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Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 23, 2021
It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. That prime hotel you want downtown will only work for your group if it’s well-staffed, well-maintained and provides the experience and environment you need to make your meeting a success. Here are some things to consider.
Event Leadership Institute
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
So if a convention hotel says they had a great June, that means they had a lot of events occur in June, all of which were likely booked months or years prior. Leisure travel will return first, and when air and hotel numbers start going up in decent numbers, that’s a strong indicator. Hotels will be converted to apartments.
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SmartMeetings
JANUARY 18, 2017
If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. In December, just 15 percent of hotels in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area had vacancies for inauguration weekend—and prices had risen by more than three times the usual rate, to around $500 a night. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7
SmartMeetings
JUNE 22, 2017
It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. It allows you back out of a contract without liability or damage costs if that state begins enacting any anti-LGBT legislation between the time of signing the contact and the time of program execution.
Plan Your Meetings
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
After hearing advice from the hotel reps and other planners at her table, a CVB salesperson asked her what kind of help she needed. “I I need help getting recommendations for hotels and local vendors,” the executive assistant added. “I I need help doing destination research,” she said. “I I could help with that,” the CVB rep said. “I
PCMA Convene
JULY 31, 2017
Convention Hotel Services. Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Great prompt response for the initial quote; superb on-site tech support. Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc., Hotel Sales. She is the best.”. Annie Burns. Julie Gotschall.
Plan Your Meetings
JUNE 27, 2016
Manage contracts. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. The goals and objectives for your meeting should inform the way you program the content of your meeting or event, from its agenda pattern to the way speakers engage audiences in general, plenary or breakout sessions.
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