Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2023

Increased activity in the Americas sign of shift in hospitality industry trends What if we told you that across Latin America, the number of guest rooms in the hotel construction pipeline topped 90,000, a 2% increase over last year, led by the growing hospitality footprint in Mexico City? That is leading to record conversions.

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Hospitality Trends Proposal Location 237

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are just getting longer, more prolific and, too often, ignored. As the hospitality industry continues to face headwinds in hiring and retaining enough employees, hoteliers are focused on finding ways to do more with less and cut down any time spent on manual processes,” he said. An Automated Future .

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Booking Automation Proposal Hospitality 130

ADMEI

MAY 19, 2021

Calvert and Harris represent a cadre of high-level industry executives who have articulated the importance of Destination Management Companies to the hospitality industry. PROPOSAL PROCESS. In an ADMEI focus group discussion, some participants estimated that 75% or more of their proposals were never contracted.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality for hotel-industry analyst CoStar, said in this article from SmartBrief that although further growth is expected in hotels’ revenue per available room in 2024 and 2025, hotels are worried about increased expenses.

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Planner Proposal Hospitality Communications 111

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The future of events in Las Vegas looks bright Industry professionals from all sectors of the hospitality industry got together Jan. The A’s are currently proposing a 30,000-seat ballpark on the south end Strip, where Tropicana Las Vegas now sits, estimated to cost $1.5

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Sports Proposal Hospitality Sponsors 236

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The new portal allows for easy research, real-time quotes, automated proposals and tracking in one place. The goal was to introduce a digital hospitality and group platform based on the building blocks tested for the transient traveler by IMEX 23. Individual travelers can still earn and manage loyalty points.

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Booking Airlines Networking Automation 245

Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

Tourism Diversity Matters Executive Director Greg DeShields enthusiastically greeted the lunch crowd of 340 with a reminder that little things like saying “good afternoon” and “thank you” with emphasis are the basis of hospitality and business. In states with proposed legislation, he suggested a different approach.

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Trade Show Panel Proposal Education 238

AltexSoft Travel

JULY 3, 2020

The hospitality industry evolved into various businesses that propose different customer experiences by adopting new technologies, practices, and cultural trends. Unique to the hospitality industry, the conversation around the industry problem is conducted by the Hospitality Technology Next Generation or HTNG.

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Hospitality Technology Technology Publishing 76

InEvent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the bustling landscape of event planning and hospitality, mastering Request for Proposals (RFPs) is crucial for securing business in today’s competitive environment.

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Proposal Incentives Hospitality Venue 52

Travel Daily Media

MAY 6, 2024

Rajasthan’s world-class hospitality, traditional cuisines and vibrant entertainment create unforgettable experiences for the couples and their guests. Dr. Jyotsna Suri, Past President, FICCI & CMD, Lalit Suri Hospitality Group said, “This expo is going to be a long way towards making it international.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

In a later panel, LaToya Williams, global account manager with Helms Briscoe, shared that clients are often sending out a Request for Information before a formal Request for Proposals to find out if the destination is addressing key issues such as inclusion before putting the city on a short list for serious consideration.

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Meeting Trade Show Events Proposal 245

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 27, 2023

per-hour boost in pay for unionized employees could alter the hospitality-pay standards in the country’s second-largest meeting destination. Vote ‘No’ to Disney’s contract proposal on February 2 and 3!” A sizable minimum-wage increase plus a $5.50-per-hour

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Contracts Contracts Proposal Retail 98

Traveler's Q

MAY 3, 2024

These cities have seen a surge in job opportunities ranging from sustainable building design and maintenance to green event management and hospitality services. Submit your proposal today, and let’s create impactful, eco-friendly event experiences together. Ready to plan your next event with sustainability in mind?

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Sustainability Venue Tourism Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2023

believe that tourism helps to attract new residents, expand the local workforce and create new businesses while easing the tax burden on local residents by leveraging hotel and lodging taxes—good news considering the high level of turnover within the hospitality seen during the pandemic. “I

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Tourism Tourism Trends Travel 226

Convene by PCMA

JULY 13, 2023

No problem—your Greater Lansing CVB sales manager will help distribute your RFP to local hotels and respond directly to you with availability and proposals. Plus, your attendees will experience the Midwest’s famous hospitality with the CVB’s team of onsite Certified Tourism Ambassadors.

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Meeting Proposal Vendor Registration 98

Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Top speakers will address the industry roadmap to address the talent shortage in the sector and proposals on how to attract and retain the right people to serve travelers in their businesses and destinations correctly.

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Tourism Tourism Human Resources Proposal 87

Traveler's Q

MAY 3, 2024

These cities have seen a surge in job opportunities ranging from sustainable building design and maintenance to green event management and hospitality services. Submit your proposal today, and let’s create impactful, eco-friendly event experiences together. Ready to plan your next event with sustainability in mind?

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Sustainability Venue Tourism Tourism 130

MeetingsNet

JULY 5, 2022

To help hotels fill the more than 130,000 open positions nationwide and raise awareness of the hospitality industry’s career pathways, the AHLA Foundation recently expanded its “A Place to Stay” advertising campaign. Unite Here, the largest hospitality union with 300,000 members across the U.S.

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Proposal Advertising Contracts Contracts 119

Traveler's Q

JUNE 29, 2023

However, it is still a good idea to know how to contact local authorities or hospitals should an emergency arise. Reservation and Booking If anyone needs to get to the nearest hospital, you can ask your travel agent or destination management company for assistance. Accidents and injuries can occur regardless of who does what planning.

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Destination Management Management Travel Agent Transportation 246

Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2023

Read More: Making Meetings Green: Biophilic Design Uplifts Event Space SCP Hotels at SXSW designed a tiny tropical paradise, SCP’s (Soul Community Planet) intentional space encouraged attendees to join the community, which prompted tree planting—a signature of its “holistic hospitality.”

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Healthcare Sustainability Proposal Trends 201

Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The report also reveals request for proposal (RFP) response time trends, with 59% of all enquiries through Venuedirectory.com receiving responses within 2.5 The report also reveals request for proposal (RFP) response time trends, with 59% of all enquiries through Venuedirectory.com receiving responses within 2.5

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Proposal Trends Corporate Meeting Venue 81

Convene by PCMA

JULY 19, 2021

The friendly Midwestern hospitality on display in Lansing starts with your first encounter with the Greater Lansing CVB’s staff members—all Certified Meeting Professionals. The team works as an extension of your own, helping to distribute your RFP to local hotels and responding directly to you with availability and proposals.

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Meeting Proposal Hospitality Booking 98

MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Whether you’re a third-party agency, a CVB, a DMC, or a hotel, it takes a lot of time and energy from a team of people to put together a quality proposal. It’s a laborious process that includes sourcing with supplier partners, creating a pricing mix that meets every need, and developing a proposal that will win over clients.

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Proposal Incentives Contracts Contracts 105

Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

This puts the hospitality technology platform one step closer to being the Expedia of meeting planning. Additionally, the alliance will empower destination organizations to better serve other destination-specific hospitality and entertainment providers with more effective means to fulfill the needs of event attendees.

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Booking Platform Logistics Planner 223

Convene by PCMA

MAY 20, 2022

Cardinale recalls many weekends when she would get a request for a proposal on a Friday night and worked through the weekend to deliver it on Monday. “It She is organizing a community she’s named Event MINDS Matter, created as a space for event and hospitality industry professionals to have conversations about mental health.

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Proposal Entertainment Hospitality Communications 98

Traveler's Q

JUNE 29, 2023

How to Contact the Local Authorities or Hospital When planning a corporate event with a destination management company, it’s always important to consider potential emergencies that might occur during the trip. If anyone needs to get to the nearest hospital, you can ask your travel agent or destination management company for assistance.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 28, 2023

Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, has announced the launch of its AI Writing Assistant. The post Cvent launches AI writing assistant appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily.

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Proposal Website Platform Registration 72

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Our proposal is to make one job enough to live on in Hawaii,” Eric Gill, Local 5 secretary-treasurer, told Associated Press. Hospitality Strike Votes Could Increase with Arrival of High-Tech Hotels, Minimum Wage Increases. The strike vote came after months of negotiation between Unite Here Local 5 and Marriott.

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Automation Proposal Hospitality Benefits 121

Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The report also reveals request for proposal (RFP) response time trends, with 59% of all enquiries through Venuedirectory.com receiving responses within 2.5 The report also reveals request for proposal (RFP) response time trends, with 59% of all enquiries through Venuedirectory.com receiving responses within 2.5

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Proposal Trends Corporate Meeting Venue 52

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The first thing the trio addressed was how to get hotels to respond to planners’ requests for proposal in a timely and productive manner. He noted, though, that most hotels won’t offer favorable rates more than two days before or after a meeting, and more often are agreeing to just one day on either end.

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Contracts Contracts Events Planner 111

Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. Cvent CONNECT August 1-4 | Caesars Forum | Las Vegas Cvent CONNECT is one of the world’s top event technology conferences that brings together meetings, events, and hospitality professionals.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 3, 2023

Unite Here also wants the creation of a hospitality-workforce housing fund, which would come from a new seven-percent tax on guests staying at unionized hotels, according to management. On the flip side, the hotel-management group has proposed wage hikes of 2.5 dollars an hour in the first 12 months and another 6.25

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Meeting Healthcare Contracts Contracts 52

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Are you the one constantly finding and fixing typos in proposals? Even if it’s not specifically in the hospitality industry, degrees demonstrate the ability to work at something continuously. Utilize That Summary. First, answer the question: who are you? Include your official title. Then pick your best trait in the workplace.

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Meeting Proposal Certification Prospect 162

MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Here’s how the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 could boost meetings-industry efforts to get back to business. Among the key elements of the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 is the establishment of a three-year business tax credit to support conventions and trade shows.

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Trade Show Hospitality Proposal Entertainment 87

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It’s a topic that he’s talked about in the past, from dissecting AV proposals at the AV Audit to giving useful AV audit tips to planners at Whiteboard Wednesdays. There’s a shortage of people in all aspects of hospitality , and audio-visual is included in that as well.

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Events Registration Event Apps Production 348

AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in the hospitality industry using chatbots? It can be said that the use of chatbots in the hospitality industry is still in the process of evolving. Let’s now discuss how hospitality brands can use chatbots for their business. This is according to a report from Salesforce.

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Hospitality Automation eCommerce Booking 26

Hello DMC

MAY 1, 2020

As warehouses sit idle and skilled managers finish yet another puzzle on their dining room tables, Hospitality + Events Fight Back-20 is fervently working on amplifying the voice and abilities of the hospitality and event businesses. Hotels for hospital workers that can’t go home to their families. We want to help.

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Destination Management Management Hospitality Proposal 52