SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Be transparent and communicate with respect. Keep F&B Simple.

Financial 72

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 72

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Develop the sustainability plan for meeting or event. If you’re strategic about creating a sustainability plan for your event you can have a powerful positive impact on the environment, your participants and your host communities. Implement a sustainability management plan. Implement a sustainability management plan.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

The tent, set up in Arsenal’s big backyard, was surrounded by food trucks, sponsor lounges tucked into shipping containers stacked three stories high, and collaborative sessions, including some held aboard boats on the adjacent canal. Participants figure out amongst themselves what [sustainable mobility] means for them.

Food and Beverage 49

Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability Contracts 49

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plan for guest engagement and hospitality. Once an agreement is reached, ensure all terms are laid out in a written contract. Early-bird registrations are a great start, but the subsequent steps ensure sustained interest and higher participation: Conclude early-bird offer. Document everything. Gather essential materials.

Event Planning 88

Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

This has especially been the case for businesses in the events, hospitality and restaurant industries, which have suffered much more than others when it comes to staffing shortages and employee retention for both management and service workers. Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back.

Hospitality 88

Hospitality Technology Food and Beverage Hotels 88

Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings.

Meetings 52

Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 52

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2018

You can conserve your energy and resources with these tips: Use napkins instead of disposable plates for “finger foods”. Donate floral arrangements and decorations to group homes, shelters, hospitals and schools after your event. Get in touch with a compostable food service for your food waste reduction. Food service.

Food and Beverage 68

Food and Beverage Contracts Sustainability Education 68

Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You’ll find helpful info on a range of topics from staging inspiration and productivity advice through to real-world assistance in getting the most out of your AV contracts. The Socialtables blog contains event tips and trends with a lean towards the hospitality industry. Suggested reading: Contract trends: What’s old may be new again.

Trade Shows 133

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Visions for how your hospitality journey could change, post-COVID-19. Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected.

Food and Beverage 117

Food and Beverage Hotels Travel Contracts 117

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As Heart Attack on a Plate.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56