Smart Meetings

JUNE 25, 2021

Starting in 2022, new General Manager Mark Manzari is planning a renovation for the property that has been the site of numerous movies, television shows and sound recordings. Read more negotiating tips from Linda Swindling here. The post How to Negotiate a Star-Studded Return to F2F Meetings appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Natalia Events: Passionately creating experiences, communities and memories Natalia Events, led by the visionary Natalia Lada, is proud to announce the launch of its new events agency and website. Natalia is an event consultant with over 10 years international experience working across the corporate and public sector.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

26 their union’s course of action if contract negotiations don’t advance. The Culinary Union Nevada and Bartenders Union Nevada, each part of the national Unite Here labor organization, have been without a contract for about 53,000 of their members working in Las Vegas hotels since June 1.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The last quarter of the year is one of the busiest times in the events industry. The contract renewals we have closed in recent weeks are a testament of our clients’ trust in our team. Coinciding with our anniversary, negotiations began to achieve this latest round of investment that we have made public this week.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The timely strategy session titled “ 2022 Incentive Trends & Wish List ” covered some of the unexpected shifts impacting incentive programs, including a desire to stay home with new pets and hobbies, people moving away from densely populated geographical areas and increased responsibilities of remote workers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The timely strategy session titled “ 2022 Incentive Trends & Wish List ” covered some of the unexpected shifts impacting incentive programs, including a desire to stay home with new pets and hobbies, people moving away from densely populated geographical areas and increased responsibilities of remote workers.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. Choices, Choices.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. If I can get budget approved for a memorable, fun event, I can create a memory. “If

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With meeting season back in full swing, hotels are busy servicing corporate and association programs while their sales teams are sifting through the requests for proposals for business events set to happen in late 2023 and throughout 2024 and beyond. We can never provide too much information,” Pearman notes.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a lot of uncertainty regarding COVID variants and in response, event organizers are creating event contingency plans to prepare for the future. Having an event contingency plan is an essential part of being an event organizer but it’s especially key in 2021 and beyond. Venue Contracts.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure Clauses As we all learned over the last three years, force majeure clauses focus on liability when unforeseen circumstances impact the ability for one or both parties to perform the contracted activities. However, the more vague the wording, the harder it will be for those looking to cancel or terminate an event contract.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This is not to replace group events, but to supplement,” she said. The pair started with 25 brands and negotiated offerings to build a marketplace of “collections” at levels ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 for two guests, including taxes, fees and gratuities. Read More : 2022 Incentive Trends Explained.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. There are several ways to do this, which includes priming your chat box, changing up the flow of your virtual events and making it intimate, all of which is expanded upon in this webinar.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Given that 2022 was the first year many in-person events returned after the pandemic, continued uncertainties around COVID, consumer behaviors, and economic constraints made it difficult for CAC planners to predict how many attendees and exhibitors would register to travel to their events. What percent are exhibitors?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A team of event experts from Leo Events —Principal Kent Underwood, Principal Kevin Brewer and Senior Vice President Amy Manzanares (a Smart Women in Meetings winner)—led a lively discussion at Smart Meetings 3-Day Experience in Nashville about the ups and downs of prices of everything from cooking oil to copper.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Memories and experiences that are created at a destination outlive any other type or event and experience; for me at least. The past two years haven’t been easy for 42 Incentives and for many other companies in the events business. So we negotiated, in case we also have other challenges. You always need a backup.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Double the Donation , a leading donation matching tool, reported that Americans gave almost $500 billion in donations in 2022. From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities. Will the event require sponsors?

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. Live Event Venues Have Extra Perks. The show must go on – and finally after 14 long months, it will. As the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2021

When you are planning for an inspiring event, you probably don’t want to imagine the possibility of your hard work going to waste, but the pandemic illustrated why it’s important to prepare for the chance that your meeting may need to be canceled due to circumstances completely outside your control. Here are some vital event insurance tips.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“In New York, we have seen clients spend double what they spent for the exact same event pre-pandemic, and that would be inclusive of venue, food, AV, and other expenses,” says Liz King Caruso, CEO at techsytalk. And event planners are certainly feeling the pinch of the 8.3% inflation rate. Take a Close Look at Every Budget Item.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

She was invited to speak at industry events, where she met a number of planners who were new to the profession. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” Flexibility and a pleasant attitude surely can’t hurt.”. — “Negotiating With a Hotel,” May/June 1991. Informal, Yet Aggressive.

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