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Navigating Rising F&B Costs: Planners Weigh In

MeetingsNet

As a result, the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas had a breakout session featuring four planners with ideas on how to navigate the costs for food and beverage at meetings, and it was a standing-room-only affair. which effectively precluded the group from going to an outside restaurant for even one meal.

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3 Enticing Reasons to Plan a Meeting in Southwest Florida

SmartMeetings

For planners, that means inquiring about group-rate extensions when negotiating with hotels. After working as Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef for more than a decade and opening restaurants in Orlando, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Suite at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort Naples.

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The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023

Stova

Content Marketing World Conference and Expo September 26 - 29, 2023 – Washington, D.C. travel exhibitors connect with travel buyers and media from more than 70 countries to endorse their products, negotiate future business and build lasting relationships. June World Health Care Congress June 20 - 22, 2023 – Washington, D.C.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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