The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

From a labor perspective, the hospitality industry was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. As a result, meeting planners are experiencing short-staffed partners and/or less experienced personnel servicing their meetings. So how can you prepare? First, adjust your expectations. Supply Chain. Sustainability.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. One thing Covid cannot change is that the hospitality business is built on relationships. Build in More Time.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

In second-tier cities, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) will help you increase attendance at your convention and make your meeting planning easier. Genuine hospitality and walkable experiences. A more intimate airport also can work with meeting planners and airlines to ensure your conference travelers are looked after.

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Airlines Hospitality Travel Advertising 38

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

It will be an event people will be buzzing about for years to come, which means it surely offers some important lessons that meeting planners will appreciate. Meeting and event planners probably don’t need a strategy that elaborate, but having a plan in place is paramount. Book early. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

AlliedPRA creates local destination experiences for meetings, incentives and events that move hearts, minds and businesses forward to deliver unforgettable moments. Notable clients: AAA (Club Alliance), Florida Hospital, MedStar Health, M&T Bank, Target. BCD Meetings & Events. San Diego, CA. New York, NY. August Jackson.

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