Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. At this new conference center, there are no restaurants, says Director of Group Sales Louis Gonzales. “It Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Now is the time to reimagine your internal programs.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

Housing: Hotel agreements will become smart contracts on the blockchain, eliminating any ambiguity and enabling hotels to easily decipher what the organiser requires in their contract. Third-party provided tech : airline and hotel loyalty rewards program transactions will be easily accessible and recorded.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. We are going to challenge the conference servicing and catering teams a lot, and they’re going to have to be creative. For highlights, read on. Advocating for the Future.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Now is the time to reimagine your internal programs.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Previously, he worked for American Airlines Arena and Heat Group as senior event manager and event staffing manager. Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. At this new conference center, there are no restaurants, says Director of Group Sales Louis Gonzales. “It Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

For flights, choose business class if possible, or book airlines which are leaving middle seats empty in economy class. Wherever you stay, Breust suggests taking a long, hard look at the contract before signing. “We We can expect major revisions to all travel contracts after COVID-19,” he says.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus? You always need a backup. We negotiate exit windows with the suppliers.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

Since then, working as a nonprofit under the conference tagline Creativity + Commerce, C2’s organizers have succeeded in capturing both global attendance and the world’s attention — the 2018 conference, held May 23–25, brought more than 7,000 attendees from 60 countries to Montréal. Moving parts. Could you do this in our hotel?’”.

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Eventsforce

MARCH 11, 2020

All that they need is an internet web link to the conference (event). For example, airlines cancelling flights on certain routes. Hotel chains, conference centres and other suppliers could all take decisions that are beyond your control but which mean that you cannot hold your live event if you want to.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Tenholder equated Marriott’s decision to a price increase, similar to when airlines cut commissions to travel agents, but didn’t lower ticket prices. “The scuttlebutt has been going around for a year. I just didn’t know what form it would take.”. He predicted other hotel brands will do the same eventually.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We We had one client whose procurement department planned a conference, and we handled everything for them,” Owen said. “I A detailed scope of work may be the best weapon in the quiver.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The International Monetary Fund is predicting a global economic contraction of 4.9 She wants to bring together all the verticals—business meetings, events, trade shows and expos, caterers, airlines and hotels, theater owners, people who put on concerts, church events and even quinceaneras. Nearly half the 16.9 We are the bowl.

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Event Planning BluePrint

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Let’s hope you covered all your bases in the contract you had your clients sign. What does your contract say? Developing a cancellation policy to include in your contract is an absolute must. What happens if the client cancels because of a mistake or breach of contract on your end? If so, how much? Entertainment.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Airlines are seeing travelers push their flights back to the early months of the new year, rather than cancel them outright. Completing your vaccination is still recommended, however, as evidence has determined vaccines reduce the severity of symptoms of the Delta variant and can prevent symptomatic contraction altogether.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 8, 2021

Any business that asks for proof would not be eligible for state grants or contracts. People without smartphones can print out a credential to bring to the event—similar to an airline boarding pass. In fact, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned business and governments in the state from requiring proof of vaccination.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

So it’s really almost interesting that our conversation is pushing that envelope so hard, when does it really have an impact for a large percentage of the people that would be interested in, what can I use today to make my job, my conferences, my events better?” ” 2020 Event Tech Trends: 5G.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2023

Biden, Buttigieg Promise Air Travel Reforms In a televised announcement on May 8 th , President Biden and Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg announced that the administration will be launching an expanded website with a dashboard that hosts all the information about airlines and what compensation would be guaranteed. Your time matters.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

Until then, let us get back to work on shows with lots of booths and conferences with tons of breakouts, like we’re all used to.”. For example: Until the mid-to-late 1990s, being a travel agent was a valuable gated business opportunity because they were the only ones with access to airline booking systems.

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EveryEventGuide

MARCH 1, 2018

They are tasked to organize several meetings & conferences throughout the year. They are familiar with their own companies needs and employees and likely have preferred vendors to assist them with Audio Visual, Hotels, Transportation, Airline tickets etc. Each type of meeting calls for a different venue.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Contracting : At this time, we are evaluating all aspects of the meetings and events space–including the contracting phase. If guests express concerns that they may have contracted COVID-19, our hotel management will advise them to reach out immediately for professional medical assistance. What won’t change is airlines.

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