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Event-Contract Sticking Points: A Practical Approach

MeetingsNet

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Another tactic, said Jeff Duncan, president and CEO of room-block management firm Meetingmax, is to put forth a “BATNA,” or best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

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Renegotiating Live Event Agreements When All Parties Are Innocent Victims

Velvet Chainsaw

hotel industry is projected to report a 51-percent decline in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2020, according to a special forecast revision from STR and Tourism Economics on March 31. The timing of recovery is going to be dependent on consumers and businesses having confidence that our cities and venues are safe again.

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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

SmartMeetings

billion for all manner of fees and surcharges, according to Bjorn Hanson of New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism. I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com. Last year, the U.S.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE

‘My vision was to change tourism’. ‘I When I was living with my family in the Canary Islands, where I grew up, my father was a managing director of a hospitality company, so my dream was to set up the tourism company of the future. My vision was to change tourism. My vision was to change tourism. Is it the platform?

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security. Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses. Want to test out event diagramming for free?

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

SmartMeetings

But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? 13, in partnership with San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA). But the behemoth venue no longer feels so spacious.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

SmartMeetings

But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? 13, in partnership with San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA). But the behemoth venue no longer feels so spacious.