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Contract Clauses Planners Need in 2024

Smart Meetings

Force m ajeure and clauses to keep in your next contract Watch the full webinar here. Contracts are the life blood of the meeting industry. Keep Relationships in the Details One key aspect that is sometimes overlooked in the contract process is relationships. Gratuities Minimums for food and beverage. Resort fees.

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Event Planning Has Risen in the Ranks of Most Stressful Jobs

Velvet Chainsaw

According to a study by the World Scholarship Vault , event planner stress levels are hitting a new high — the third-most stressful job in the world for 2023. Event planners are experiencing sticker shock from rising costs for audiovisual, food and beverage, and other direct meeting expenses. But things have changed.

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Making Up for Fewer Skilled Workers at Your Conference

Velvet Chainsaw

To best prepare you, here are eight kinds of curveballs other meeting professionals have been thrown so far in 2022, with expectations extending into 2023— and how to deal with them. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Short-staffed — Plan to bring extra staff to pitch in where needed.

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The New Bottom Line

SmartMeetings

How to prepare for 2023 contract negotiations Yes, we’re out of the pandemic shutdown, but it’s not back to “business as usual.” From workforce shortages to inflation worries, what should event planners be looking for when it comes to 2023 contracts? On the “high” side: Larger deposits up-front for hotel contracts.

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Hotel Squeeze: Meetings-Focused Properties Expect Strong Demand in '24

MeetingsNet

percent) in 2024, compared to a strong 2023 that saw pent-up demand unleashed after the Covid pandemic. Research conducted in Q4 2023 by hotel-industry analyst firm CoStar finds that the upper-upscale segment, which contains the bulk of meetings-focused properties, has done better recently than other segments.

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Hotels Chase the Money, Leave Groups in the Lurch

MeetingsNet

Does your hotel contract make it easy for a hotel to relocate your business? If your hotel contract was written before or during the Covid pandemic, you’d better watch your back. First, these meeting contracts do not prevent cancellation; rather, they allow cancellation subject to a party’s obligation to pay cancellation damages.

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The best pharma event management companies in 2023

SpotMe Blog

Pharmaceutical meeting planners handle it all – from venue selection and food and beverage to HCP attendee management, content creation, and more. SpotMe Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave : B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023 report. To see SpotMe in action, request a demo now.