2020 Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 
SmartMeetings
MAY 16, 2024
That could show up in higher prices for food and beverage (F&B) which you may expect, or in costs that are somewhat disguised. While overall unemployment numbers are low across all industries, employment levels in the hospitality industry remain substantially lower than the pre-pandemic benchmarks in February 2020.
Stova
MARCH 17, 2023
The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues.
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Endless Events
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. Higher Food and Beverage Costs.
Event Leadership Institute
JULY 28, 2021
Key Takeaways: Be a fully informed planner: read the entire contract, ask questions, and hire a hospitality attorney if you need assistance in reviewing, negotiating, or renegotiating a contract. Now there are a slate of new issues to deal with—and the venues themselves may or may not have reopened.
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. Maybe a three-hour event is 2.5
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2020
The integration adds 1,500 non-traditional venues to the Aventri database. Event professionals will be able to book non-traditional venues directly through their event management software (EMS) platform, thanks to an agreement announced today by Aventriand VenueBook.
Eventtia
DECEMBER 16, 2021
While hybrid events have been relatively popular in the past half-decade or so, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 global pandemic has further accelerated its popularity throughout 2020 and 2022. Venue selection. Another key challenge in hosting a hybrid event is limitations in the physical venue. Demographics data, etc.
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