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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

It sounds like a nightmare, but that was the reality for DashCon 2014, an event where attendees paid witness to one of the most important lessons in event planning – don’t bust the budget. According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic.

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How Can We Protect Ourselves After the Marriott Data Breach?

Smart Meetings

Are planners—and everyone else—who has booked at Starwood properties since 2014 taking a collective gulp or merely shrugging over the news from Marriott International that as many as 500 million guest records have been breached? appeared first on Smart Meetings. More : 500 Million Starwood Guests May be Victim of Data Breach.

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Tips to Keep Women Secure on the Road

SmartMeetings

The study, which delved into top safety concerns women business travelers face, found that almost 69 percent of United States travel buyers believe females face greater risk than males and 61 percent feel it’s imperative to consider female safety when implementing risk-management programs.

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Beach Days at MPI’s World Education Congress

PCMA Convene

And the alternative venues offered by the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau didn’t meet MPI’s needs. It was serendipitous,” said Michael Massari, senior vice president of meetings and events for Caesars Entertainment. But the biggest news seemed to be that Atlantic City has arrived as a meetings destination.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. convention center — 1,326 doors.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. convention center — 1,326 doors.

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More industry challenges and solutions

Plan Your Meetings

On an ongoing basis, Plan Your Meetings has held industry-challenges-and-solutions roundtables to give planners and suppliers a chance to talk honestly (and anonymously) about their challenges and brainstorm about potential solutions. Let’s face it: Meeting planners and suppliers have the same goal. It’s the No.

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