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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

Smart Meetings

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 Organizations that are having issues booking hotels may want to consider all available options.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

From the proposal through setup, personalization needs to be at the heart of how you communicate, negotiate, and create a meetings product. There is a rising preference for independent, quirky, unique venues that often don’t offer commission and will not negotiate T&Cs.”. billion 5G subscriptions will be active by 2025.

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