Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Glynn shared that this new threat is scary for every traveler, every planner, every third-party negotiator. Costs are changing and budgets must follow suit.

Travel 98

Travel Contracts Negotiating Hotels 98

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021. Read More : Smart Tech: The Great Resignation.

Healthcare 104

Healthcare Hospitality Negotiating Medical Meetings 104

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. One aspect of the industry you won’t learn much about yet in the CMP curriculum is the virtual meeting. In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative.

Education 105

Education Hospitality Telecommunications Negotiating 105