Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

A conference app is a mobile application used to simplify event, conference, or meeting management. Then, they can click on each others’ profiles to send a message or request a meeting. The 9 Best Conference Apps to Consider in 2024 So, based on these recommended features, what are our top picks? What Is a Conference App?

2024 195

2024 Conference Event Apps Speakers 195

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Events.Hilton.com site is being enhanced to allow planners with groups of up to 35 attendees to book meetings online. Hilton has announced plans to roll out a direct-booking tool for small, simple meetings in early 2024. The new meeting tool is one of two Hilton initiatives aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses.

Meetings 105

Meetings 2024 Contracts Travel 105

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

The result: Less negotiability for meetings. percent) in 2024, compared to a strong 2023 that saw pent-up demand unleashed after the Covid pandemic. CoStar also expects acceleration of the group market in spring 2024 as well as in September through early November 2024. percent) and guest-room rate (3.0

Hotels 72

Hotels 2024 Food and Beverage Negotiating 72

Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Many of our clients have had to navigate unchartered waters as venue contracts (that were secured years ago) are now being questioned and challenged by members in states that have adopted discriminatory and women’s health laws that go against the mission and values of the association.

Contracts 222

Contracts 2024 Conference Venues 222

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. And prioritize.

Meetings 91

Meetings Trade Shows Contracts Sustainability 91

Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From creating your own business plan to finding the right catering management tools, here’s a step-by-step guide to turn your vision into a reality as soon as January 2024. Manage event details: Keep track of event dates, deadlines, client preferences, communication, contracts, payments, and more all in one place. Here’s how.

2024 88

2024 Food and Beverage Contracts Management 88

MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. We invite you to submit an idea for an informative session, sharing meeting expertise or research that can help event professionals to succeed.

Education 92

Education Meeting Planning Food and Beverage Meetings 92

PCMA Convene

MARCH 27, 2024

According to the “ 2024 Speaking Industry Benchmark Report ,” sustainability comes in tenth on a list of 17 relevant speaking topics — between technology and human rights — that organizers are planning their events around this year. We’ll start with whether climate change is being incorporated in the program content.

Sustainability 119

Sustainability 2024 Contracts 2023 119

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Jeanette Stensgaard speaks on including meetings in company strategy With more than 18 years in the meetings industry, Jeanette Stensgaard, MBA, CMP, HMCC, and Smart Women in Meetings award winner 2023 has entered the independent meetings world as the Chief Brilliance Officer for ShePlans Co. My hope is that She Plans Co.

Meetings 52

Meetings 2023 2024 Hospitality 52

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Complex gatherings require creative solutions Brandon Goodman Meeting professionals plan their tactical strategies for months before entering the Zone of Action in the ballroom. Read More : Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed? We set up an environment to meet each specific client’s needs.”

2024 98

2024 Contracts Events Tech 98

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

Problem clauses to consider fixing or downright excluding Sometimes, in an attempt to cover all of our bases by including every conceivable contract clause, we trap ourselves in the outfield with confusing and unenforceable language that leads only to lawsuits and court cases. Lowest Rate Every contract is a futures agreement.

Negotiating 97

Negotiating Contracts Hotels 2024 97

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Plus strategies for managing increased business travel costs in 2024 Business travel and event cost are not increasing as steeply as they were in 2022, but they’re still going up, according to 2024 Business Travel Forecast , a new study by CWT and Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2%

Travel 91

Travel 2024 Transportation 2022 91

Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Google Cloud Next was the latest, which despite having booked Moscone Center for 2024, has announced the show will be held at Mandalay Bay instead. Dreamforce took place in September as planned, but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made headlines when he threatened to move the show in 2024 if the street conditions were not improved.

Travel 114

Travel 2024 2025 2026 114

MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis. For 2024, the award went to DeShawn Fitzpatrick, CMP, senior client services manager for Visit Houston.

2027 98

2027 Hotels Contracts 2024 98

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. per-hour raise for all current employees, to take effect between now and summer 2024. Vote ‘No’ to Disney’s contract proposal on February 2 and 3!”

Contracts 98

Contracts Hospitality 2024 Retail 98

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“They continue to have productive meetings with the union and believe both parties are committed to negotiating a contract that is good for all. The Culinary and Bartenders unions are also negotiating a new five-year contract with 24 properties along The Strip and in downtown Las Vegas that are still under a contract extension.

Hospitality 87

Hospitality Negotiating Contracts 2024 87

Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Convene Refer-a-Friend Program to offer up to $12,500 in cash payments for eligible referred business Convene , a global hospitality company that designs and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced that it has launched its Refer-a-Friend program to incentivize individuals to refer new business to the company.

Contracts 52

Contracts 2024 2018 Hospitality 52

Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

With the addition of the two new hires, the senior leadership team for the world-renowned meetings and exhibitions centre is now 60 per cent female. I can’t wait to continue building on the success of this pioneering world-class venue and am looking forward to making 2024 the QEII Centre’s best year yet.”

Insurance 104

Insurance Financial Airlines 2024 104

Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

-Third best trading year since opening in 1986- World-renowned conference, events, meetings and exhibition centre, The QEII Centre , has announced a remarkable year of business stabilisation and recovery, resulting in the Centre’s third best trading performance since opening in 1986.

2029 59

2029 Contracts 2023 2024 59

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With costs moving stubbornly higher, meeting planners must be proactive and creative to stay within their F&B budget. It’s no secret that costs for just about every element of meetings and events shot up in 2023—and even the slowing inflation rate probably won’t be enough to head off further event-cost hikes in 2024.

Food and Beverage 69

Food and Beverage Contracts 2024 Hotels 69

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We love fresh starts at Smart Meetings. The team has been busy rethinking the best way to curate the inspirational, innovative and empowering nuggets of wisdom that could pave the way to a bright, shiny meetings career for you and more transformational moments for your attendees. We asked you. You belong here.

2024 52

2024 Contracts Meetings Events 52

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We love fresh starts at Smart Meetings. The team has been busy rethinking the best way to curate the inspirational, innovative and empowering nuggets of wisdom that could pave the way to a bright, shiny meetings career for you and more transformational moments for your attendees. We asked you. You belong here.

2024 52

2024 Contracts Meetings Events 52

SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

DMCs are an untapped resource for meeting profs A Destination Management Company (DMC) could be the secret ingredient for meeting professionals cooking up their next event. What DMCs Can Do for Meeting Profs A DMC is truly a one-stop-shop. We are there to stay one step ahead of everything.”

Management 96

Management Contracts Hotels Airlines 96

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

Here’s how one meeting professional does it. Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. There are times when planners can get tons of concessions, low room rates, and all the meeting space they need with no rental fees. Right now is not that time. Professionalism is key.

Marketing 98

Marketing Management Negotiating 2025 98

SmartMeetings

MARCH 26, 2024

Read More : Change Requests and How to Mitigate Risk What this means is that you can front-load the discussion that increased scope has on both your team and contracted team members. Heather Mason is CEO of Caspian Agency , a senior fellow and instructor at San Diego State University and Smart Woman in Meetings Hall of Fame winner.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Management Financial Insurance 98

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We love fresh starts at Smart Meetings. The team has been busy rethinking the best way to curate the inspirational, innovative and empowering nuggets of wisdom that could pave the way to a bright, shiny meetings career for you and more transformational moments for your attendees. We asked you. You belong here.

2024 52

2024 Contracts Meetings Events 52

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. He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023.

2023 208

2023 Conference 2006 2020 208

MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s a baffling trend, and one that hotel guests and meeting planners alike must contend with: The percentage of U.S. To ensure the level of service they expect, planners should include in meeting contracts minimum personnel numbers for the hotel’s event-services team as well as for meals and receptions.

Hotels 104

Hotels Food and Beverage 2024 Contracts 104

Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. April 8-11 to incorporate the spirit of Global Meetings Industry Day in the festivities. “We

Healthcare 71

Healthcare Airlines 2024 Negotiating 71

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa.

2023 90

2023 Negotiating Insurance Financial 90

ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. As always, negotiating contracts remains a crucial component of success, allowing organizers to maximize their return on investment and deliver exceptional events.

Negotiating 87

Negotiating Contracts 2024 Events 87

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With meeting season back in full swing, hotels are busy servicing corporate and association programs while their sales teams are sifting through the requests for proposals for business events set to happen in late 2023 and throughout 2024 and beyond. Every RFP is unique,” she says.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Hotels 2024 Negotiating 52

Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. Meetings are similarly crucial north of the California border. We have to be ready for whatever happens and meet consumers wherever they are,” Beteta said.

Travel 92

Travel 2019 2024 Contracts 92

ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. As always, negotiating contracts remains a crucial component of success, allowing organizers to maximize their return on investment and deliver exceptional events.

Negotiating 48

Negotiating Contracts 2024 Events 48

Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2021

In the UK, contracts include London Olympic Stadium and the Commonwealth Games. Membership enhances Actavo’s focus on structured measurement of emissions as it meets its sustainability goals. It delivers event services to music, public, cultural, corporate, exhibition, film/TV and sporting sectors in the UK and globally.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability 2030 2011 Government 52

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Visit Anaheim is strengthening its status as one of the top meeting destinations in the United States with a new partnership with three prominent sports organizations. USA Volleyball extended its contract with the City of Anaheim through 2020; Sports Anaheim has taken over the contract. LA24 Bid for 2024 Olympic Games.

Sports 40

Sports 2017 Contracts 2024 40

Event Industry News

MAY 24, 2021

This announcement coincides with the news that St James Securities have exchanged contracts with Derby City Council to forward-fund the project. Work on the performance venue is set to commence in early 2022, with handover to the operator in 2024. More than 2,000 jobs are expected to be created by the development. “We

Venues 52

Venues Entertainment Retail 2024 52