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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

And when it comes to site selection, 52 percent said that high airfares are affecting their choices in one of two ways: They are only considering cities that offer more carriers and flights (60 percent) or they are opting to hold regional meetings to minimize air travel (40 percent). Specifically, 69.2

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Are you interested in a Meeting Planner Career?

Master the Event

From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes. And really be sure to get yourself out the door and network, network, network.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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Ensure Your Meeting Gets the Service It Deserves

SmartMeetings

In the restaurant and hotel sector, in particular, this can result in more employees with only a basic level of training working at meetings, receptions and meals, or a lower ratio of staffers to guests. We’re happy to describe to planners what goes into our MEET training program for sales, service and operations employees,” he says.

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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

The knowledge and training a law enforcement officer can provide on-site during an event is unmatched. Their training ranges from basic community outreach to complex life-threatening situations. Having immediate on-site access to law enforcement professionals can save crucial time in emergency situations. Hire local PD.

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5 Online Event Planning Classes To Jumpstart Your Career

Capterra Event Management

So if you, like me, are an event professional looking to develop your event management skills, you might feel overwhelmed with the number of choices for education and training in logistics, management, design, personal relationships, and event management software. Venue Selection. Site Selection. Price: $1,995.

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4 Lessons Event Planners Can Take from 2016 Rio Olympics

SmartMeetings

The mosquito-borne virus, which causes babies born to women who contracted Zika during pregnancy to be more vulnerable to severe birth defects, has led several prominent athletes to skip the Rio Olympics. Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process.

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