Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. percent while requests for non-traditional meetings facilities was up 2.7

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Hotels Negotiating Meetings Airlines 40

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. He took a brief hiatus from Reed, spending one year at Gartner Worldwide Events as account manager. The post 7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Hotels Site Selections Airlines 2015 72

Planner WIre

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It can be measured in Dollars, Euros, or Rupees and in other ways like miles, meals, or meetings. All have a cost and all have ramifications that meeting and event planners need to consider for the attendee or budget.

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Site Selections Airlines Travel Hotels 42

Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

Event attendees are drawn to unique local experiences—whether it’s the signature hometown cuisine, craft beer and liquor made by the neighborhood brewer and distiller or accommodations that offer guests a greater sense of place. Help marketing your event. Ask them to provide complimentary services for meetings and conventions.

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Airlines Hospitality Travel Advertising 38

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I’m not very visible to you for most of the year; you only see me at the annual meeting and perhaps a couple of quarterly meetings. I’m a meeting professional with your trade association, working year-round to ensure that your time and monetary investment in being a member pays off for you. Making the numbers work.

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Conference Site Selections Airlines Speakers 53

Planner WIre

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It can be measured in Dollars, Euros, or Rupees and in other ways like miles, meals, or meetings. All have a cost and all have ramifications that meeting and event planners need to consider for the attendee or budget.

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Site Selections Airlines Travel Hotels 31

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Recently, our events team sat down to discuss the top challenges facing our industry today and how to address them. While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market.

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Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52