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AMEX Study: Increasing Hotel Costs and Lower Commissions Could Cut into Meeting Agendas

Smart Meetings

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. Internal meetings land on the lower end of the spectrum and incentives are the most costly.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

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. The post 7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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TravelMath is Great Tool for #EventProfs

Planner WIre

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. Using Travelmath you can measure things like travel distance, travel time, and basic costs related to a destination.

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Some benefits of selecting second-tier cities

Plan Your Meetings

In second-tier cities, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) will help you increase attendance at your convention and make your meeting planning easier. For example, Blue Grass Airport (LEX) serves 18 non-stop destinations via four airlines—Allegiant, American, Delta and United. Help marketing your event.

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Dear conference attendee…

Plan Your Meetings

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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TravelMath is Great Tool for #EventProfs

Planner WIre

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. Using Travelmath you can measure things like travel distance, travel time, and basic costs related to a destination.

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Top Challenges Facing the Meeting Planning Industry Right Now

The Castle Group

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. So how can you prepare? First, adjust your expectations. Supply Chain. power, furniture rentals, security) that can add up.