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Contract Clauses Planners Need in 2024

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The sticky details and specific wording make for important safeguards for planners as well as suppliers in ensuring everyone gets what they want out of the partnership. Developing a solid relationship with everyone involved in the contract process means planners will have a wider net of people to contact if an issue were to arise. “If

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Four Things Venues Need from Meeting Planners to Ensure Your Event Goes Smoothly

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As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. A rule of thumb is to provide pertinent details to the venue at least six weeks in advance. Unfortunately, this can lead to lack of clarity, unclear expectations and a soured experience.

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New Year, Great Venues for Meeting Planners in 2023

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But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”. If meeting planners are aiming to leave attendees immersed in glamor and luxury, booking The Ritz-Carlton is always a good bet. For meeting planners seeking spring in the winter season, Florida answers the call. New Year, New You!” A New Year in New York.

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Seeking Sustainable Venues

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The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) recently released their June 2023 Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report , which showed that meeting planners in the Americas tend to view a venue’s climate sustainability as less important than other categories of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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A Security Flaw in Millions of Hotel Keycard Locks Has Been Found. What Does that Mean for Planners?

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How planners can safeguard their attendees against hotel room breaches In 2022, at a private event in Las Vegas during “hacker summer camp,” as the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences have come to be known, a group of researchers found a flaw that could put millions of hotel rooms around the world at risk of being breached.

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Unlocking The Secret Weapon of a Corporate Planner

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Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? View Webinar on Demand: Unlocking The Secret Weapon of a Corporate Planner 1. Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips.

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Hybrid Future: How Venues Are Adapting

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You read it right – we’re finally tackling the topic of hybrid venues! In fact, according to our State of The Industry Survey , 64% of planners believe hybrid events will be the most common experiences in 2021. And this, of course, includes venues! Hybrid Venues: Broadcasting Time! Answering Hybrid Needs.

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