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Southwest Commits to Groups with Simplified Booking, Investment in Routes and People

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Dave Harvey, vice president and chief sales officer for the airline, explained that the new product makes booking and/or changing names for group flights—something that could have taken weeks of manual confirmations, approvals and information gathering in the past—a self-service task with the potential to be condensed into a few minutes.

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Carpocalypse: How to Prepare for Rental Car and Rideshare Price Surge

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An industry insider for SFGATE recommended booking your rental car two weeks to a month before your proposed trip, and still, to expect to pay 25 to 30 percent more than usual for it. Yet another option is Get Around , a car share platform that lets you find, book and unlock your chosen car all from your phone.

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Planner Said: Supplier Said—Hope for A Better Partnership Solution

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Stephanie Turner Jamie Murdock, executive sales leadership culture creator with Maritz , tried to get to the bottom of the confusion over the broken Request for Proposals (RFP) process by asking what has changed about RFPs. Educating the executive team about the importance of booking early can be difficult without some hard lessons.

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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

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These include the name, address, phone number, website, booking discount code, and the date on which your code expires. This would be so that they can come prepared and avoid any potential legal issues. DMCs collaborate with trusted travel agents to book flights and conduct airport pickups and drops.

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Smart Moves in Houston, Chicago and More

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She will also be in charge of managing accounts, preparing and presenting proposals and generating business. In her seven months after joining Hyatt’s sales department as sales coordinator, she booked over $60,000 in room revenue. She has a proven track record with high customer satisfaction rates.

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CWT Study: Business Travel Costs Are Still Going Up, Slightly

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ADR for group bookings follow the same trend. Approaching Planning Differently With all this, CWT presents buying strategies heading into 2024 that may help planners prepare for increased business travel prices. Aggregate travel spend to increase the value of regular contract proposals. Shift to long-term planning.

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See How It’s Growing in Cleveland: Huntington Convention Center to Expand

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The proposed space expansion and enhancements will provide greater options and flexibility for event planners,” says Destination Cleveland President and CEO David Gilbert. For more information on booking an event in Cleveland, go to their website. Prepare to be blown away by all Cleveland has to offer!