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Planners Get Straight Talk from Hotel Owners

MeetingsNet

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. That’s because all the fixed costs of maintaining a property still had to be paid” during a time when in-person events were halted or limited.

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10 Sweet Ideas to Reduce Food Waste and Food Miles at Your Events

MeetingsNet

Here's a menu of actions that can help you send a lot less good food to the landfill. How much are you doing to incorporate sustainability into your F&B programs? read more.

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IHG Is the Latest Hotel Company to Aid On-Site Covid Testing

MeetingsNet

With in-person events on the horizon, IHG joins Accor, Hilton, and Marriott in facilitating testing set-ups for when attendees arrive each day. Earlier in March, Accor Hotels rolled out an on-site testing program for business events, while Hilton and Marriott did so at the beginning of 2021.

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Budgets Versus Costs: A Losing Battle?

MeetingsNet

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024. Heading up the list is food and beverage, where 55 percent of planners have dealt with costs that are at least 10 percent higher than they were one year prior.

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CHS Birmingham to partner with The Eastside Rooms

Event Industry News

CHS Birmingham has agreed a partnership with The Eastside Rooms that will see the newly launched venue supporting the show’s hosted buyer programme, while exhibiting at the event and also as host of the Welcome Reception.

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Does Size Matter for a Convention Center?

Master the Event

While large groups and associations are certainly groups they target, you may be surprised to learn that many convention centers are also going for the smaller groups. A Convention Center Is Equipped to Assist Event Planners Generally speaking, convention centers are connected with the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

Smart Meetings

Shaffer has also been association and corporate sales manager at The DeSoto Savannah in Georgia, sales manager for Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center and more. Lilly has been in hospitality, tourism, event management and sales for 15 years. Tiffany Alves Hafer. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE.

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