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How to Use All-Inclusive Properties as Incentives

SmartMeetings

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. Maritz Travel works with a handful of the many companies that offer all-inclusives in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

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Making Lemonde: Turning Negatives into Positives in a Post-COVID Incentive World

SmartMeetings

Velas Resorts makes a Stay Safe Commitment at its six properties in Mexico with a hygiene program based on World Health Organization guidelines that includes thermal testing of guests and staff. Regional travel that supports local venues could be more popular than ever. How can we turn worries about the venue into a positive message?

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Are You Prepared for IMEX 2021? A Checklist

Smart Meetings

A robust Latin American contingent includes Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. Suppliers represent countries as far and wide as the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Rwanda.

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PSAV acquires Encore – Event Tech Podcast Episode 2

Endless Events

Unrelated to this news I was already starting to see people saying, “Wow, it just feels like hotels and venues and in-house AVs are bending a lot less. You can negotiate these contracts. Brandt Krueger: All of that was negotiable. Planners that know how to negotiate. This is non-negotiable.

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11 Couples Share Why They Were Happy to Have a Planner Amidst Planning During the Pandemic

EventSource

You’ve now got yourself a full time job navigating the constantly changing government rules, re-confirming with the venue, and then having to re-coordinate all your other vendors around newly announced rules. Most would agree that even at the best of times, planning a wedding can be a challenge. Factor in a pandemic?

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