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Event Contracts: Agree to Be Agreeable

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Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. A win-win contract allows everyone to feel that their biggest risks are covered and they can partner in good faith to execute confidently while working creatively to deliver the best event possible.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Remaining US Travel Restrictions Lifted

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US Lifts Vaccine Requirements for International Travelers On May 11, the Biden-Harris Administration lifted Covid-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers. In anticipation of a possible rush to travel, U.S. These contracts are very murky and poorly worded.”

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

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event contract. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Listen to “Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era” on demand. This section of the contract will also determine damages the hotel would pay if they cancel the group.

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Travel Managers Dish on Salaries, Structure, and Satisfaction

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According to a recently released survey report from the Global Business Travel Association and Cvent, the median salary for a corporate travel manager in the United States and Canada rose year over year from $113,500 to $117,500, or 3.5 While that’s a decent bump, it is considerably lower than the rate of inflation in the U.S.

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CWT Study: Business Travel Costs Are Still Going Up, Slightly

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Plus strategies for managing increased business travel costs in 2024 Business travel and event cost are not increasing as steeply as they were in 2022, but they’re still going up, according to 2024 Business Travel Forecast , a new study by CWT and Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2%

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Poll Results: Will NAACP Florida Travel Advisory Affect Meetings?

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Close to 40 percent of meeting professionals responding to a recent MeetingsNet survey say that recent travel advisories issued for Florida by the NAACP and other organizations make their organization less likely to book events in that state. Meeting/travel boycotts are ineffective and can harm small businesses and hospitality workers : 36.1%

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Post-Pandemic Event Contracts: A New Approach

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One of the best-attended sessions of the 17th annual Pharma Forum conference for medical-event planners, held virtually this year from June 15-19, was “Meetings Contracts in the Post-COVID Era.” In other words, the cleaning protocols listed in the contract are solely the responsibility of the property to fulfill and monitor.

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