SmartMeetings

JANUARY 29, 2018

That’s a summation of the outpouring of reaction in the days since Marriott International announced it would cut the standard 10 percent booking commission for third-party services to 7 percent for U.S. Regardless of the pricing structure our members use, why should they get a lower commission than larger group-booking companies?”

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 5, 2017

When it comes to landing meetings contracts, destinations are continually forced to evolve their marketing strategies to compete for business—and o ne way they’re doing so is through incentive packages. Visit Tampa Bay has done an incentive where a certain dollar amount per room night booked is added back to the master account.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

After the epically awful 2017 hurricane season wreaked destruction from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, meeting professionals with future events booked in affected areas are grappling with a tough question: Should we stay or should we go? But you have to do the math on that,” he says.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 21, 2018

You’ll learn what value-added items and upgrades can be negotiated and contracted to further extend your budget. Tom went into meeting planning and founded CONTACT Planning, a national meeting planning company with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. He won sales manager of the year, sales director of the year and the Donald M.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Hotels Meeting Planning 53

Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

“I have never been more surprised than when I toured Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We have booked an event there for 2017. Columbus was by far one of the greatest surprising cities I’ve sited and booked.”. Wendy Sullivan, NABC Planner, American Contract Bridge League.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The International Regional Magazine Association convenes today for day 1 of its annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and meeting planner Dianne Davis is confident things will go off without a hitch. We struck a deal and signed a contract. I was personally as stressed as I’ve ever been in my career,” she says. Warning Signs.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. Convene talked to planners about how they researched, sourced, and booked venues that they couldn’t visit in person, and how destinations are using virtual site visits to sell the destination.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies. That number is expected to rise as the storm continues. This storm will disrupt millions of lives, including meeting planners’.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

She has spent the last 12 years with Hilton Hotels & Resorts, working in Toronto and South Florida before a stint at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and, finally, Conrad New York. Then I went down to Florida on vacation one year, and didn’t want to go back to the cold. I was there for three years.

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Food and Beverage Sports Entertainment Hotels 55

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Strong demand for meetings, conventions and events in the city continues with an anticipated 800,000 group room nights on the books through the end of this year; and the Javits Center is experiencing a resurgence of events with a 14 percent increase in bookings from September through December, over the same period last year.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

One function that stands out was an event staged for a client in Palm Beach, Florida. Be professional, flexible, honest, and listen to those whom you have contracted for their expertise. What is the best industry book that has helped you as a planner? There are several that are on my book shelves.

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Entertainment Negotiating Retail Social Media 100

Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. Here are the different responsibilities of an event planner: Choosing and booking a venue and/or a virtual event platform. Event planning contract template. You can explore the following institutes for learning: University of West Florida.

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Event Planning Corporate Events Contracts Social Media 52

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Best work trick I’ve learned: Knowing the right questions to ask is key to achieving a balanced venue contract.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Best work trick I’ve learned: Knowing the right questions to ask is key to achieving a balanced venue contract.

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2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 75

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

” Earlier this year, the book Reinventing Live: The Always-on Future of Events was published, after being rushed into production last year during COVID-19 by coauthors Denzil Rankine and Marco Giberti. Rankine said they wondered how different things may be by the time people were able to hold the book in their hands.

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Technology Venues Trade Shows Food and Beverage 64

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Strong demand for meetings, conventions and events in the city continues with an anticipated 800,000 group room nights on the books through the end of this year; and the Javits Center is experiencing a resurgence of events with a 14 percent increase in bookings from September through December, over the same period last year.

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2022 Airlines Hotels Tourism 52

Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

University of West Florida: It is one of the best universities in the USA, offering an accredited event planning certification course. The course includes e-books and online course material. The first course covers topics like negotiations, logistics, contracts, and hospitality. Which schools offer them?

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Event Planning Education Corporate Events Social Media 52

Eventinterface

MAY 4, 2017

Her most notable event, the Metropolitan International Fashion Week Miami, is a large-scale annual fashion event that takes place in Miami, Florida, and is known for being the first to introduce established foreign designers to the U.S. What is the best industry book that has helped you as a planner? CONNECT WITH MAXINE.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 31, 2022

As a renovated 1930s single screen cinema in Green Cove Springs, Florida, Clay Theatre makes for a historic boutique event space. “I Though they do host numerous weddings, Clay Theatre offers venue bookings for many other types of intimate events. The unique space gave Andrea a leg up in curating a client base.

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Venues Management 2021 Hospitality 78

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. Are there reams of meeting resumes and contracts stacked on your desk? 1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape.

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