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. Demonstrate social responsibility (CSR).

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

“And the next one is “From Sandwiches to Centerpieces: Sustainable Meetings Are Catching On” The ninth one is, “What’s in Your Wallet? The minimum wage, which I’m guessing is probably everybody that works in the hospitality industry, is $42 a day. So this was a big deal”, she concludes.

2019 91

2019 Contracts Sustainability Technology 91

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Travel (see Smart Chat, page 26) points out that job loss in the leisure and hospitality industry has taken the lion’s share of the economic hit. More : Hospitality CEOs Join in Plea for Relief Bill. The International Monetary Fund is predicting a global economic contraction of 4.9 Nearly half the 16.9 Possible Dark Ages.

Meetings 142

Meetings Airlines Travel Hospitality 142

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2019

International contracts for vendors and venues could require different negotiation tactics than in the U.S. Keep it with information for the local police, pharmacies and hospitals, including which hospitals have doctors who speak English. And social media sharing hasn’t helped either. Negotiate Carefully.

Meetings 74

Meetings Negotiating Travel Contracts 74

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

Planning Pod

MARCH 31, 2022

The dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic was a nightmare come true for the hospitality industry. To add even more pressure, the event management software Andrea depended on was in the process of a buyout and transition as the full force of the pandemic hit the hospitality industry.

Venues 78

Venues Management 2021 Hospitality 78

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA. Thank you for your warm hospitality!”.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

SmartMeetings

JUNE 1, 2022

Our founder, Marin Bright developed her passion for the hospitality industry more than 30 years ago. That is why for our 20-year anniversary, we updated our tag line to “The Heart and Mind of Hospitality”. Smart Meetings has grown into the largest social media audience in the industry. After all, “Smart” is in our name.

2002 95

2002 Hospitality Hotels 2022 95

SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Visions for how your hospitality journey could change, post-COVID-19. The landscape may be altered, with new acrylic barriers in place, spaced out—and fewer—tables and seats, and ubiquitous hand sanitizer and signs reminding you to stay physically distant (we don’t like the term socially distant here).

Food and Beverage 117

Food and Beverage Hotels Travel Contracts 117

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

While nearly 90 percent of the ‘staff’ and ‘manager’ respondents were female, they accounted for only 56 percent of ‘directors.’”. — “Sustained Recovery Necessary to Boost Attendance,” March 1993. Are there reams of meeting resumes and contracts stacked on your desk? The Ethics of Fams. Paper Trails for Miles.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56