Guidebook
MAY 16, 2023
The top four most stressful jobs were soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, and police officer. Many things can go wrong leading up to the event — an entertainer could be ill and unable to perform, your caterer could have labor issues, or a natural disaster could affect your chosen venue. So why does Forbes list event planning so high?
SmartMeetings
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The International Monetary Fund is predicting a global economic contraction of 4.9 Each empty chair represents 250,000 out-of-work live-event workers—caterers, florists, entertainers and the supply chain behind them. The airline and auto industry have done it, and we are bigger than both of those,” she says. Nearly half the 16.9
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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? Entertainment. If so, how much?
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.
Event Leadership Institute
APRIL 8, 2021
As people are once again returning to sports events, entertainment events, and large weddings, event planners are using so-called health passes or vaccine passports to ensure attendees have received the coronavirus vaccine or have recently tested negative for the virus. Federal, state, and local guidelines are changing by the day.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.
Event Leadership Institute
MARCH 17, 2021
In Part Two of this series where I focused on in-person events, I talked about the difficult—but necessary—contraction on the supply side (at venues, hotels, and other suppliers) to deal with the dramatic drop in demand. Look at sports or entertainment, which have very different experiences for the on-site and remote audiences.
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