article thumbnail

Meeting Safety Trends in 2022

Smart Meetings

His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications. Alan Kleinfeld, has more years in meeting management then he wants to admit, combined with nearly two decades of law enforcement experience. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer and trainer.

Trends 264
article thumbnail

11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

A CVB or DMO is an organization defined and recognized by its status as an incorporated, non-profit agency or local government entity, which promotes the economic development of the community through travel and tourism. Are they responsive communicators? How long has the DMC been open? Many companies open and close each year.

MICE professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Dobbs Decision: Ways to Avoid Destination Boycotts

Convene by PCMA

For planners, the goal is to be proactive instead of reactive so you can best communicate your values as an organization and be transparent about the site-selection process/criteria. Speak to your DMO, the local officials, empower your members with the tools to communicate to their local officials. Carrie Johnson.

article thumbnail

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

Smart Meetings

The session features Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of data solutions at Freeman ; Gus Vonderheide, vice president of global sales at Hyatt ; Rose Horcher, CMM, CMP, vice president of client services at Choose Chicago ; and Jessica Malaty Rivera, epidemiologist and science communications lead at the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.

Booking 299
article thumbnail

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

Brightspot Incentive Events

These partners provide boots-on-the-ground knowledge and management to help advise and assist on-site. Site Selection and Negotiation Incentive travel companies need to be able to effectively negotiate hotel contracts to ensure their clients receive the best value for their investment.

article thumbnail

Attendee Accessibility and Inclusion from the Venue Side

MeetingsNet

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection. We must be at the forefront of accommodating people with varying abilities—some of which are invisible to others—and communicate options to meeting planners in advance.”

Venue 64
article thumbnail

A Host Facility’s Energy Sources: What Planners Should Know

MeetingsNet

For planners who want to include a venue’s power source in their site selection process, Julia Spangler, chief of sustainability consultancy Ecosystem Events, says that “the best source of information is the utility company connected to the venue. Some are already doing this.”

Planner 105