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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

Event Industry News

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Meanwhile, Paris, Barcelona, and Berlin remain popular.

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4 Ps and 3 Tips for Inspiring Incentive Travel

SmartMeetings

We have the expertise to know what resorts and venues will work best for their specific needs, as well as our negotiating clout and global connections. ” Engage your DMC early—they might have existing relationships with hotels and venues in your desired destination and can help with negotiations.

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7 Strategies to Negotiate a Bigger Events Budget

SmartMeetings

Recent studies have shown that demand for meetings and events is growing and is expected to continue its rise. Find out what’s going on with the budgets in other departments; is the company cutting back on events while spending more on other things? Is demand for meetings expected to grow? Don’t forget the data.

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Are You a Great Event Planner?

Master the Event

The Duties of an Event Planner Can Be Many Here are a few articles that we’ve done regarding characteristics of an event planner: Meeting Planner Jobs – Sounds Fun, Right? They are often dealing with many people for the various components of the meeting or event. Negotiation skills. Event organizers need to multitask often.

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The Top 10 Most Common Types of Corporate Events

GEVME

When looking for new ways to engage employees, corporate event professionals experiment with multiple event formats. From fun incentive trips to spectacular galas, you can align the goals of an organisation with a huge variety of corporate meeting types. What is corporate event management? How to plan a corporate event.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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The Strategic Meetings Management Guide 2023

Stova

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.