MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Right now, the meetings industry’s landscape features high demand, rising prices, and hotel reps’ relative inexperience with meetings, all of which make planners’ jobs more difficult than ever.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 10, 2023

For planners concerned about how strikes in Los Angeles or elsewhere could affect them, here’s some advice on negotiating stronger force majeure clauses. While no progress was reported in the negotiations between the hotels and union, front-desk agents, bellhops, cooks, servers, and other hotel employees reported back to work on July 5.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Planners and hoteliers weigh in on how to protect meetings from the labor crisis. In the meeting industry, the phrase “It’s a relationship business” is often bandied about. We now proactively look at service-related clauses to include in our contracts. But now we have to make sure the amenities we need are available.”.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 1, 2016

Question: Have you ever run up against a client who suddenly stopped paying for your event services, which left you wondered what to include in your event legal contracts to protect you and your event business? Your Event Legal Contracts. At what point do you sue over breach of contract? (16:29). Geneen via @eventblueprint.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We Possibly. “I

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. ” Image: Georgia Theatre | Athens, GA.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 22, 2017

During a recent MeetingsNet webinar, attorney, speaker, and College of Coastal Georgia professor Tyra Hilliard, Esq., See Is Your Meeting Illegal, Impossible, or Impracticable? Related : Contract Cross Examination, Part 1: 9 Tough Attrition Questions Contract Cross Examination, Part 2: What’s in Your Cancellation Clause?

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