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5 tips for evaluating safety during site selection

Plan Your Meetings

Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. Here are a few simple things to do during your next hotel or venue selection. Planners are used to being guided around a property by sales staff, banquet folks and conference service managers. 3) Ask about first responders.

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New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

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We advise working with your legal and risk management to establish acceptable approaches to what could be problematic, what solutions will be explored and the timing. In normal times, your site selection process would include factoring in airlift, weather, meeting space, number of guestrooms, etc. Timing is everything.

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Take 5: Event Storytelling and Matchmaking

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Meetings and events expert opens up about innovative event execution Angele du Passage Angele du Passage has been a dedicated leader in the hospitality industry for over 30 years. I took one of those little personality tests and it basically told me I should be in the hospitality industry. So, I changed my major and changed my college.

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Attendee Accessibility and Inclusion from the Venue Side

MeetingsNet

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection. The association views the latest toolkit as an evolving document that will use real-world observations from its members to fine-tune its advice for future editions.

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Conference Planning Seattle – Here We Come…

Master the Event

After fifteen years managing a talent agency Terry L. Quick started ENTCO International and it quickly grew to include special event production, destination management, site selection, conference organization and contract negotiation. Conference Planning Seattle – Jewel Hospitality.

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Trademark introduces SiteSelect

Event Industry News

Trademark SiteSelect will be led by hospitality industry professional Alison Jayne, who will serve as Global Sourcing Director. Once target dates and cities are identified, Trademark manages the entire RFP process. Alison brings 30+ years of experience delivering exquisite guest experiences at top global resorts and hotels.

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4 Top Tips for Picking a Safe, Secure Hotel Site

SmartMeetings

Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. Planners are used to being guided around a property by sales staff, banquet folks and conference serves managers. As a matter of fact, we even have the power to prevent or mitigate some of them. Include Safety at the Walk-Through.

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