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AMEX Study: Increasing Hotel Costs and Lower Commissions Could Cut into Meeting Agendas

Smart Meetings

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. Negotiating Room. Only 38 percent said they’d be willing to negotiate that. percent. .

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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

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2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). The 2019 ranking shows four new entries: Vienna in Austria (6), Stockholm in Sweden (7), and Germany’s Hamburg (5) and Frankfurt (-/7), returning to the top ten ranking after dropping out in 2018. in 2018, up from 2% in 2017, and hold firm through 2019 and 2020.

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IBTM Trends Watch report paints a picture of opportunity

Event Industry News

And, despite ongoing Brexit negotiations casting uncertainty over how the final deal will play out for airlines, visas and border control, the popularity of London as a destination has not abated. The IBTM Trends Watch report 2018 is available to download at www.ibtmworld.com.

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Making Lemonde: Turning Negatives into Positives in a Post-COVID Incentive World

SmartMeetings

For flights, choose business class if possible, or book airlines which are leaving middle seats empty in economy class. The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it. If you have a group of 100 people, book a ballroom for 400. How can we protect our budget from the next disaster?

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Top 30 Conferences for Women in 2020

Bizzabo

Why You Should Attend: This popular event, sponsored by industry heavyweights like Target, Dell, and Alaskan Airlines is chock-full of powerful content. Why You Should Attend: In 2018, The New York Times decided to capture what it was like for girls to turn 18 in 2018.

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