SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Here are six highlights from IMEX America 2016: Innovation & Technology.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

Attendees can see where their food comes from “when they walk in the door” of Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. The site offers food preservation methods such as pickling and fermentation, and innovative recipes. Foraged Cocktails. Who knew foraging is part of the Swedish identity? What’s come out of it is — ‘I want local.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Harvest, a new retail concept in the Orange County Convention Center’s food court C, plucks its menu items straight from the center’s own Center-To-Table Gardens. Event venues are reporting a renewed interest in where a venue’s food comes from — and the closer it is to the kitchen, the better.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. She has been with the company since 2016, previously working as assistant director of the spa. Chandra Allison.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2019

Jenny has been promoted from the role of senior account manager within the Barbican team, where she has already achieved a number of significant wins for the world-leading arts and conference venue. Charlie returns to the Barbican, where he worked as an account manager for two years between 2016 and 2018.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Book vendors and venues for multiple events. Yes, if two simultaneous events use the same menus, share catering/hospitality staff and may even share some common spaces, the venue and/or catering vendors probably realize cost savings that they can pass on to the event promoters/planners. However, in practice this is much trickier.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 26, 2019

For example, did you know that all MGM venues in Las Vegas have full material recovery facilities onsite? MGM has also partnered with Three Square, Southern Nevada’s main food bank to safely donate unserved food from our resorts. It’s another hospitality best practice that comes automatically when you host at certain MGM venues.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Power and Associates 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Award. Power 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Study released this week. It assesses the customer experience based on six factors: activities, cost and fees, food and beverage, infrastructure, lodging and travel. Additional Key Findings.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A meeting package—also known as a day meeting package, day delegate rate or 24-hour rate—is a concept where the components provided by a conference venue are included in a per-person package. Around 65 percent of venue members said planners are starting to request new package inclusions. New Inclusions. One Size Doesn’t Fit All.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

These are a few of our most popular webinars from 2016. Site and venue sourcing is one of the most important aspects of planning an event. and a leader in the hospitality industry, shows you what to expect in the coming year, including food and beverage trends, business insights and meeting and event predictions.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

For our largest event in 2016 we had to turn away more than 150 people. We are moving to a larger venue for 2017. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. More outreach.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The World Obesity Federation’s Healthy Venues accreditation is a bit misleading. If it’s done right, it’s not the venue that gets healthy, it’s the people who attend meetings and events there. In the end, SECC was “really pleased” with how RCN took advantage of its Healthy Venue offerings, according to Warden.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 26, 2018

Who knows, you might end up enlisting one for catering, using them as a venue or even stopping by for a bug bite. A post shared by Don Bugito (@donbugito) on Jun 4, 2016 at 9:23am PDT. Don Bugito , also known as the Prehispanic Snackeria, focuses on planet-friendly protein snacks made from food native to the American continent.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Other deals of note include Marriott’s merger with Starwood in 2016 and Wyndham’s takeover of La Quinta earlier this year. Hotel mergers are consolidating properties , leading to higher prices, steeper food and beverage minimums, less ability to play venues off of one another, and loyalty program merger headaches.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The year 2017 will be here before you know it, along with new trends , so make sure your events aren’t stuck in 2016. In 2016, we wrote about the rise of destination-focused experiences in team building. Healthy, local food and beverage. What’s In. Destination-focused, experiential team building. Outdoor activities.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The need for caffeine can seriously dent an F&B budget — a point that McLean recently made during a breakout session on meeting trends at MPI’s 2016 World Education Congress (WEC). After all, many venues already have a Starbucks in their lobby. I hate it with a passion, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”. THE UNFILTERED TRUTH.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2016, we made the decision to invest £250k in refurbishing the 1980s conference room into a 5-star wedding venue, which saw tremendous success, having increased and then doubled our average wedding spend. Last year, we opened the Bar and Terrace 2021, capturing a new local market that worked alongside the wedding business.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

The second-generation winemakers opened Liana in 2016. An outdoor courtyard is also a popular venue for all ages. Artesa is known for food and wine pairings. CANVAS participants experienced “Taste of Artesa,” a sampling of finger foods and sparkling, white and red wines. Food Truck Festival. Trade Show.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is expected that the events industry will generate employment at the rate of 11% from 2016 to 2026. Given the fact that airfares, booking costs of venues, prices of food and beverages, costs of entertainment activities etc. b) As per data published by the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Levy Restaurants was chosen as food-and-beverage provider at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in 2016, just as the center was undergoing an expansion and renovation which debuted earlier this year. That leaves “wet waste” — leftover food that can’t be given away. But the goal is always zero food waste.”.

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Canadian Special Events

APRIL 23, 2017

The millennial generation also referred to as Generation Y or the Echo Boom are those born during the 1980s and 1990s; in 2016, that would make them age 16 to 35, with the older ones born to Baby Boomer parents. Always opt for unexpected venues for the event or plan on transforming a venue space into something that is surprising and fun.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

As a Rhode Island native, Adamo knew that Providence was home to a rich food scene born of the city’s many ethnic groups—Italian, especially—as well as the waves of trained chefs who graduate from J&W and stay to open their own restaurants. So how could scrappy Providence claim its rightful place among America’s great food cities? “No

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Key services and sectors served: With their core mission to help businesses communicate better Top Banana work largely with internal communications teams helping them bring strategy to life through their 6 core services; events, incentives, digital, design, film and venue sourcing. Case Study: Virgin Media Business.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

Four of the city’s restaurants—Alexander’s, Baleen at La Playa Beach & Golf Resort, The Turtle Club, and Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar—were named to OpenTable’s 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants list in 2016. Atlanta and Palo Alto, California, Smith is serving up Southern American food with a bit of an Italian flare.

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Nunify

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Sponsors fund your events, offer in-kind benefits such as food, prizes, and host activities to engage your audience. One of the greatest examples is Coca cola’s sponsoring 2016 RioOlympics. From finance sponsorship to venue, you can choose the sponsorship based on your event type, venue, budget, and goals. Venue Sponsor.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

It’s a fun-filled tour of honkytonks, hipster neighborhoods and legendary venues where famous singers and songwriters found their start. Last Updated December 1, 2016 – 8:16 AM. — Meena Ramakrishnan (@SmartMtgsMeena) December 1, 2016. — Meena Ramakrishnan (@SmartMtgsMeena) December 1, 2016.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

What the Food Donation Improvement Act Means for Events A new federal law could make it easier to donate unused food from a conference to those in need. An estimated 40% of the food produced in the U.S. We want the food to be handled properly and safely,” says Second Servings founder and President Barbara Bronstein. “We

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Certain

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’ve narrowed down our list to a few gems that we recommend for private groups, dinner for two, happy hour or parties: Tucked away on a tiny SOMA sidestreet, Twenty-Five Lusk is a unique experience in both food and design. Between the unbeatable views and incredible food, it’s an unforgettable way to enjoy nine innings.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

From 17-18 August I visited seven venues that are centrally located around the city centre, either accessible by foot or under 30 minutes by public transport. On-site catering: the venue has on site catering with locally sourced ingredients. On-site catering: the venue has on site catering with locally sourced ingredients.

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Certain

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’ve narrowed down our list to a few gems that we recommend for private groups, dinner for two, happy hour or parties: Tucked away on a tiny SOMA sidestreet, Twenty-Five Lusk is a unique experience in both food and design. Between the unbeatable views and incredible food, it’s an unforgettable way to enjoy nine innings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

About a decade ago, corporations began involving their procurement departments in the meetings supply chain, giving them ultimate say over goods and services such as venues, hotels, travel partners, catering, technology providers — basically, almost every aspect of live events.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2022

The campaign to eliminate single-use plastic from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which hosts corporate and group events, began with a conversation in its gift shop in 2016. providing food-and- beverage, retail, and admission services. We don’t want [the packaging] to be just changed for us,” she said. “We

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

And to create an experience, every little piece of the event needs to map back to the purpose, from the venue to the food. How to plan an event budget For a normal event, most of your money is going to go toward the venue rental, food and beverage costs, and A/V needs. Think about rates, dates, and space.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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Bizzabo

MAY 2, 2019

April 5, 2016. Pro Tip: Don't just make your event free, offer free food and beverages too. You'll need to hire multiple people to plan and run each event, pay for their travel to each location, rent multiple venues, and more. Pick the Right Venue. Our session with Mr. Gopi KK y'day urged many to Be More; Do More.

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