SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Good places to start are by making sure your venue has WPA-encrypted Wi-Fi; uses password managers, such as Dashlane and Lastpass , which creates strong, randomized passwords for stronger protection; and uses two-factor authentication for logins. What safeguards does the property take for events that have a food and beverage component to it?

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All Seated

JUNE 7, 2021

We love creating image projections of the city and displaying them throughout the venue. For 2021, we have the unique addition of Brood X cicadas to think about on top of potential weather issues. Households are being seated together, and this is perfect for those that want to bring their beverages along from cocktail hour.

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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.

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Brilliant Event Planning

MAY 21, 2020

We know that if you’re planning a 2021 wedding and looking for a wedding venue, it’s hard to find something with availability because of events rescheduled due to covid-19, especially in urban areas like NYC or Boston. Today we’re sharing a step-by-step process with you for how to find a wedding venue you love!

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Italian Exhibition Group, key international expo and conference player, with its Rimini and Vicenza expo venues in Italy and offices in Milan, New York, Las Vegas and Dubai and listed on the Screen-based Share Market (MTA) organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A, Oroarezzo will reopen the Arezzo expo centre from 12th to 15th June 2021.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

The hottest hotel launch in London this year is confirmed to open its doors to guests in September 2021. Radiating from the lobby of The Londoner is The Stage , featuring an all-day programme of food and beverage menus centred around the luxury, glamour, elegance and sophistication of its headliner, Champagne. @TheLondoner.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It includes: Event Planners Printing/Signage Av/Tech Support Photography/Videography Catering/Bartending Staffing/Security Rentals/Decor Entertainment Venues Event Planners Fauxcades (Dallas) fauxcades.com Offering a full service event design, custom fabrication, production and rentals, Fauxcades focuses on the experiential aspect of every event.

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InitLive

JANUARY 25, 2021

Step 3) Secure a festival venue. Increase food and beverage sales by 35%. Here is a list of common budgetary line items that you should consider as you plan out your budget : The venue or location rental cost. Step 3) Secure a festival venue. Can your venue fit your current attendee numbers?

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The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

Our concept is Portuguese authentic food, fabulous drag queens and breathtaking performances.’. Some people are there for the speakers, whereas others are excited about the venue and accommodation. How can food and beverage experiences be reimagined in the hybrid world? And now, we have created six online experiences.

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zkipster

AUGUST 12, 2022

In part one of our gala planning series we covered the fundamentals: theme, KPIs, venue, committee, sponsors and so on. Food and beverage. First, establish what kind of food and beverage will be offered at your gala, and in what format. Ready, set, gala! Photo by Darian DiCiannio / BFA.com ?

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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

JANUARY 6, 2021

Halfway across the world in Santa Monica, California, the team behind the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) announced the cancellation of their indoor shows for 2020, which have traditionally taken place inside convention centers, and their plan to replace them in 2021 with outdoor shows. Making House Calls. Tracy Harris.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021. Physical event attendance will continue to face limitations in terms of venue capacity and travel restrictions for at least the first of half of 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

While the portfolio’s range of creative food and beverage experiences have always supported healthy lifestyles, his team is seeing an increase in inquiries from planners for these types of meals and breaks. Merricka Dyer Cunningham , senior group sales manager, Half Moon , Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

When you calculate flights, hotel accommodation, food and drink, ground travel, accommodation, and the energy it takes to host such a mammoth television production to 161 million viewers, you are talking big numbers.” Furthermore, more than 8.8 Grey questioned whether the competition was a “carbon headache or a reason to jump for joy”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

All too often we attempt to glean some semblance of an explanation or understanding when confronted with an understaffed hotel or event venue and you have probably strategized about all the ways you would “fix” the situation if you were in charge. between September 2020 to September 2021.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

Our 2021 Endless Event Trends guide predicted that one of the two realities would come true: either the COVID-19 vaccine would become widely available or the virus would remain a part of our everyday lives. At the same time, vaccine mandates are increasing by local enterprises and venues all around the world. Food & beverage.

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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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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. Physical Limitations.

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EventSource

MARCH 23, 2022

2021 was an – even more – emotionally challenging journey for eager couples. Their vision was to create a dinner party with an emphasis on an exceptional food and beverage experience that their guests would be talking about for years to come! It was beautiful. Reviews | 22 Blog mentions Do you like this vendor?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. There was no way we were going to move it again. ” Shortly after the notice from the Convention Center, Andrea flew to San Diego with an open mind willing to redesign the whole event to fit in the available venues. It was the end of March.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

Renovations to various meeting spaces at Harrah’s Cherokee were completed in October of 2021—illuminating the more than 130,000 sq ft. It seems like we’ve added so many new things with one of the latest features being our new Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Food Market.” “I The Great Smokey Mountain railway.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2022

Since the hotel’s launch in May 2021, the team behind The Dilly have been making sustainable choices throughout every department of the hotel and just over a year later following a thorough audit, has been certified by Green Key to meet the criteria for a sustainable tourism business. ‘We

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

Attendees can see where their food comes from “when they walk in the door” of Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. In 2021, Visit Sweden followed up its tourism programs Edible Country and Drinkable Country with the Taste of Swedish Summer campaign that highlights 22 natural ingredients that can be foraged in Sweden during the summer.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 24, 2022

In April 2021, he launched EarthPercent, which raises money from the music industry for some of the most impactful environmental charities working on the climate emergency. . Aurora is experiencing success as far from home as Australia, Mexico and Brazil, and is selling out larger venues abroad than in Norway.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 16, 2022

And according to Wunderman Thompson Intelligence’s 2021 “ Regeneration Rising ” report, 84 percent of respondents believe that businesses should drive regeneration. The key sectors that are ripe for rapid innovation were identified as food production and service, venue/hotel design and mobility.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2023

Read More : Event Safety PSA: Failing to Prepare Could Cost You Special requirements can vary from requesting certain foods, rooms away from the lifts or on a particular floor, blocking off a whole area or floor of the hotel for security reasons, etc. Any alcoholic beverages should be removed from the room. .”

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Nunify

APRIL 10, 2023

Branded Decor across the venue When it comes to your launch event, you shouldn’t hold back on branding the entire venue. Food & Beverages Menu Inspired by Your Launch Party Food and beverages are an essential part of any event experience, and I’m sure you’d agree. For example.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Originally scheduled for October 2020 at the Hard Rock Los Cabos, Bill Kilburg, CEO, decided to ‘Lift and Shift’ Cabo to 2021 and ‘Stay Home for 20’. Food and beverage functions were successful (and delicious!) We can’t wait to get back to the business of meetings in 2021. At HPN Global, we host a partner event annually.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event. By the fall of 2021, a lot of Joanna Pineda’ global clients were saying they were done with virtual. The Back-up Plan.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. Here are highlights.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His philosophy is that “Genuine hospitality is the way a restaurant makes you feel before you even take a bite of food. When they find they are sitting next to the winemaker involved in creating the beverage in their glass, that is pretty special. It’s an elusive quality, but it’s also very down to earth.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

Reno has recently undergone a renaissance with many meeting venues having upgraded their facilities, alongside citywide improvements guaranteed to inspire. We can’t afford Frank Sinatra, so we’ll make our food Frank Sinatra,” Ostempowski explained, quoting Don Carano, who founded Eldorado in 1973. Room to Meet.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . was greater not only than compared to March 2021 (7.2), but more than pre-pandemic (7.6). There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. An Automated Future .

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The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

This will depend on several circumstances, such as the speed of the vaccine rollout, safety thresholds of hosting organizations and hosting venues, and local market conditions. Vet your live venue. When sourcing an in-person meeting destination and venue, safety and security should be paramount. Photo by Uri Paz on Unsplash.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

For contacts carried over from pre-pandemic, find out if key aspects of the venue have changed, like new ownership, brand, or construction that would coincide with your event. It’s far more difficult to negotiate or renegotiate contracts in 2021 than in 2020, noted hospitality strategist Joan Eisenstodt of Eisenstodt Assocs.,

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