MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Hubli, an online-booking system for simple meetings, now has a tool that venues can use to display available meeting space in real time. The API covers both instant book and RFPs so they can decide to connect both or start with RFP only.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2022

Do you sometimes wish you could book the most reasonably priced rental car by clicking a few buttons on your phone? The travel management company CWT just added car rental and train booking to their app and website to give travelers more independence in making their reservations at a time when travel costs are reaching historic highs. .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At Muir, Autograph Collection , an oceanfront property in Halifax, Canada, planners who are seeking a unique and memorable setting for their event can book meeting spaces with 360-degree water views, or even rent the hotel’s 36-foot private yacht. W Philadelphia , which offers more than 45,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2024

Unique International Destinations for Meetings Small and Large Meetings are something to get excited about. When that meeting is taking place in a sought-after destination, that excitement goes through the roof. of meeting spaces have all been re-designed, and 269 guest rooms and 45 suites have been fully refurbished.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

GroupSync Instant Booking for guest rooms now available chain-wide, while Instant Booking for meeting space is coming in 2024. At Omni Hotels & Resorts, the small-group booking process has just gotten a little easier. IHG: Instant booking for guest rooms is available in select markets.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 9, 2024

The post Meetingselect is using Travelport+ to enable direct and preferred hotel bookings appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Meetingselect has recently started working with Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. Mistake 1: Requesting A Meeting Too Far In Advance. Mistake 2: Being Inflexible With Availability.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2018

Meetings are difficult enough, let alone meetings that revolve around clicking slide after slide. Instead of presenting information at a meeting and then waiting for employees to digest the information, send them the info (not in the format of a PowerPoint!) Skip the meeting all together. Watch a TED talk.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. Each hotel’s control lies in the total inventory of rooms and space it makes available” for direct booking over a given set of dates.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The skills and lessons learned by these experts in intelligence can be fascinating—and useful in the nonespionage world—and now many of these specialists from the CIA, FBI, KGB and Mossad are for hire for your next meeting or training session for keynotes, corporate training and team development.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Predictions of a mass consolidation of the meetings industry have been swirling since the World Health Organization started advising lockdowns in early 2020 to “smooth the curve” of what was then known as novel coronavirus. The post A Unique Meetings Consolidation Model Grows appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A dynamic debut, re-conceptualized meeting space and an art-forward transformation Host your next event in a brand-new event space in St. Or, meet in the glory of the Colorado Rockies. Invigorating new spaces and re-designs provide the spaces for the autumn meeting of your dreams. Paul, Minnesota. Peter Street.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

meeting space. Since being founded in 2007 by Ramunda and Derrick Young, Mahogany Books has offered readers access to an immense list of titles focused on the Black experience. Mahogany Books—named for the Young’s daughter—aims to raise cultural awareness and connect communities through reading and writing.

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Skift Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

Skift Take: While big-brand hotels and specialized apps tout the advantages of instant booking, the cons may outweigh the pros when it comes to professional event management. Louise Felsher Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2021

of meeting space; great for small events, the space can accommodate up to 40 people. Meeting professionals can also book a private chef and live entertainment for dinner. Phase two and three of the renovation, connecting the meeting spaces to general design of its Marina Tower, is slated for completion mid-2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Frustration with the current state of sourcing meetings predates the global pandemic. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. sidebar] Small Meeting DIY Solutions Emerging.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

What does that mean for the meetings industry? While there are books, movies and endless lectures on the potential dystopian outcomes of wholesale adoption of artificial intelligence, I like to take the optimistic viewpoint. Tools enable us to come together and work on something greater than ourselves, as do meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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Leonardo

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The savvy travel shopper is typically visiting many websites before they make a booking. If they can quickly ask a chatbot questions – for example, “Does your hotel have meeting space for 20 people?’ or, “Do you do group rate discounts?” – they’re more likely to move on to the next step and book!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

That was the message from author and Superbowl-winning executive Michael Lombardi at Smart Meetings Northeast Experience in Boston this week. Be in the room at a future Smart Meetings Experience. of its own flexible meeting space. Michael Lombari and Smart Meetings TV Host Mike Lyons. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Check out these experiences available for your next group meeting. of meeting space across 15 meeting spaces, 189 guest rooms, expert meeting planners, advanced A/V services, high-speed Wi-Fi and gourmet catering. of meeting space, five meeting rooms and 122 guest rooms. 20 meeting rooms and 336 guest rooms.

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Skift Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

GroupSync’s instant booking gives them the faster, smarter decision-making capabilities they crave. Groups360 Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: In today’s pressure-cooker environment, planners want the same immediacy and variety as in their online grocery shopping.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Spooky experiences and haunted hotels for a Halloween meeting like no other Spooky season is here! If you have a Halloween-themed meeting coming up, look no further than these hotels that put forward the very best of the season. of inspiring meeting venues, it’s a prime destination for an invigorating and exciting Halloween meeting.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

Tony Sclafani, senior vice president and chief communications officer told Smart Meetings,” No events have been canceled due to the air quality concerns in New York City. New app booking features also allow guests to select room enhancements during booking, including rooms with specific views or more space.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! The post How to Host a Brava Meeting in Italy appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Hotel Engine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Booking accommodation for a large group? In this article, we’ll provide 8 tips to help you book the perfect stay for your team. If you missed the first post in this two-parter, read Large Group Booking Part 1: By Group Type to discover the differences between booking for a group getaway and a group trip for schools or businesses.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Sophie Hulgard, Chief Sales Officer at Accor, says, “The total global meetings industry worldwide is forecast to be worth $1.78

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. Read More : Simple Wellness Activities Can Go a Long Way at Your Next Meeting.

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Meeting Package

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland (formerly Jurys Inn) launched a new online booking service for meeting rooms with MeetingPackage, the multi-award winning Meetings & Events sales automation and channel management software.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Hotel shopping today To understand how the current hotel room booking experience works, we need to first talk about how hotels control room inventory and pricing via combinations of Room Types and Rate Plans. Room type examples A Rate Plan represents essentially the practical terms and conditions that go with a booking.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

He could have been talking about meeting planners’ determination during 2.5 years of Covid, jumping back in with the energy of a T-Rex and making meetings happen again. That can happen when you book the SUE gallery for a private meeting, event or meal at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History.

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