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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Meetings Trade Shows Contracts Sustainability 98

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

However, with the chaotic state of staffing in the hospitality industry, the 140th year of celebrating labor unions merits a second look. Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for.

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Hospitality Contracts Hotels Healthcare 98

The Castle Group

JULY 18, 2023

If food donation is a factor in selecting cities or event venues for consideration, it should be included in your RFP and later negotiated as a clause in your contract. For example, signage and printouts can be donated to local schools; gifts and event merchandise can go to shelters; and flowers can be given to local hospitals.

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Food and Beverage Hospitality Negotiating Contracts 52

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Northstar Meetings Group hosts this podcast covering a variety of themes and topics that are top-of-mind for event organizers and hospitality professionals. The tone and conversations take a slightly more editorial bent, allowing for an easy, event-specific briefing during the morning commute. Event Industry News Podcast.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. Bring in sustainable and green elements into the event. For example, if you are organizing a health-related event, then you can invite hospitals and pharma companies as sponsors. Event planning contract template. Event planning contract.

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Event Planning Corporate Events Contracts Social Media 52

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. Work with Partners—and Haggle.

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Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 72

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The hospitality giant will reduce commissions from 10 to 7 percent for U.S. And while some brands tried to gain market share by actually raising commissions in the wake of the announcement, he doesn’t see that as sustainable. and Canadian hotel bookings starting in April. The others will follow suit at some point,” he says.

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