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Managing Client Expectations in the Current Market

MeetingsNet

Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Planners are in a hotel-market mess, with limited availability, high food costs, and short-staffed properties, many of which are still trying to pull their bottom line back from the trash after being closed for months in 2020.

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Navigating the Thrills of Event Innovation

Smart Meetings

Whether it is new faces across the negotiating table, evolving event technology or looming AI adoption , taking a risk is not something that comes naturally to many meeting professionals. That is why we dedicated our February Extraordinary Experience at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas to innovation in all its forms.

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Take Your Conference Full Frontal

Velvet Chainsaw

Hat tips Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman , Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas , and Make Your Brain Smarter.). It’s time to equip your participants with the ability to conquer the complexities of their 21st Century work by going full frontal! Your Brain Health. So how often do you think about your brain?

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she held the same title at The Westin Dallas Downtown. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market.

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Pairing memorable event experiences with bleisure travel

Eventbase

According to an SAP Concur study , Millennials are the most common bleisure travelers taking 38 percent of trips but Baby Boomers and Gen Xers aren't far behind making up 31 percent of the bleisure market each. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler?

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Preparing for a Leaner Commission World

SmartMeetings

That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” The industry grew as the economy improved and even thrived during a short buyer’s market in 2008, according to Smith. Flash Forward to 2018. Demand is coming disproportionately from transients,” he said.

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Preparing for a Leaner Commission World

SmartMeetings

That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” The industry grew as the economy improved and even thrived during a short buyer’s market in 2008, according to Smith. Flash Forward to 2018. Demand is coming disproportionately from transients,” he said.

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