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs. However, every restaurant has the potential to benefit from events, whether large or small, fine dining or casual service. Establish booking policies for restaurant event spaces.

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Events Venue Rehearsal Booking 88

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The most important thing that a customer can do is book as early as they can right now,” Pavlovich says. There have been years where it’s not that critical, but in this state [Louisiana], time and place, booking ahead is to your benefit.”. Above all, Williams and Pavlovich recommend planning as early as possible.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 31, 2018

He will cover the basics of contracts, how the staff is AV union staff is hired, shadow labor and more. Unions have contracts with the venue. Number one is that unions, if you didn’t know, always have their contracts with the venue. Here’s our contract.” Video Transcription – How AV Unions Work .

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Stova

MAY 25, 2023

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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Venue Planner Contracts Contracts 52

Travel Daily Media

JULY 6, 2023

With this feature, corporate travel managers can dispel standard templates and use AI to be their researcher and copywriter to easily create notifications and “pop up” priorities, prompts and nudges to guide employee booking behaviour across major online booking tools and more than 2.000 consumer travel sites.

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Travel Agent Booking Technology Technology 70

Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 27, 2019

From strategy and planning to booking flights to negotiating contracts, there is a lot on the line. As you evaluate the available options and what they will cost you, another benefit of outsourcing becomes clear. Contracted specialists provide reassurance, because they know what to do if the unexpected happens.

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Hotel Engine

JULY 20, 2022

But in the current landscape, there are additional benefits beyond just saving money. The just-in-time (JIT) approach involves keeping inventory low and only ordering materials after you’ve been contracted to do a job. in March, with month-on-month prices continuing to rise by 5%. This doesn’t just mean more money.

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Preparation Contracts Contracts Benefits 98

Travel Daily Media

MARCH 20, 2018

The post Bye bye group bookings? The announcement states Marriott will cut commission rates to all group bookings made in its US and Canadian properties from 10% to 7% starting on 31 March. In the letter, Marriott said that it would honour the 10% commission fee for all contracts signed prior to that date.

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Booking Travel Agent Travel Travel 52

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

That plays a big part, say husband and wife authors Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr in their recent book, The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown. The book draws on hundreds of interviews, research in psychology, innovation, and behavioral economics, as well as their own lived experiences.

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Contracts Contracts Booking Publishing 98

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. It’s worth noting that usually consolidators purchase all the allocated seats only after a contracted number of travelers pay for them. Benefits of partnership with air consolidators for airlines.

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Airlines Travel Agent Publishing B2B 113

Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

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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Organization Contracts Contracts Events 130

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Finally, you should book early to ensure your AV company has plenty of time to prepare a successful event, thus avoiding any rush fees. Above all, remember this key point that Brandt Krueger proposed in Event Icons Episode 44 that “Anything before the contract is negotiation. Anything after the contract is begging.”.

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Contracts Contracts Events Vendor 204

Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 24, 2021

By combining the two programs, the airline says it will be able to offer more benefits and options for corporate customers from businesses of all sizes, ranging from large multi-national companies to small and medium enterprises. Other benefits include travel services such as priority reservation waitlist and airport standby.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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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Contracts Contracts Booking Airlines 52

Travel Daily News

MARCH 31, 2023

You will also find out the total cost of services before signing a contract. The main benefit of this company is that its specialists repair almost all home devices. All details are prescribed in the contract. By the way, customers can book Same Day Appliance Repair services online.

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Certification Contracts Contracts Online 74

AltexSoft Travel

JUNE 21, 2022

Travel agencies serve as intermediaries between travel products suppliers who want to expand their customer reach and travelers who want to see what their options are and book a number of travel services from one convenient interface. Integrating and contracting middlemen. Integrating with middlemen and contracting a supplier.

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Management Travel Travel Airlines 59

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Phase Two includes a leadership workshop to review the study and shape resources and deliverables for the benefit of EIC membership. The benchmarking study is Phase One of EIC’s Equity Acceleration Plan. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria. Last year’s IMEX America was unique as it aligned with the reopening of U.S.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 5, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched its newest campaign, ‘Meet How You Meet,’ designed to delight delegates and reward bookers with a suite of exclusive benefits, upgrades and experiences to choose from participating IHG Hotels & Resorts across South East Asia and Korea, as well as Australasia and Japan.

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