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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

SmartMeetings

Hotels in major cities such as San Francisco call their daily fee an “urban fee.” In New York City, it’s often known as an “amenity fee” or “facilities fee.”. I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com.

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Cool Event Venues For Your Next Event

Event Planning BluePrint

Whether you are planning an event for 10 people or 1000 people, you should think of ways to trade in the traditional conference room setting for cool event venues for your next event. Whether you are you planning a corporate or incentive trip, wedding, awards dinner or simply a social event you should know your audience.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

Smart Meetings

You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. Courtney Stout, director of group sales, New York Marriott Marquis , New York City. Planning your return to in-person? of meeting space.

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Celebrate our Newest Colleagues

Coterie Spark

Get to know Alex Gordon, Producer Fascinated with industry trends and finding the hottest new spots for venues, Alex is poised to bring exciting opportunities to future conferences and meetings. That’s why, with our team growing quickly, we wanted to take a pause to celebrate our newest colleagues. She joins the team as a Producer.

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Goldenvoice names Mark Girton head of Special Events for Empire Polo Club

Event Industry News

Goldenvoice, the Los Angeles-based concert promoter and live event company, announced today that Mark Girton will serve as VP, Special Events at Empire Polo Club — home to the world-famous Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival and its country-music counterpart, Stagecoach.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright built her career in hospitality, first in luxury hotels at Mandarin Oriental and then in the meetings and events B2B publishing industry. She brought top experts to the conversation to share secrets for negotiating, feeling more confident and building a network.

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10 innovative ways to squeeze more from your event budget

Planning Pod

Search the Internet for the phrase “event planning challenges” and you will find countless surveys and lists (like here and here ) that name reduced event budgets or budget cuts as one of the top challenges facing event professionals every year. Craft a unique event theme and name.