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WEC23: Adapting to market conditions in contracting, negotiations

MPI

​Tyra Warner, CMP, PhD, JD (MPI North Florida Chapter), chair of the department of hospitality, tourism & Culinary Arts at the College of Coastal Georgia, offers an advanced glimpse into her WEC23 session “Just in Time Planner’s Contract Workshop – It’s All About You.”

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SoCal Hotel Workers Strike Again; a Force Majeure Situation?

MeetingsNet

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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Event-Contract Sticking Points: A Practical Approach

MeetingsNet

To help cut through the thicket of contractual issues within this landscape, three longtime meeting negotiators—Tyra Warner, Lauren Andrews, and Jeff Duncan—held a discussion at the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas that detailed several planner strategies for getting the event elements they need at prices their bosses can live with.

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ASAE Annual 23 Focused on Purpose

Smart Meetings

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.

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Help Wanted: Can Supplier-Staff Shortages Derail Events?

MeetingsNet

Amid the labor shortage plaguing hotels, it's critical for planners and suppliers to communicate early and honestly, conduct fair negotiations, and—in case circumstances go awry—put everything in writing, according to meeting buyers, hoteliers, and the attorneys who represent each of them. Creating Win-Win Situations.

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Pairing memorable event experiences with bleisure travel

Eventbase

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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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

SmartMeetings

Ditto Georgia. She suggests negotiating for lower attrition thresholds —70 percent rather than 80 percent, for example. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. Make room for higher attrition. She also suggests looking on the positive side.