Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The Royal College of Physicians Meetings & Events (RCP) has signed a 5-year catering contract with CH&CO. Katy Thompson, Operations Director for RCP (CH&CO), adds: “CH&CO is delighted to have retained the contract at the Royal College of Physicians for a further five years. Conferences. Areas of interest.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis. A hospitality lifer, Fitzpatrick started at a Marriott call center in Omaha, Neb., I’m very honored.”

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Meeting and conference planners spend on average 60 hours per conference sourcing, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing venue contracts. What are the benefits for a meeting or conference planner to be working with a hotel sourcing company? On this episode of Event TALK we share how you can get that time back.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2020

The HBAA has spoken to a cross-section of agency and venue members and gathered opinions on how Brexit is impacting the events and hospitality industry. Over the past 12 months, the effects of Brexit on the hospitality and events industry have been mixed. Brexit’s impact on business.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He previously worked for Visit Cincy as national manager of diversity sales, during which time he booked numerous large conferences and conventions. He began his 20-year career in hospitality as a front desk agent at the Doubletree Irvine Spectrum, and now brings his extensive experience to manage the 225-room property.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Michelle has 20-years experience in the events industry across many areas from hotels and hospitality to floating venues. Hannah Hart joins as event sales executive, managing a broad range of enquiries from fashion designers and car launches to food and wedding expos and conferences.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn? Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Swapcard first entered the United Arab Emirates as the event app provider for Step Conference, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, for its 2019 edition. He said, “The Middle East has a huge economy that’s focused on live experiences, hospitality and AI. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paje are specialists in the meetings, events, and conference market, who offer bespoke training for venues, hotels, and agencies. Paje Consultancy was set up by Mandy Jennings in 2010, who has a breadth of sales, conference and marketing experience with major hotel and venue operators.

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Event Industry News

MAY 4, 2017

The East of England Arena and Event Centre (EEAEC) has announced a major investment in hospitality services at the venue, awarding a £4.4m, 3 year contract to Amadeus to provide all hospitality catering at the venue, including weddings, banquets and corporate events across the venue’s newly refurbished conference centre, arena and exhibition centre.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 20, 2018

ILEC Conference Centre , part of the actual Hotel Ibis London Earls Court, firstly opened in 1972. Over the next 30 years, the hotel operated under several brand names (Centre Hotel, Ramada, Park In…) until 2003 when Accor hotels Group took over the management contract under the Ibis brand.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? The hotel’s role is hospitality and so they want to take care of you, said Shaffer, but you don’t want to be surprised later with how much they added to the bill for three photocopies. What should you include in the RFP? It’s got to be a win for the hotel.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 27, 2022

To best prepare you, here are seven kinds of curveballs we’ve seen thrown at event organizers of large conferences in 2022 — and how to deal with them. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Short-staffed. Plan to bring extra staff to pitch in where needed. Space Conflicts. First-time Exhibitors. ON THE WEB.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Multiple representatives on the panel advised planners to evaluate contracts more carefully than ever—don’t pre-assume anything as a given if it isn’t explicitly stated in the contract. Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

YoJainna Otero YoJainna Otero YoJainna Otero returns to Omni La Mansión del Rio and Mokara Hotel & Spa as director of catering and conference services. His more than 25 years of experience in hospitality and sales across Japan, Singapore and Thailand—ten of which he has spent with owning company Palace Hotel Co.,

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. “ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. Yet the meeting and hospitality industries still have their heads in the sand in one crucial safety area.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

What I do: I am responsible for contracting more than 75 hotel agreements per year. I manage our exhibitor housing and hospitality processes (more than 31,000 peak room nights). I planned the first RIMS on the Hill conference, which continues to this day. In 2000, I joined the events and education department at RIMS.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We are usually grouped in the broad category of “hospitality,” which can include anything from small weddings to large-scale conferences. Read More : Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract However, there is also the lawyer who prices on commission. This affects us in the form of legislation that gets passed.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Rafael Azzopardi, interim head of catering and events at Regent’s Conferences & Events. Jessica Gallagher, venue and hospitality manager at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Jack Marczewski, portfolio event director of The Meetings Show, TEAMS Europe and Business Travel Show Europe. Tackling ‘green hushing’ in events.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 17, 2020

You’d be hard pressed to find a community within the hospitality industry that hasn’t been impacted by the virus in some form, but organizations are stepping up in creative ways to help. Some are putting their diverse skills to use, such as those at Conference Care Package, who have been planting tomatoes to give to those in need.

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Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Brampton, ON Apply here Event Manager IG Wealth Management, Toronto, ON Apply here Event Manager SharpLight Technologies, Concord, ON Apply here Event Manager – Toronto Burstyn Inc., Toronto, ON Apply here Events Manager Moxies, Vancouver, BC Apply here Events Manager Syntax Systems Ltd.,

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

We see conference and event planners are looking to our venue find team to advise them on the guidelines around hosting events, seeking more flexible terms, assistance with negotiation and an understanding on how they instil confidence in their delegate participation to return to the meeting room. Read more here.

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The Planner's Lounge

JANUARY 31, 2024

To build a strong foundation, consider taking wedding planning, event management, or even hospitality courses. Contract Creation Finally, one of the most important things you need to do is create contracts. Attend workshops, webinars, and conferences to stay ahead.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Paje Consultancy Ltd are delighted to announce they have been awarded the contract to provide a full marketing, membership and enquiry service to the prestigious Westminster Venue Collection (WVC) from 1 st November 2021.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Resort already has contracted bookings for more than 50 per cent of its 2023 budget, and that is greater than it achieved in the whole of 2018. In 2022 its trail blazing Woodlands Event Centre and Willows Training Centre generated their best conference and training performances with sales up 49 per cent on 2019 and up 79 per cent on 2018.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 30, 2018

This month we spoke with Stephanie Hannah, the Director of Strategic Marketing at Trace3, about growing an event, running an awards show, and delivering a blockbuster conference experience. Trace3 , a leading provider of IT solutions, developed their Evolve conference in response to this trend. If so, how did you surmount it?

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

British caterer and restaurateur, Searcys, announces its partnership with event and conference venue, Church House Westminster , providing catering services across the venue in a seven-year contract.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And then she learned that some hospital systems won’t let their staff attend a continuing medical education event in person if there is a virtual option. Make sure you understand the AV contract. If your meeting is AV-heavy , consider using a conference center , which typically include AV in the overall venue-rental price. •

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

Other results from the virtual event’s live polling: 43 percent said that contract negotiations, liability issues, and hold-harmless waivers are of top concern to them as they start planning in-person meetings again. 54 percent say they would not be comfortable attending large work-related conferences or events in the near future.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The primary objective for the Preferred Partner Programme, is to find products and services to the hospitality sector who are at the top of their league and who would like to partner with the consortium, enabling engagement and networking with our member venues and their customers.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

Event planners are responsible for organizing and coordinating events such as weddings, corporate events, conferences, and fundraisers. Corporate event planners work with businesses and organizations to plan and execute events such as product launches, conferences, and trade shows. Learn how to negotiate contracts.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Jennifer Glynn, CITP - Managing Director Meeting Encore and Intuitive Conferences & Events, Immediate Past President SITE global.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Pro Tip: Give yourself enough time to complete the contracting process with the advisors. The best practice here is to set up a Master Service Agreement with the advisors that contracts for a block of hours to be used throughout the year as appropriate. This will greatly speed up the contracting process.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. From generative A.I The IMEX team is broaching some bold educational topics this year, with an eye toward creating safe spaces for discussions.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I would say my illustrious career in hospitality began when I was a bus girl at the Lakewood Italian restaurant where I would invite you to rip, dip, and enjoy your bread,” she says. . Similar to Arianna, Nick also started in hospitality. She begins the story of her career path in California. “I How Nick Got Started in Events.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 25, 2020

Matt’s background working for some of Europe’s largest venues coupled with his creative arts education gives him a unique understanding of live event management – from both the agency and hospitality perspectives.

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