Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! Hotels are charging more, but profitability is the same as in 2019,” Dominguez said. We’re paying for more labor.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You see, quite often with larger groups the event planner is tasked with providing smaller meeting rooms as well as a meal function. They are also in close proximity to the city’s major hotels. Event planning for large conferences usually involves coordinating shuttle transportation.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue. Top Tips for Large-Scale Event Planning Anyone who has ever planned or led an event knows it can be a substantial undertaking.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It’s clear that our food systems will need to change — and change radically — if we are to safeguard the planet and feed a growing population. The good news is that new approaches, new partnerships, and new resolve — spurred on by the urgent threat food waste poses to the planet — are changing that. What can be done? Here’s how.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Food and beverage is one of the most important variables in meeting and event planning. 6 Inventive Food Trends. In 2017, interesting new food and beverage pairings , from oysters and gin to sherry and fries, will emerge to compete with wine and cheese.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Watching food and travel shows with her mother throughout her childhood eventually drove her to earn her degree in hotel management. She holds a master’s degree in congress management and marketing of events, as well as a passion for event planning. Tvisha Naidu Tvisha Naidu Naidu grew up in Bengaluru, India.

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Floktu

JANUARY 15, 2018

We’re here to show you how to get those little details and quantities right for the food and drink at your first event! Food Preparation. As an event planner you should always have food on hand especially if people will also be consuming alcoholic beverages at your event.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

A 14-year hospitality and events veteran, she has also been event planning manager and executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Jessica Candy. Jeff Carlson. Moira Masshardt.

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Attendease

APRIL 9, 2024

Food Truck Alley Bring a fun, lighthearted vibe to your next event with food trucks. Set up a variety of cult favorite trucks and carts outside your office or event venue. Give employees food truck coupons or tickets to sample different offerings. Use crystal chandeliers, candles, and fresh floral arrangements.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

The summer of 2023 will herald a new era of meetings in South Lake Tahoe with the arrival of the over $100-million Tahoe South Events Center. The site of the events center, currently under construction at Stateline, Nevada, is conveniently located near major hotels and casinos including Harveys Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and others.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

That’s why we pioneered Hilton EventReady with CleanStay , designed to provide curated solutions for every step of the event planning process. Inspired, Innovative Food & Beverage Solutions.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 5, 2022

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the essential steps that every virtual event planner should take to put on a successful event. From setting event goals to event production to post-event outreach and everything in between, you’ll learn what you need to delight your audience and simplify the event planning process.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You might want to check out these related articles on planning an event: How to Select the Right Venue for Your Events Event Planning Tips for Food and Beverage Functions Meeting and Conference Planning – Finding that Just Right Meeting Location, Location, Location! Venue Rental Fee.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. A successful event requires thoughtful organization, creative vision, and seamless execution. But dreaming up unique, inspiring themes and event ideas takes time and imagination.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re unsure where to start, provide forms or surveys during the event registration process so guests can easily enter their dietary needs, meal preferences, and other key details, such as food allergies. You don’t want to run out of food halfway through your event, so take steps to ensure you have plenty of food available.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Whether you’re on the brink of planning a first event or are a seasoned professional revising your event planning checklist, this guide aims to be your trusted roadmap. This article provides a comprehensive event planning checklist to help you manage every detail for a successful event, from start to finish.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Annual ICE Report estimates that event-related costs will increase by 83%. It’s also a sign of a returned confidence in event planning. Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. After all, most events were virtual and demanded lower budgets. in the last year.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

n the world of event planning there’s a phrase that we hear all too often: it’s just not in the budget. While it’s obvious that the bigger the budget the splashier the event, having a frugal event budget doesn’t mean that your event has to be dull. Here are a few tips to keep your budget in check: Stay Organized.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Since pop-up events can be face to face with target audiences directly engaging or virtual with video calling, or even a hybrid of them both, it’s important to hold these events at locations that have basic amenities. They can be held in hotels, resorts, parking lots, unused retail offices, shopping malls or even in empty buildings.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Part II: Legal and event safety best practices. Part III: 2021 Event Planning Playbook. We looked at the cost differential between today and 2019 when the actual summit took place to get a sense of the expense increases you can expect when planning your events. Onsite testing is another variable.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 10, 2022

Catering software has become one of the most popular ways to streamline operations among caterers, restaurants, hotels and event venues, and for good reason … because it enables venue and catering businesses to automate processes, create timesaving workflows and serve customers better with fewer staff. Top Features.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. How to prepare an event venue. Food and beverage.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The mentors and investors are business executives internationally established from Google to Hilton Hotels. Read More : Smart Chat: Julius Robinson On Winning the War for Talent At the end of the three months, participants will take part in the Tisch Center Incubator 2023 “Pitch Your Passion & Seal the Deal” event in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover. Cofelice is director of sales at Vail, Colorado’s Sonnenalp Hotel. A long-time resident of the Vail valley, Cofelice joins the hotel team with more than 10 years of sales management experience. D’Angelo has an extensive 20 years of hospitality management experience with Hyatt Hotels.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Read More : Why AI Might Mean Salvation for the Meeting Industry Payne believes in creating a custom contract for each client that addresses all hotel fees and surcharges. A hotel’s contract is created to protect the hotel,” she said. The same with set-up fees, outdoor event fees and delivering amenities to room charges. “I

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For this article we’ll look at four of the larger components of a conference; the conference or meeting facility (often the hotel itself), off-site venues, attractions and tours, and transportation. Additionally many times meeting room rental charges in hotels are reduced if you are offering food and beverage.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Following that meeting, the CVB will then send out a request for proposal (RFP), usually to hotels first, indicating how many rooms you are seeking and for how many days (otherwise known as room nights) plus any food and beverage and meeting room requirements. Then the hotel salespeople get to work.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

One of the key challenges for planners is to ensure that you carefully manage expenses and revenues to achieve the financial goals that have been established by your organization and accurately measure your event success. The chart below shows an overview of the most common expenses for meetings and events. Vendor commissions (hotels).

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Expo Pass

AUGUST 18, 2022

Here are some inspiring ways to bring a little autumn spirit to your next event: Harvest vibes. Harvest themes may sound corny (yes, there will be puns), but they do provide a bounty (see) of Autumn foods and activities to choose from. Hotels and convention centers generally have outdoor venues like this. Hot and cold beverages.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Since pop-up events can be face to face with target audiences directly engaging or virtual with video calling, or even a hybrid of them both, it’s important to hold these events at locations that have basic amenities. They can be held in hotels, resorts, parking lots, unused retail offices, shopping malls or even in empty buildings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

That’s why we pioneered Hilton EventReady with CleanStay , designed to provide curated solutions for every step of the event planning process. Inspired, Innovative Food & Beverage Solutions.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

That’s why we pioneered Hilton EventReady with CleanStay , designed to provide curated solutions for every step of the event planning process. Inspired, Innovative Food & Beverage Solutions.

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Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

To ensure that your attendees return to your conference year after year delivering a memorable event experience is key. Cost buy-in certainly helps (if you’ve bought a plane ticket, registered and booked the hotel you’re far less likely to flake out), but some sort of emotional or personal buy-in helps lock people in for the long run. “If

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Palli has joined Omni Hotels & Resorts in Dallas as chief commercial officer. With 25 years of experience in hospitality management, Palli has held multiple leadership positions with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, including night manager, duty manager, front of house manager, revenue manager and more. Peter Palli. Jennifer Walker.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

IACC currently has ambitious plans for growth, as it continues to strive to represents the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues globally. In addition, the membership community will welcome shared workspace meeting venues and small specialist boutique venues.

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Social Tables

APRIL 13, 2021

Want to learn how to plan an outdoor event that attendees will love? Below, we cover all the essentials of how to plan an outdoor event. We include tips, tricks, expert advice, and some of the top event planning tools needed to make everything go off without a hitch. Find a great outdoor event venue.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Predictably, big trends impact all industries—including event planning. These are some of the hottest event-planning buzzwords of 2017. Virtual reality (VR) can be used during the course of event planning. These events also tend to be smaller, more relevant and therefore more engaging to the individual.

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