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Four Ways That Corporate Meeting Planners Can Trim Budgets

Master the Event

Corporate meeting planners are always looking for creative ways that they can trim their meetings budget without losing too much of the overall program. Today, corporate meeting planners have a tough job. Of course for many corporations and associations meetings are a vital part of their operation.

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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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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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Does Size Matter for a Convention Center?

Master the Event

Do You Use a Green Meetings Toolkit? By being associated with the CVB, event planners have an array of toolkits at their disposal. As they have ample catering facilities on site, their food and beverage costs are quite competitive compared to other meeting facility venues.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

Switzerland is a premium country for meetings and events. The SCIB can provide contact details, organise site inspections and give recommendations for venues and suppliers in an unbiased manner. There’s a reduction of food waste that we are engaged in. Full destination spotlight video. The SCIB has a presence in 14 markets.

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Choosing Your Perfect Destination for You and Your Attendees

Cvent: Event Marketing

You have fallen in love with a destination and want to hold your next meeting there. With so many wonderful countries, cities and venues to choose from, this selection process can seem like fetching a needle out of a proverbial haystack. Green and healthy meetings are on the rise, as well as family-friendly destinations.

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Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter About a San Francisco Meeting Apocalypse

Smart Meetings

We’re thrilled to welcome meeting and event attendees back to the City by the Bay. San Francisco’s welcoming people, its unbeatable food scene, and its endless activity regularly lead to record-breaking meeting attendance. And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city.