MeetingsNet

JULY 10, 2023

For planners concerned about how strikes in Los Angeles or elsewhere could affect them, here’s some advice on negotiating stronger force majeure clauses. While no progress was reported in the negotiations between the hotels and union, front-desk agents, bellhops, cooks, servers, and other hotel employees reported back to work on July 5.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Right now, the meetings industry’s landscape features high demand, rising prices, and hotel reps’ relative inexperience with meetings, all of which make planners’ jobs more difficult than ever.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 8, 2023

5,000 attendees gathered in Atlanta to prepare for the future of associations The second in-person ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition since the pandemic landed this week in Atlanta at an expanded Georgia World Congress Center. A total of 13,000 hotel rooms and 300 restaurants are within walking distance of this meeting treasure trove.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Planners and hoteliers weigh in on how to protect meetings from the labor crisis. In the meeting industry, the phrase “It’s a relationship business” is often bandied about. But as the world slowly comes out of the age of Covid, that notion will be put to the test perhaps more than ever before. Creating Win-Win Situations.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Here are four of our favorites: Select attractive destinations Negotiate extended conference hotel rates Offer companion or family passes for your event Use the event app to highlight bleisure information 1. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? There are many ways to appeal to the bleisure traveler.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Ditto Georgia. says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Legal expert Lisa Sommer Devlin says meeting insurance can often help cover losses if a storm makes travel impossible. What can planners do? Move it inside. No matter how tempting, don’t mess with Mother Nature.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Smart Meetings asked some urban hotel executives what they are seeing in their ballrooms today, what types of groups are returning, what protocols are being required and what are some creative uses of the space they have seen. of meeting space. Each person is required to show proof of vaccination before entering the meeting space.

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