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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

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hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 In other words, hotels and resorts saw what airlines were doing and started figuring out their own ways to increase revenue beyond the basic fare —or, in this case, the room rate. The post You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees appeared first on Smart Meetings. Last year, the U.S.

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

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Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. The report reveals significant levels of optimism amongst corporate travel managers.

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How to Manage Outsize Hospitality Budget Inflation

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Underwood shared that, overall, hotel rates are up 38% since before the pandemic and properties are less likely to negotiate day rates or minimums than pre-Covid as they are under pressure from increased labor and operating costs. The other way a tight labor market impacts meetings is in transportation. Inflationary Realities.

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

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So we negotiated client-friendly terms for all cancelled trips under very good conditions, and for all projects which were upcoming, that the payment would be postponed as well. We are not in this business, but everybody is used to negotiating things, to talking about things in online meetings. This will be 30% less for sure.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

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Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. More : 6 Smart Moves: Wellness Edition.

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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

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Despite ongoing Brexit negotiations for the UK to leave the European Union casting uncertainty over how the deal will play out for airlines, visas and border control, the popularity of London as a destination is undiminished for now. in 2018, up from 2% in 2017, and hold firm through 2019 and 2020. Greek destinations are doing well.

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Making Lemonde: Turning Negatives into Positives in a Post-COVID Incentive World

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There are many ways to send that message, but it will need to be tailored to post-COVID-19 budgets, markets and sensitivities,” he says. Regional travel that supports local venues could be more popular than ever. How can we turn worries about the venue into a positive message? Spread room bookings throughout the hotel.

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