The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How to prepare for 2023 contract negotiations Yes, we’re out of the pandemic shutdown, but it’s not back to “business as usual.” From workforce shortages to inflation worries, what should event planners be looking for when it comes to 2023 contracts? On the “high” side: Larger deposits up-front for hotel contracts.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. 4, which covered the basics of the event life cycle, from creating the event and RFP templating to contracting and asking suppliers the right questions. 25 at 11 a.m.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Read More : Year of the Sustainable RFP Let me connect the dots for you. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Read More : Year of the Sustainable RFP Let me connect the dots for you. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Elena joins the venue as Sales and Marketing Director from Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, where she re-launched the hotel post-pandemic, built a brand-new corporate base, and secured several major airline contracts.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. Across the United States and Canada, Unite Here represents 300,000 hospitality workers and over 1,100 hotels and casinos. The Beginnings of Labor Day.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

She started in mobile tours with Chobani more than 12 years ago, driving an F-350 with a 26-foot trailer around the country, and learned from the ground up everything from negotiating contracts to developing event partnerships and executing programs. At Oatly, sustainability is a big part of our mission. We don’t want to produce waste.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Sustainability is not a buzzword and climate change is real. Shift: Touchless. In 2021 the only thing we are touching is our own device. Shift: Regeneration.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For hotel options and availability for meeting planners, especially right now, you get to choose from large conference hotels to smaller boutique hotels. And the hotels are beautiful in San Francisco. Finally, this is something which we’re very proud of, and we seem to have forgotten this lately—sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Surprise and delight followed at every turn with live flamingos (Tom and Jerry, 35-year-old brothers), branded coconuts, a server flash mob dance, sustainable sunglasses from Joycoast , unconditional support from Essential Bodywear and “wine edutainment” from Lady Somm. Groups, led by the example of Taylor Swift could help lift hotel futures.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There’s definitely more emphasis on wellness, sustainability and inclusivity,” said Jennifer Squeglia, “I think there’s great energy in our industry right now. Hotels that have features like that built-in may be a more cost-effective method. Standing Behind Sustainability The focus on sustainability starts at the RFP level.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 29, 2019

ICC and Amadeus’ utilisation of Winnow is being run alongside several additional sustainable and eco-friendly initiatives at the city-centre venue, including the usage of new LED lighting, roof-top ‘bee hotels’ and a CHP Generator. Changing our habits using AI helps the environment and saves us resource, time and labour.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Even before most of the 12,000 attendees from this year’s IMEX America in Las Vegas unpacked their suitcases, the IMEX Group was already planning for 2023 at the renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center where upgrades to restaurants and connected hotels will join the recently refreshed 2.1 million sq. A Content Mix. Pitching for 2023.

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Sustainability will remain important. We saw an increased focus on sustainability within the events industry, and expect that this focus will only continue to increase into 2020. From choosing a mobile app to reduce paper waste to selecting green venues – in 2020 sustainable options will remain a hot topic. .

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Lahav suggested that a better grasp of the budget and helpful tactics to tackle it can now come from AI, using it as a strategic partner in potential negotiation conversations or asking AI to review contract clauses, highlighting opportunities for further discussion. She also works with long-term partners to leverage economies of scale.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

All the major international hotel brands are attending, plus many smaller, boutique hotels, and the number of technology suppliers grows by the day. and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. Get reservations if scheduling lunches or dinners.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Once a legally binding contract is in place, it sets the stage for easier conversations,” said Dustin Arnhem, senior vice president of sales with Visit Baltimore. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. MD: We’re at a crossroads because everything is changing quickly, and the reality is different in different areas of the country and different types of hotels.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It’s also a good time to rethink your approach to sustainability. The report highlighted that 79 percent of respondents believe that their organization already emphasizes sustainability in meetings and events, mostly by recycling, avoiding disposable items, and choosing local, organic food items. “The

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. IMEX2022 #meetings #meetsmart #CSR pic.twitter.com/NKJ84OXuu9. Wyndham Expands Meeting Collection.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Sustainability is not a buzzword and climate change is real. Shift: Touchless. In 2021 the only thing we are touching is our own device. Shift: Regeneration.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. You’d leave voicemails and hope they’d call you back, then end up with 10 phone calls between the RFP and the contract. A SUSTAINABLE MODEL. That led him to establish enterprise accounts and relationships in the form of signed contracts.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. In one fell swoop, allow them to: Register for your event Book their hotel room Identify any special food requirements Purchase other items (VIP tour, networking event, clothing, books) Commit to one or more sponsorships 6.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 29, 2018

and Canadian hotels. While group intermediaries play an important role in the marketplace, costs for our North American hotels and owners are growing at a faster pace than group revenue, which impacts hotel profitability,” read the letter sent Jan. The cut is to start in April. Many planners see it otherwise.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. Brett Sterenson, Hotel Lobbyists. “In-house

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

According to this year’s SITE report , sustainability and green initiatives have become very important. This trend is so important the IMEX Group, along with the Event Industry Council (EIC), are calling attention to it with the coveted Innovation in Sustainability Award. Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One example: During a recent Smart Meetings Experience, CEO Marin Bright learned at pre-con that the hotel was understaffed and thus would be turning almost the entire property on the day her guests arrived. All the hotel blocks were booked, and the event had already moved twice. There was no way we were going to move it again.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Market and business recovery, the rise of virtual and hybrid events, and the importance of mental health and sustainability were amongst other topics that the HBAA leadership have highlighted in their views. For hotel and accommodation providers, recovery will be gradual. Sustainability opportunities. Market recovery.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

The interview took place in Bern at Hotel Kreuz , and Silvia joined remotely from Frankfurt. . There is no need to fly out for a two hour meeting anymore due to sustainability considerations. As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. IMEX2022 #meetings #meetsmart #CSR pic.twitter.com/NKJ84OXuu9. Wyndham Expands Meeting Collection.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The scheme, which sits on the NewcastleGateshead waterfront at Gateshead Quays, includes a world class arena, purpose built conference and exhibition centre, restaurants, a dual branded hotel and large areas of outdoor realm and performance space. An announcement on the hotel operator is expected to be made in the coming weeks.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. MD : We’re at a crossroads because everything is changing quickly, and the reality is different in different areas of the country and different types of hotels. Amy Calvert.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events. The concept of sustainability has been around for a long time but now it has become the need of the hour so that each one of us can do our bit in making an impact on the environment.

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Being firm and ensuring the wording of your speaker contract outlines what speaker readiness entails can save you from having to wake up a hungover speaker! He had just returned from a big hiking trip in South America, where he’d likely contracted malaria. Here one has to learn to tread firmly yet tactfully. Sea Sickness.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 20, 2018

ILEC Conference Centre , part of the actual Hotel Ibis London Earls Court, firstly opened in 1972. At the time the hotel-venue featured London’s largest pillar-free event space. For that to be possible the venue had been reinforce with a metal case which allowed for the extra weight of the partitions and tracks to be sustained.

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