Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

These events usually last three to four days, and when you add on travel time, attendees may be gone from their families for a week or longer. If that is the case for your attendees, here is a checklist of things to look for from a venue and the benefits of traveling this way. This will help narrow down the venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. He climbed the ladder from director of operations at the hotel.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Trademark, a full-service, highly-creative agency that provides event strategy and end-to-end production for major brand events, today announced Trademark SiteSelect , a new professional practice with the mission to provide concierge-level event location sourcing services to global brands. We Envision the Final Production.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. our unique attractions , and our affordable pricing make us the best event value in the National Capital region. Here are 3 ½ reasons why Northern Virginia is the perfect location for your next event.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Key Takeaways: Milestones like the return of leisure and business travel and full-capacity restaurant dining rooms will precede in-person events. Get ready for more scrutiny from the C-suite on the ROI of in-person events. Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? Here are some things to consider.

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Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As a meeting and event planner, do you ever feel a little stuck? Maybe you can’t find the perfect spot for your next unforgettable event. Turn to the local convention and visitors bureau (CVB) and destination marketing organisation (DMO) to hit an event planning jackpot.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A guide to surviving holiday event planning. As the holiday season rapidly approaches, so does the creeping anxiety many meeting professionals begin to experience as high demand for booking spaces and securing event staff begins ramping up. But not every holiday event needs to take place during the evening.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

(ESTRO social media) The pandemic has upended destinations’ view of business events as some kind of “subsidiary of tourism,” U.K.-based Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.” Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.”

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Unique Venues

JULY 13, 2022

The Chicago Southland area has a multitude of venue options that can accommodate your every desire. The Chicago Southland encompasses the 62 South/Southwest Suburbs of Chicago, and its venues are just minutes from downtown Chicago and Midway International Airport. A Variety of Unique Wedding Venue Options for Any Style of Wedding.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It only takes a few minutes of perusing news headlines to grasp how important event security is in this day and age. Safety and security is one of the biggest issues we have in our business currently and people are talking about it continually,” said Ben Goedegebuure, Vice President, Global General Manager of Maritz Global Events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

As we move into the peak season for meetings , conventions and trade shows, event planners should keep in mind that in the United States, good times have brought a historically low unemployment rate and a fierce demand for workers. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event. Provide the Hotel with Details ASAP.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. This is consistent with findings from another recently released study, American Express Meetings & Events’ 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast , which projects meetings will be on the rise in the new year. Shorter Windows and Smaller Groups.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

With that in mind, Smith co-founded Tourism Declares Climate Emergency to unite tour operators, DMCs, hotels, and every type of business in the travel industry to do its part to cut carbon emissions. An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem. We also prioritize virtual events over in person when it’s practical,” Bender said. “We

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Milestone Events Group

JANUARY 6, 2021

Otherwise, it is the bridesmaid’s responsibility to get dolled up for the big event. . Bridesmaids need to take care of all financial aspects of traveling for the wedding, including taking time off work, plane tickets, rental cars, hotel rooms. appeared first on Milestone Events Group. Bachelorette Party: YES .

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GatherHere

MAY 23, 2017

As much as we love a good ballroom or airwalled breakout meeting space, there’s something about nontraditional venues that can make an event unforgettable. These days, hosting an event in a nontraditional venue isn’t just a passing trend — these venues are quickly finding their place as mainstays in the events world.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

You've just decided on location for your upcoming event, a huge hurdle in the event planning process no matter what size event. Figuring out the perfect event site that will best suite your needs. Hotel ballroom? They will post information offering venues, hotels, attractions and more.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. 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? Despite the presence of the 2.6

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. 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? Despite the presence of the 2.6

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Get Touristy. Get Crafty. The Candle Lab.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Many people around the world are watching closely to see if Rio is up to the task of hosting the world’s biggest event, and visitors are advised to take precautions. Meeting and event professionals, particularly those planning group trips abroad, can learn from these suggested measures. Don’t skip site visits!

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Many pieces have to fit together perfectly when planning a flawless event. Arguably the biggest and most important piece is selecting the right location. Venues are the foundation for making amazing brand memories. We’ve done hundreds of events in hundreds of cities and locations. So where do you start?

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

After hearing advice from the hotel reps and other planners at her table, a CVB salesperson asked her what kind of help she needed. “I I need help getting recommendations for hotels and local vendors,” the executive assistant added. “I They are able to provide “outside the norm” suggestions for venue space and other ideas.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

You’re an event planner. Your clients, your staff, your friends looking for favors – they all turn to you for help pulling off a fantastic event that everyone will be talking about for years to come. Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. H: Meeting or event design.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

ACA had booked Nashville for 2017 five years in advance, after an exhaustive site-selection process. To limit damages, ACA negotiated with some of the hotels in its Nashville room block to use other properties in those brands for future conferences. Now it had nine months to find a new home. Now the real work began.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Recently, our events team sat down to discuss the top challenges facing our industry today and how to address them. While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Creating successful recurring events isn’t only good for brands but also for planners. Maintain your momentum by creating events that stick to your attendee’s minds. These tips can apply to almost any event. For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 29, 2017

Location and venue play an important part in the site selection process for a conference or event. EVENT VENUE LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS. Finding an event venue is a rather tedious process and most of the time planners depend on the information shown on venue website.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Senior Event Manager, Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), Philadelphia.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

As June wraps up, we can look back at Pride Month and admire all of the incredible events , demonstrations and strides that helped support the LGBT community. Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. And this topic needs to be a year-round focus.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Marine Corps officer who has nearly 20 years of experience planning business events. “I You don’t make a good target for terrorists.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Marine Corps officer who has nearly 20 years of experience planning business events. “I You don’t make a good target for terrorists.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

This year’s Super Bowl was one of the most thrilling events in recent years—both on and off the field. Take a few ideas from the Super Bowl, and you will have attendees buzzing about your event as well. Take a few ideas from the Super Bowl, and you will have attendees buzzing about your event as well.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

It will be an event people will be buzzing about for years to come, which means it surely offers some important lessons that meeting planners will appreciate. If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. Book early. Embrace the latest technology.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

From a site-selection point of view, it’s a no-brainer: Stage a pageant of American democracy in its star-spangled birthplace. During a short cab ride to The Logan Hotel, I saw smaller banners garnishing light poles along the route. The next morning, we continued where we’d begun: at our host hotel.

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