MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Recent research finds luxury travelers shifting their accommodation preferences, while the group segment is running well ahead of the transient-business segment. In fact, group business ( see chart ) has recovered to the point that more group rooms were sold in October 2023 than in October 2019.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Habit uses genetic testing to determine the best mix of foods for an individual. Event organizers are no strangers to food allergies. As attendees submit more requests for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and vegan dishes, organizers have focused on working with catering managers to accommodate food sensitivities.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Lacassagne began his career as an assistant food & beverage manager at Hotel Concorde Montparnasse in France and continued to work in various F&B roles through Egypt, Morocco and the Caribbean. He has worked with the Shashi Group since 2019, first as director of food and beverage. to Kansas City.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019. Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Fairmont Dallas appointed Searle director of food and beverage and Sous director of rooms.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

His areas of expertise include area and property leadership, complete operations management, financial, sales, food & beverage, revenue management and guest relations. In her new role, she will align the group’s sales initiatives with its new three-year strategic plan to drive year-round group business.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Husbands brings three decades of experience in a diverse set of positions, from international director of finance at the Golden Tulip Hotel group to many other general manager positions. She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. In August 2023, ExCel released its pioneering Sustainability Strategy as part of its parent company ADNEC Group ’s wider ESG (environmental, social and governance) ambitions and own sustainability strategy. s largest wormery.

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JULY 8, 2022

International hospitality group Accor appointed Erney executive director of global sales for meetings, incentives and industry relations. She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. Jennifer Erney, CMP, CMM. Brock Hochhalter. Ryan Fitzgerald.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Hence, it is hard to believe the reports like 2019: Global Meetings and Events Forecast, that predicts that the events industry will hit badly by tightened budgets! Apart from curtailed budgets, there are many other challenges that will impact the events industry in 2019 and the years to come. Let’s find out. to 1.9%, globally.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The first Smart Meeting of 2019 was on Jan. Marin is excited to greet you in the stunning penthouse @FairmontSF for the first Smart Meeting of 2019. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) January 22, 2019. Posted by Smart Meetings on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) January 23, 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Five woman chefs of color in leadership roles across the United States spoke to Smart Meetings and shared stories of their careers, their inspirations and their passion for great food. In 2019, she was promoted to chef de partie at Capa; in 2020, sous chef. Peruvian food is very diverse and dynamic in its flavors,” she says.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. Each golfer was given his or her own cart to maintain social distancing, and attendees were served pre-packaged food and beverages. Lesson Learned. “I

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

By the end of 2021, Accor will join that group, with more than half of the 5,200 properties across its brands—Fairmont, Orient Express, Sofitel, Swissotel, Movenpick, Novotel, Raffles, and others—using the tool. Because Accor has a significant number of properties outside the U.S.,

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 14, 2023

For instance, average economy-class tickets in the North America region are lower than global average fares, but still forecasted to rise: 2019: $442 2020: $391 2021: $338 2022: $523 2023: $532 2024: $545 The price of hotel rooms will also continue to climb, and at a somewhat faster rate than airfares. The CWT/GBTA report sees a 4.3

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Attendees were invited to explore the doors and enjoy food trucks featuring local international cuisine, cinnamon-flavored marshmallows and beverages. Next, they gathered together under heat lamps and warm Common Ground-branded blankets while participating in a group discussion about immigration. “We

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. They offers experiences in over 110 countries with 5,500 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, wellness facilities and workspaces.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In 2019, you should expect to see more event pros trying to find a way to bring this out of the novelty phase and into their events through content delivery, virtual site tours and gamification. Another solution is to hold multiple simultaneous regional events linked together through live-webcasting.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others. Most recently, Giang was executive assistant manager of food and beverage at Alma Resort. Nick Vournakis and Derek Sharp.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Because in 2019 there are many options when trying to evaluate event planning applications, it’s important that you approach selecting a platform with the right criteria in mind. Offerings include event registration, booking tracking, catering/beverage management, reporting and integrations. ClearEvent. Catering Management.

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APRIL 20, 2022

TRACE evaluates emissions from venue energy, impact of event location on travel and accommodation, production and graphics materials, food and beverage emissions and waste and recycling volume. Reports for clients, sustainability teams and stakeholders are generated in real time, pre and post-event.

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APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S. Work with Partners—and Haggle.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Reiplinger has worked in the hospitality industry for almost 20 years, most recently as managing director at the AAA Four Diamond Bodega Bay Lodge of the Woodside Hotel Group, also in Sonoma. Vialpando also formerly worked for Woodside Hotel Group as executive chef at Bodega Bay Lodge. Rick Colangelo.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2019

Prague, in the Czech Republic, is not only a travel destination, but home of the AIM Group International office of Bob Novak, who wrote the white paper, “How to Create a Truly Unique Destination Experience and the Latest DMC Trends.”. Ethical Food. Does that mean that DMCs are no longer needed?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 16, 2019

When meetings are canceled, the group that signed the contract is typically responsible to pay either a flat fee or a percentage of the revenue they were to bring to the contracted supplier. Original cost to the reseller was $4,000 plus tax; the present asking price is $2,750, and the contract is valid until September 30, 2019.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Founded in 2019 by hospitality design industry connector and business leader, Michael Schneider—NEXT Events provides unparalleled networking and matchmaking experiences exclusively for key-decision makers in the interior design industry. I love matchmaking events and bringing people together, and I look forward to our upcoming events.”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Even during Omicron, groups found ways to gather safely. And if one pops up, he said that the tools, organization and the unity developed over the last 20 months will help to avoid the deficits events and hotels have experienced since 2019. “We Some groups are coming back faster than others. Force or Fear Majeure?

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Dianne says that understanding your target audience’s needs, your competitors’ price points and your cost of operations (overhead, mortgage/rent payments, staffing, food and beverage costs, utilities, cleaning, out-of-pocket rentals, etc.) Are you charging enough? So you should invest more there,” suggests Michael. “If

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JULY 14, 2022

The AHLA Safe Stay program has monitored Covid, as well as the rise of monkeypox, and we will keep you up-to-date on recommendations for traveling groups. Unhappiness with prices, added fees, food and beverage, and in-room amenities. Read More : What Keeps Attendees Safe in a Pandemic and What Doesn’t. The reason?

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All Seated

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

To successfully grow in 2019, international event planning companies need to address these four challenges: 1. Examples include: Considering different dietary preferences and restrictions – and designing food and beverage menus to accommodate a wide range of needs. Increased Competition. Decreased Availability of Time.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2023

Rules, regulations and innovations in the design of medical meetings In 2019, Radiological Society of North America drew 51,800 people to McCormick Place in Chicago. There can sometimes be limitations to what sort of food and beverage options are available for the place you have chosen.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 17, 2019

Over the course of three days in April 2019, the T&G expo relied on the flexibility and resourcefulness of the Sands Conventions and Exhibitions team to manage a variety of requests and adjustments involving capacity, floor layout, event arrangement, audiovisual needs, and lighting. Meetings Beyond Imagination.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

To boot, they were given access to luxury food and beverage options on the course grounds. We know that these are important groups and these were opportunities for Hilton to engage them across a variety of brands that we have.”. The unique stay was capped off with breakfast delivered by room service. It’s the No.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. Nearly 30 percent of respondents’ answers in some way reference budgets or rising costs this year, with AV, food and beverage, and Wi-Fi expenses standing out as particular pain points. Budget decreases.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Beyond the convention center, Minneapolis is home to eye-catching venues for both tight-knit and sizable groups. Mill City Museum , for example, was once a flour mill and is now not only an architecturally aesthetic venue, with brick, steel and wood facades, but is also a place where groups can learn the history of the milling industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Most recently, she was group account director at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Previously, Armenta served as regional director of Florida and the Caribbean Islands for Preferred Hotel Group and regional director of sales at The Delano and The Shore Club in Miami.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Now they are preparing to expand to larger groups. “We

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MAY 5, 2021

Despite assumptions travelers might make that cruising is less safe than air travel due to duration aboard the vessel, some travel experts say group experiences may be easier to safeguard on a cruise ship with strict protocols than on other forms of public transport. Budget Friendly Group Travel. Beyond Government Guidelines.

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