Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Throughout his career, he has managed numerous hotel portfolios and successfully led operations in various California hotel communities. In his most recent role as general manager of Calistoga Motor Lodge, he spearheaded a construction project that added 39 rooms, reduced food and beverage costs and skillfully managed finances.

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Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Social Media 98

Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Plus, the idea of creating delicious dishes, serving them to clients at events, and seeing your culinary vision come to life is undoubtedly exciting. So, how can you turn your passion for food into a thriving business? What type of food do you feel the most passionate about? What’s your favorite dish to cook?

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2024 Food and Beverage Contracts Management 88

GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In order to carry out a targeted search for a venue, it is first necessary to determine the general conditions and criteria that a given venue must meet. The time of day and season of the event. There are certain must-have elements for every event. Food and beverage. Take care of any legal issues and contracts.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 10, 2022

Many of the catering solutions below offer these functions as well as other valuable business and event management features for tracking event bookings; generating financial and profitability reports; viewing business data using real-time dashboards; and integrating with point-of-sale (POS) systems and accounting solutions like Quickbooks.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 52

GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In order to carry out a targeted search for a venue, it is first necessary to determine the general conditions and criteria that a given venue must meet. The time of day and season of the event. There are certain must-have elements for every event. Food and beverage. Take care of any legal issues and contracts.

Food and Beverage 120

Food and Beverage Venues Transportation Contracts 120

StraussCA

JUNE 29, 2022

A TRIED and TRUE RECIPE for PLANNING SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATION EVENTS. Event Goals. Event Marketing. Food and Beverage Selections. Onsite Management. Grow Your Event. Preparation Method: Equal Parts Event Goals, T arget Audience, Date Selection, and C ritical Path. Food and Beverage Selections .

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Contracts Entertainment Insurance 52

Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

Event managers have contended with rapid industry changes over the last couple of years. From fending off a global pandemic to satisfying shifting attendee expectations, event organizers have been actively overcoming complex challenges for quite some time. Set Your Event Budgets and Goals to Stay on Track.

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Event Management Management Food and Beverage Event Apps 52

PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. Surely, he thought, there must be a less aggravating way to book small meetings. his building. He called it Bizly. “It

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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.,

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage 2023 Sports Contracts 52

The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What is the day to day like as a corporate event planner? Some days it’s working on collateral with our designers, some days it’s logistics and the food and beverage, and some days it’s sourcing a new venue or looking through contracts, but no two days are the same. How has the events industry changed?

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Corporate Events Event Planning Food and Beverage Contracts 52

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Learn what it takes to produce virtual events and meetings – including virtual fundraisers. Start the process of preparing and planning for the return of modified in-person events or brush up on your technical production knowledge.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Consulting Education 52

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

While audiovisual, production, and event technology have long been budgetary sore points, they’re even more expensive these days. About 75 percent of respondents to a recent Meeting Professionals International survey said they were seeing increases in AV costs—and about 25 percent of them said the increases were more than 10 percent.

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Event Tech Tech Food and Beverage Contracts 122

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It sounds like a nightmare, but that was the reality for DashCon 2014, an event where attendees paid witness to one of the most important lessons in event planning – don’t bust the budget. According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Although free and low-cost solutions can be a great short-term fix to get a new wedding venue or meeting space up and running, these inexpensive solutions eventually end up costing an event venue vastly more than what you save using them. Create online legal contracts and track electronic signatures with contract management tools.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year.

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2021 Food and Beverage Travel Sustainability 195

Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

A generational shift (mostly driven by technology and online interaction) is forcing large hotel chains to create new brands with completely overhauled meeting and event offers. More sophisticated tools are available for event professionals looking for the best deal. So how should you negotiate food and beverage?

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Demonstrating a commitment to social value, welfare and sustainability is now an integral part of succeeding in the UK event sector. Anything from switching to more sustainably sourced food and beverages and using energy efficient LED lighting will help increase the positive contributions you’re making. . Brand Events.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

In fact, this is such a consistently recurring challenge and issue for meeting and event planners that many of us simply expect to do more with less at the onset of planning any event, and we’re almost astonished when someone says “Go for broke.” Book vendors and venues for multiple events.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

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.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2020

As some organizations consider planning and holding in-person events and gatherings, and other communities are in the early stages of moving ahead, there are many new questions to consider. Developed in partnership with MPI, the course provides new ways to prepare event strategy, design, execution, and evaluation. Share below.

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Eved

JULY 3, 2017

Following are seven spend analysis reports you need to successfully analyze and act on your meeting and event spend. This report will provide total spend by category, such as Decor, Food and Beverage, Transportation, etc. Is there a contract opportunity with this hotel chain? Where are you hosting events?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Review event venue choices. Before signing the venue contract, go and see the venue in person and meet the venue manager. A fundamental piece when learning how to plan an event, your budget determines which venue you’ll use, the kind of food served at your event, and the entertainment you’ll hire.

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Food and Beverage Entertainment Negotiating Sponsorships 121

Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

Planning an event is difficult. Event planning and organizing a fairly small meeting involving just five participants can be quite a challenge, especially if this is your first time. However, although event planning can certainly be challenging, it also can be exciting and worthwhile. Can you imagine the headache?

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Event planning is a lucrative and evergreen career choice. The global event management market is estimated to be worth $6.36 With the rapid growth in the event industry, now is the time to get certified and propel your career. Overview of the Top Certification Programs for Event Planners. Fee Structure.

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Event Planning Social Media Contracts Negotiating 48

SmartMeetings

JULY 25, 2019

All-inclusive properties may seem like the holy grail of venues to meeting planners, and while they can make the planners job a lot easier, they don’t automatically guarantee a high-quality event. During your two- or three-night site inspection and prior to signing a contract, Wendell’s smart tip is “ negotiate, negotiate, negotiate.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

At New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, for instance, the $25 added to bills daily as an “urban destination charge” includes a $15 beverage credit at the hotel bar and a $10 food credit at the grab-and-go. Does this mean meeting planners, or their attendees, are stuck paying them? The room rate was renegotiated, she says. “It

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Negotiating Hotels Food and Beverage Contracts 54

Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Here at Planning Pod, we build venue and event management software tools that help our customers close more business, so we want to do everything in our power to help them improve and grow. And, yes, these can definitely help in this post-pandemic sales world of Zoom meetings and electronic communications. source: Spotio ).

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Venues Hospitality Contracts Events 103

Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

Taiwan’s early enactment of strong procedures and protocols spared the island of large COVID case numbers seen elsewhere around the globe, which is one significant factor in the rapid return to large-scale events. The online certificate course is designed to provide planners with the resources to implement safer event design.

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Food and Beverage Risk Management 2020 Social Media 59

Social Tables

JULY 13, 2023

Many public golf courses and private golf clubs offer special event party packages for intimate gatherings, like anniversaries, corporate meetings, networking events, and birthday parties. What clean-up, noise, or time-cutoff policies do you have in place for events? You can host them for kids, adults, or all ages.

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Food and Beverage Entertainment Venues Sports 78

zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

“The decisive way the UAE has handled the pandemic, including boasting the world’s highest vaccination rate, provided certainty for brands, giving them the confidence to host special events there. One notable example is Chanel , which hosted its Cruise 2021/22 fashion show in Dubai in November 2021.”. DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER.

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Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 2021 62

Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

In-kind sponsorships are relationships where a business sponsors an event by providing free goods or services rather than a financial contribution. So can in-kind sponsorships for events help you meet your event goals? By the time they came to me, the contract was signed, and I was just fulfilling it.”

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Sponsorships Negotiating Food and Beverage Events 71

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 6, 2019

Mitchell got the communication started, messaging the event team members. They then notified Alisa Peters of Experient, Currency Research’s event management company, “who redistributed our RFP to all of the hotels in the surrounding area who would not be impacted by the fire,” Hursin said. New Day, New Contract.

Tourism 80

Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage Contracts 80

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Secure your event location Depending on your event’s scale and nature, you might choose your flagship store or an alternative branch. For online events, choose a robust virtual event management platform. Here’s how to form your ideal team: Appoint leadership and assign an event manager.

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Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

Hotel sales, banquet and private event managers know what it’s like to work under pressure. Whether they’re responding to new prospects, following up with them for contract signatures or chasing down clients for payments or vital input for their event, there is rarely any free time in their schedule.

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Hotels Event Management Management Contracts 148