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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

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All the way out to at least 2025 right now, maybe even 2026, depending on your group size, or the destination, or the hotel that you want to be in.” Negotiate the Details Prepare for pushback on all fronts, Payne advised. “I The post Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Labor Double-Whammy for Hotels Affects Planners, Too

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Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality for hotel-industry analyst CoStar, said in this article from SmartBrief that although further growth is expected in hotels’ revenue per available room in 2024 and 2025, hotels are worried about increased expenses. Labor costs are a significant driver of overall expenses.

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Managing Client Expectations in the Current Market

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Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Even if your negotiation tactics are the best in the industry, you might want to direct your focus on managing client expectations rather than stressing yourself senseless trying to squeeze concessions from a frozen turnip.

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Multi-year deals and event expansion at Exhibition Centre Liverpool heralds return to industry confidence

Event Industry News

The event – which brings together leading national and global brands with the UK’s independent wholesaling industry to negotiate deals and network – will increase from 5,400m2 to 8,100m2. It is set to return twice a year until 2025. The event welcomed 43,000 visitors when it took place at the venue in November. Comic Con Liverpool.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

Smart Meetings

Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus. VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both. Your contributions have created lasting memories and will continue to shape the future of our industry.

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Booking Group Business in the Future of Meetings

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For those sourcing events in the short-term, distancing and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines are being built into the RFP, and it is believed there is more room for negotiation now than in future years. Some participants were booking events as far out as 2025. Budget Considerations.

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Planning and organizing association meetings and events involves numerous challenges involving clever negotiation, a sensitive approach to cultural differences , and a creative flair to keep formats fresh and engaging for members.

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