MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. That’s because all the fixed costs of maintaining a property still had to be paid” during a time when in-person events were halted or limited.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2021

With in-person events on the horizon, IHG joins Accor, Hilton, and Marriott in facilitating testing set-ups for when attendees arrive each day. Earlier in March, Accor Hotels rolled out an on-site testing program for business events, while Hilton and Marriott did so at the beginning of 2021.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2021

CHS Birmingham has agreed a partnership with The Eastside Rooms that will see the newly launched venue supporting the show’s hosted buyer programme, while exhibiting at the event and also as host of the Welcome Reception. CHS Birmingham takes place 26 th October 2021.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Denzil Rankine, founder and executive chairman of AMR International and coauthor of Reinventing Live: The Always-on Future of Events, on the monetization of digital events: “In theory, the economics are very positive for online only, but achieving them is really tough. That’s because everyone came into this unprepared.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

We’re thrilled to welcome meeting and event attendees back to the City by the Bay. San Francisco’s welcoming people, its unbeatable food scene, and its endless activity regularly lead to record-breaking meeting attendance. And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city.

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