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Need to Cut the Meeting Budget? Start with the Big Picture

MeetingsNet

This would obviously eliminate costs associated with travel, hotel, and F&B. Anticipate spending more time researching vendors and negotiating on price. He cites the Incentive Research Foundation’s recent study in which 87 percent of respondents said they want more relaxation time during incentive-travel programs. “We

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How to produce a hybrid event on a budget

EncoreAPAC

“When you reduce the amount of people coming to the in-person meeting,” Johnsen says, “that can also reduce the food, beverage and travel costs.” The more rooms equals more leverage with negotiations. Sponsorship is a fantastic way to leverage audiences and create positive brand association.

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Cool Event Venues For Your Next Event

Event Planning BluePrint

This will require you to have some serious negotiation skills or a huge budget. If you are traveling internationally, look at hosting something at your local embassy – this can be done, it just takes some planning. Sponsorship. Travel Time. It will help with your food and beverage selection, arrangements and décor and AV.

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Hybrid on the Horizon

The Castle Group

Consult convention and visitors’ bureaus and travel partners for local updates and work closely with your hotel reps to ensure that the optimum health, safety and sanitation protocols, room layouts and capacity limits are met. Rethink your sponsorships. Vet your live venue. Enlist separate planning teams. Stay nimble.

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In-person events: The best planning and technology guide (2023)

SpotMe Blog

This is primarily due to the carbon emissions associated with travel to and from the event, including air travel for international attendees, and ground transportation for local attendees. Get quotes from different vendors and negotiate the best deals. Sponsorships or partnerships could help offset expenses.

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What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

PCMA Convene

Better contract negotiations. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Increased offerings at our meetings to attract members to attend because the economy allows more of them to travel now. Added a day as well as additional workshops; expanded available exhibit space. .

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The Complete Checklist to Hosting an Event

Eventtia

Negotiate details with the venue. Catering (food and beverages). Travel for staff and talents. Create a shortlist of talents you’d like at the event Contact the talents Negotiate and confirm. Travel/accommodation arrangements (for in-person events). Sponsorship. catering) and secure the details.