MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How to stretch your event budget for food and beverage, event tech, ground transportation, and venues. Mike May, president of Brightspot Incentives & Events, said he tells clients to expect increases of around 30 percent for airfares, 20 percent for guest rooms, and 10 percent for food and beverage.

Food and Beverage 59

Food and Beverage Meetings Transportation 2023 59

MeetingsNet

MAY 16, 2019

To help meeting groups mitigate cancellation-related costs, Amsterdam-based CXL-Events.com launched this week as an online marketplace for reselling and purchasing contracted elements of meetings and special events, including guest rooms, venue rentals, catering and audiovisual services, group tours, transportation services, and other items.

Meetings 89

Meetings Contracts Food and Beverage Hotels 89

SmartMeetings

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. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Keep F&B Simple.

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Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 92

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. It also was the site for negotiations. People said, ‘If we have to do this, we will — but we cannot negotiate.

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Negotiating Sustainability 2030 Tourism 98

All Seated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“In New York, we have seen clients spend double what they spent for the exact same event pre-pandemic, and that would be inclusive of venue, food, AV, and other expenses,” says Liz King Caruso, CEO at techsytalk. Inflation has been dominating the news headlines not just in New York but all over the globe. inflation rate. Be Transparent.

Management 41

Management Food and Beverage 2023 Negotiating 41

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.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91