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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. What They’re Booking : Small meetings and local events are coming back first, followed by regional and then national events. San Francisco and Chicago.

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CVBs and DMOs: A Hidden Resource for Meeting and Event Professionals

Eventsforce

If they already have a site selected but want to make the event extra memorable, the DMO and CVB can help create an amazing experience for the attendees beyond the parameters of the actual event and bring the local feel to the attendees. Click here to get in touch or why not request a demo ?

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

That’s in large part because it reflects economic data based on when events occur, not when they were booked. So if a convention hotel says they had a great June, that means they had a lot of events occur in June, all of which were likely booked months or years prior. So in reality, their “client” is the venue paying them.

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Associations Hit It Big at Gaming Properties

Connect Your Meetings

This is a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the $240 billion gaming industry, according to the American Gaming Association , as they court meeting planners with renovations, world-class dining options and amenities important in the site selection of other properties. 3 Casino Resorts Betting on Meetings.

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Breaking Down Convene’s Meetings Market Survey: What It Means for Venues

All Seated

New tools like AllSeated’s virtual walkthroughs and immersive 3D floorplan tours, help reduce the expenses associated with in-person site visits and enable organizers and planners to save or shift dollars to other areas of the event budget. Good news for venues: the average booking window for large meetings is 2.3 The answer?

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5 Things Planners Can Learn from the Presidential Inauguration

SmartMeetings

Book early. If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. The presidential inauguration illustrates clearly why booking early is so important. The president-elect’s own hotel, Trump International Hotel Washington DC, has long been fully booked.

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16 Event Resources to Plan Your Next Great Event

Capterra Event Management

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. The Event Tech Podcast. Gallus Events.