Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips. You have been tasked with producing a new event—or breathing new life into one that has been on rinse and repeat too long.

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Hotel Engine

AUGUST 7, 2022

Booking influencer events can accelerate your promotions and bring in sales. If not, your next strategy should be moving to booking influencer events at your hotel, as these businesses are currently doing. In addition to reaching out and attempting to negotiate contracts, you can attract attention from influencers in other ways, too.

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Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This article reviews the seven reasons to book now for your 2024 event. As the economy began recovering from COVID, the hospitality industry was more accommodating, trying to survive the fallout from the pandemic. A new focus on work-life balance that has always plagued the hospitality industry became very apparent.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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. That gave everyone something valuable to take home.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn? Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

We’re very good at rallying our community and bringing the hospitality community together. You always see in cities the lasting impact of the Super Bowl, it can be more corporate meetings that book or high-end leisure travel or, in this instance, diversity programs, give backs and corporate social responsibility programs.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Traditionally, many event planners started their careers working in hospitality (as assistants at hotels, for example) and gradually moved into management. Event planning is a viable career for those who study: Marketing, PR or mass communications, Hospitality or hotel management, Business administration, Human resource management.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2018

Gucu, who is a professional singer and entertainer as well as the owner of New Moon Entertainment, a booking agency for talent and production experts in Las Vegas, began his presentation with the five-ingredient-formula for a great entertainment event: venue, décor, audiovisual, catering, and talent. Involve Everyone. Make Good on Promises.

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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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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 21, 2023

The focus on relationships and partnerships has served the company well with OVG360, a full-service venue management and hospitality company. The booking, sales, and marketing teams work together with clients, CVBs and key stakeholders to sell destinations. million square feet of event space—and counting.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 31, 2023

During the Touristech Startup Fest, 40 startups were selected as finalists to make their traditional elevator pitch to captivate companies and investors from different segments of the tourism industry: Distribution Channels, Destinations, Hospitality, Mobility & Travel, Activities & Leisure and MICE.

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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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MeetingsNet

JUNE 1, 2023

Close to 40 percent of meeting professionals responding to a recent MeetingsNet survey say that recent travel advisories issued for Florida by the NAACP and other organizations make their organization less likely to book events in that state. Meeting/travel boycotts are ineffective and can harm small businesses and hospitality workers : 36.1%

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 25, 2021

That is why every Smart Meetings Experience starts with The Amuse Bouche, a taste of the hospitality spirit yet to come. “As we begin signing contracts again, we may all have a lot of boxes that need checked for a successful return. “If Business meetings are always more productive when the relationship is based on mutual trust.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

“The meetings industry is in a tough place right now, and we need to openly discuss staffing, changes in service, and how it will be handled,” says veteran independent planner Joan Eisenstodt, principal of meetings and hospitality consultancy Eisenstodt Associates. But now we have to make sure the amenities we need are available.”.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

rates of infection and hospitalization are also an underreported but important trend. Eileen Crowley, vice chair, Deloitte & Touche LLP and U.S.transportation, hospitality and services attest leader put the study’s findings into perspective for planners for Smart Meetings: This summer, Americans are ready to travel again.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 27, 2022

There were many re-bookings during the pandemic. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. To better understand the impact on our industry, read Hospitality Net’s article, “ The Great Resignation and the Hospitality Industry.”. Space Conflicts. Some of these groups have been squeezed in.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

When I was living with my family in the Canary Islands, where I grew up, my father was a managing director of a hospitality company, so my dream was to set up the tourism company of the future. It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. You have a new book coming out.

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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. There’s been more transparency shown in the communications during the pandemic environment,” which she says will shape the planner-hotelier relationship from now on.

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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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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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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. Establish event prices and booking policies Determine event rental costs based on the time of day, week, and year the event takes place. Do you have booking minimums in place?

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In this case, a traveler who’s laid over for eight hours could book a six-hour block of room time to take a nap and get out of the loud terminal for a bit — without spending the entire night or paying for a whole overnight stay. Your booking may or may not come with a range of services and amenities , such as: Free WiFi internet access.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 15, 2022

When I booked Orlando in 2016, I never would’ve thought we would’ve been in this position [today with the overturning of Roe v. I do like that there are opportunities to put clauses in contracts. We will not contract with any venue that won’t accept that clause.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The protracted contracting process for meetings and incentive programs can take weeks or months, and, as a result, DMCs can get left in the lurch, waiting to hear if they’re booked. We know we need to pay for DMC labor, but does that begin when the contract is signed or when we start the RFP process? Protect the DMCs.

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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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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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. Sixty years later, the world’s first computerized system for flight booking still handles a lion’s share of airline and hotel reservations.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. From generative A.I The IMEX team is broaching some bold educational topics this year, with an eye toward creating safe spaces for discussions.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

PCMA provides education, research, and networking opportunities to its members , who include event professionals, hospitality industry professionals, and business event suppliers. The topics covered include meetings industry trends, destination spotlights, food and beverage trends, contract negotiation tips, and site selection best practices.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

Then, March was such a scary moment for everyone in the hospitality industry, so we pivoted to the virtual event realm. We had a program book just like you would at a normal event, thanking our sponsors and giving more information about the cause. First, AJ talks about how they handled the dreaded year of the pandemic, 2020.

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inVOYAGE

JULY 7, 2022

How does being a part of a supportive community help businesses in the luxury incentive and hospitality industries? What advice would you give people just starting their career in MICE, Incentive Travel and Hospitality? Clients are also booking much later that pre-Covid days which reduces lead times for both MICE and leisure projects.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, that’s impossible without using hospitality platforms for events. Whether managing events logistics, booking accommodation, or arranging transportation, hospitality platforms are necessary for planning and hosting results-driven events. I have used this software for all my events and feel confident with it.”

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Endless Events

AUGUST 16, 2019

Another event needed to cancel when the event host “experienced chest pains and went to the hospital. Phone calls, emails, contracts, photographs, or anything else relevant to the situation. . Newly diagnosed heart condition forced him to postpone.” . Information that is going to be important to have includes: . contact information .

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Social Tables

AUGUST 29, 2017

Whether it’s a wedding, a business conference, or a large reunion, guests appreciate the ease of booking a room that is already reserved for the group. Booking Hotel Room Blocks. When it comes to booking a larger block, or a property in a busy city or sought-after location, earlier is always better. Click To Tweet.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 17, 2023

The pandemic had severely hit the entire hospitality industry, but at the same time, it gave a boost to short-term property rentals, making them one of the main travel trends. When operating through multiple distribution channels, they make sure availability and rates are constantly synchronized to avoid over- or double-booking.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

PCMA provides education, research, and networking opportunities to its members , who include event professionals, hospitality industry professionals, and business event suppliers. The topics covered include meetings industry trends, destination spotlights, food and beverage trends, contract negotiation tips, and site selection best practices.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

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. Book a venue for the press conference and serve refreshments.

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