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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

The Big Easy prepares for its 11th Super Bowl When the NFL added another week to its usual 17-week schedule in 2021, this created a small problem between the Super Bowl LVIII and this year’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This particular year was very important [for Las Vegas],” she says. They had a fresh start.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

Restaurants are highly sought-out venues for many events, from corporate meetings to private gatherings, casual parties, and fine dining affairs. However, every restaurant has the potential to benefit from events, whether large or small, fine dining or casual service. What makes restaurants great event venues?

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Venue Sourcing for Event Planners

Stova

Also, especially for large corporate meetings, consider the type of attendees. For example, know what departments are involved, how attendees want to work or meet, and the relationship dynamics of the attendees. While many hotel meeting rooms have this covered, a non-traditional meeting space may not.

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How to Create a Long-Term Event Planning Timeline

Social Tables

In fact, a long-term timeline can actually benefit your day-of timeline because it set you up for success. Long-term event planning timelines have even more benefits than the ones we’ve already pointed out. It takes careful planning to pay deposits on time and keep track of contracts. It also leaves flexibility in your schedule.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

Allegedly covering WiFi and access to health clubs they can often be negotiated out of the contract, particularly if they are being picked up elsewhere by the event budget. And herein is another crucial arrow in the quiver of the contemporary meeting and event planner – you have to have the gimlet eye of an attorney!

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The Top 5 Trends Happening in Meeting Planning

Gavel International

At the same time, human skills are still mandatory for a worker to succeed in the meeting planning world. Contract or freelance talent should be part of labor acquisition planning and fulfillment strategies to avoid shortages and disruption and to fill gaps when needed. ( 2 Inflation and Rising Costs. 4 Agile Security. SOURCES: [link].

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Cost Savings for Corporate Meetings, Incentive Travel, and Channel Incentives

Brightspot Incentive Events

Hotel Contracting Savings. By using eRFP tools, dozens of hotels in multiple markets can bid on a meeting to locate the best bargains. The Brightspot Strategic Sourcing team is staffed with CMPs (certified meeting professionals) who average 20 years of experience, and we offer complimentary site research and hotel contracting.