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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. What They’re Booking : Small meetings and local events are coming back first, followed by regional and then national events. San Francisco and Chicago.

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Seven Reasons to Book Now for Your 2024 Event

Blue Spark Event Design

This article reviews the seven reasons to book now for your 2024 event. We recommend all of our clients who are looking to book in 2024 and beyond to start immediately, and here’s why: 7 Top Reasons to Book Your Event in 2024 Right Now: Venue and hotel availability (Site selection and negotiation).

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

Ask the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) or Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) in the city or cities where the program will be to provide their three top DMC recommendations. CVBs assist planners by providing information on local resources and services, site selection, and other pre-conference and post-convention services.

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Hitting the Mark with Your Event RFPs

MeetingsNet

Tanna Pearman, meeting broker for Las Vegas-based Meetings Made Easy, handles site selection and contracting for both corporate and association clients, which means her approach to building RFPs focuses on different elements of each meeting to match a given destination and its various hotels.

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Elevate Your Group Travel Experience: Incentive Travel Company vs. Travel Agency

Brightspot Incentive Events

Different Focus, Different Expertise Travel Agency Travel agencies excel in catering to individual vacationers and transient business travelers, focusing on booking one reservation at a time. Ou r in-house designers understand the importance of branding is paramount to keeping your program top-of-mind during qualification and on-site.

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Bookmark These Top 30 Websites for Event Planners

Bizzaboo

BizBash Founded in 2000, BizBash creates print and digital publications, hosts events, and provides resources for corporate event and meeting professionals, event marketers, and executives. The site features a hub of articles, interviews, blog articles, and weekly e-news to help corporate event professionals stay on top of their game.

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Elevate Your Group Travel Experience: Incentive Travel Company vs. Travel Agency

Brightspot Incentive Events

Different Focus, Different Expertise Travel Agency Travel agencies excel in catering to individual vacationers and transient business travelers, focusing on booking one reservation at a time. Ou r in-house designers understand the importance of branding is paramount to keeping your program top-of-mind during qualification and on-site.