Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Young discusses her passion for the events industry. Impressive stats: I successfully negotiated terms to include association concessions, rebates and commissions totaling more than $700,000. The post 2019 15 Over 50: Stephie Young, CMP appeared first on Connect Association.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

A town-hall meeting at the conference identified other resources MPU could help secure, including limited liability insurance and streamlining IATA, CLIA and other travel agent certifications. MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners. Augmented Income Streams.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 8, 2019

Lodging costs can comprise up to 40% of a company’s total travel and entertainment expenses, providing a large opportunity for spend management. Corporate negotiated hotel programs also require a high level of maintenance and frequent examination. Tips and best practices surrounding negotiations. Date: May 28, 2019.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. How safe are your meetings and events? Look for the dates to be announced soon.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Bleisure Travel Becomes The New Norm. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Bleisure Travel Becomes The New Norm. Combining “business and pleasure” has always been a staple of corporate travel. Saving on WiFi Costs.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Meanwhile, Madrid (9/6) is off the 2019 list, too.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It has topped of the list of challenges identified by planners in Convene ’s Annual Meetings Market Survey for years, including in the 2017 and 2020 surveys, conducted in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and in our most recent survey (to be published in a special Convene November Forecast issue).

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2017

California ’s ban on state-funded travel to states with LGBTQ discriminating laws has set off a range of reactions in the eight affected states, including a full-blown political feud in one of them. We’ve seen in other states, like North Carolina, when these travel bans go into effect, it does not get any better,” he said. “It

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software applications are usually equipped with one or more of the following sets of features: Attendee management – For managing attendee and guest lists , attendee contact information, meal and session choices, travel/room details, name badging and event check-in. Room and Travel Management. Calendaring.

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EventMB

JUNE 8, 2022

Convention centers represent massive investment and are often publicly funded by cities looking to reap the direct and indirect financial benefits of business travel to a destination. A total of 13 million visitors are predicted for its first year of operation and 130 events are currently being negotiated.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Underwood shared that, overall, hotel rates are up 38% since before the pandemic and properties are less likely to negotiate day rates or minimums than pre-Covid as they are under pressure from increased labor and operating costs. And when you can find a car, it may not be the clean, service-oriented ride you remember from 2019.

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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. It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Although the overall survey results paint an optimistic picture for 2019, individual responses reveal pockets of anxiety. Hotel negotiations.

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GEVME

MARCH 4, 2019

Event management certification guide: The top 10 programs for 2019. We’ve picked the best event management education programs, courses, certification programs, and trainings that will help advance your career growth in 2019. Global Travel Professional (GTP). CMP: Certified Meetings Professional.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

High Demand for Rooms & Space Means an RFP Must Stand Out Especially in today’s market, where meetings business is strong versus transient business travel, how can planners make a meeting seem as attractive to hotels as possible in an RFP? “We We can never provide too much information,” Pearman notes.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Another study, this one by the Global Business Travel Association, found that the total cost per attendee is already about 25 percent higher than it was pre-pandemic—and is expected to bump up another seven percent in 2023. Hotels are currently in the driver’s seat when it comes to meeting negotiations. Avoid the Venue Budget-Busters.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. Shame is something that everyone seems to want to avoid except the DG of the Organisation representing air travel. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software applications are usually equipped with one or more of the following sets of features: Attendee management – For managing attendee and guest lists , attendee contact information, meal and session choices, travel/room details, name badging and event check-in. Room and Travel Management. Calendaring.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 4, 2019

In this guide we'll look at tips, best practices and examples for creating a reliable event marketing budget in 2019 and beyond. In fact data from the 2019 Event Marketing: Benchmarks and Trends report shows that most businesses are spending nearly a quarter of their marketing budgets on live events.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Event planners are confirmed to attend from over 800 high-profile brands, including Amazon, BCD Travel, Bloomberg, British Airways, British Fashion Council, Capita, Investec and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). and growth consultant at Growth Tribe; and Nicole Soames, CEO of Diadem and author of ‘The Negotiation Book’.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

Track budgeted, negotiated, and actual expenses to show their return on objectives and make your next budget even smarter. Negotiate better deals with vendors and suppliers based on transaction history. You still need to create and send out a request for proposals (RFPs), evaluate them, and work through complicated negotiations.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 23, 2021

The row over the government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in their post-Brexit deal continues to rumble on with no visible end in sight.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast survey found that North American planners anticipate per-attendee costs ranging between $1,200 and $1,700, depending on meeting type. Negotiating Room. Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table. Great news, though, on the room rate front.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2020

More than just a cruise, Imagine Cruising create holidays for every type of traveller and events play a crucial part in these extraordinary, money-can’t-buy cruise packages. Universal Live and The Event House managed to negotiate this and built better relationships with the venue to allow it to alter slightly. By Universal Live.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2020

Attendees at the 2019 annual conference of American Academy of Physician Assistants take advantage of one of the offerings: a workout class. Between travel, long days, and pressure to squeeze in enough CME credits, it’s easy for conferences to become fresh sources of anxiety and exhaustion rather than reprieves from the daily grind.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

Not only can it help you learn the lingo to help you sell your services, but it can give you insight into how the pros handle things, like negotiations to help save their clients money. You don’t have to think of it as a formal, tough, adversarial negotiation,” she said. Is it any wonder that, as of 2019, his net worth is $4 million?

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2023

“I’ve reached new levels of speaker and moderator diversity because we’re no longer asking people to find their own travel. For Arianna, learning how to transition back to in-person without losing what events have gained is non-negotiable. Travel prices have gone through the roof.” And I’m choosing not to go.’

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

Description: "Empowering Women Through Negotiation Skill Building". Why You Should Attend: WIN, which stands for Women in Negotiation, is a conference that focuses on building the negotiation skills of females. April 1, 2019. Women in Travel Summit | Europe. Do you work in the travel industry?

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All Seated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to the 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast , the cost-per-attendee for meetings and events in 2022 is expected to be around 25 percent higher than in 2019, and it’s forecast to rise a further 7 percent in 2023. And it’s not expected to get better anytime soon.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Kate Patay : Kate brings 20+ years of rich experience in business travel, tourism and event marketing strategy. county finalist in 2019. Cat Rainey : Cat is the Head of Events, MICE and Group Travel at Travel Counsellors and Founder of The Professional Retreat. Kate runs “Patay Consulting” as Chief Strategy Officer.

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Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

But that’s not to say you can’t negotiate. Tips for negotiating a bigger event budget When it comes to negotiating an event budget , the language stakeholders speak most fluently is data. If people are coming from out of town, will they be able to travel there easily enough? Submit your RFPs & get ready to negotiate.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It has given me a little bit more credence, a little more credibility, in different negotiations with facilities and dealings with suppliers. Choices range from Contract and Negotiation Specialist to Health Care Meeting Compliance, to Inclusive Meetings Strategist and Emergency Preparedness for Meetings and Events.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

According to a report published in 2019 by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, UFI, exhibitors and visitors combined spent around $137 billion every year on exhibitions. We were able to do that by bringing the price point down and eliminating travel costs.”. Economic and Other Hard Realities. That was pre-pandemic.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. In 2019, he receives the ACM A.M. She an elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a Fellow of ACM, a recipient of the 2019 IEEE PAMI Longuet-Higgins Prize, 2019 National Geographic Society Further Award Where to find her?

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