Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

Will GroupSync Marketplace act as Expedia for meetings? Instant Group Booking at Scale Choice joins hoteliers Marriott , Hilton and IHG on the platform that allows meeting planners to direct book without the need to submit an RFP. This puts the hospitality technology platform one step closer to being the Expedia of meeting planning.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. In the hospitality/events industry, a weak supply chain means limited product quantities unless you order significantly in advance (and who can predict volume right now?) Top Tips for Navigating the Healthcare Meeting Landscape.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2018

Food and beverage costs are increasingly taking a bigger slice of the meeting budget. Patrick Berwald, vice president of food and beverage for Benchmark Global Hospitality , offered some, ahem, food for thought about F&B for small meetings. Planners are being tasked to reduce this meeting element. Patrick Berwald.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. Henry and vice president Nicholas I.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

New PURE Local Services tool builds RFPs for activities, decor and transportation What if sourcing activities, decor and transportation were as easy as checking boxes to produce an RFP for a venue? Read More: 25 Pivotal Hospitality Trends from 2022 1. Giveback programs are very important to clients.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Andrew Freeman is an industry expert who uses his personal insights and vast connections to predict the future in his annual hospitality trends report. Register for our next FREE Webinar, “2017 Hospitality Trends” with presenter Andrew Freeman. 2017 Hospitality Trends Predictions. Freeman and his team at AF&Co.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

An ancient feast meets the modern supper club at Port & Provisions. The supra, translated “tablecloth,” is a traditional Georgian feast combining all the essential components of East European culture: delicious food, evocative wine, beautiful music, and exceptional hospitality. The venue accommodates 8–17 people.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As Grand Hyatt San Antonio is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, I’ve been reflecting on the major trends that have transformed the meeting industry throughout the past decade. It is no surprise that one of the biggest changes I’ve noticed in meetings throughout the past decade is the use of technology.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. Site and venue sourcing is one of the most important aspects of planning an event. 2017 Hospitality Trends. Meetings & Tradeshow Automation.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s no surprise that meeting planners named Vancouver the top convention city in Canada and ranked it second in all of North America in the Watkins Research Group’s biennial Meeting and Convention Planners Survey. Just last year, PCMA held its Convening Leaders annual meeting at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2019

Each year, the meeting industry’s premier awards program salutes outstanding properties, venues and destinations in multiple esteemed categories. Do you have a favorite property, venue or destination that helped make your event a smashing success?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And, like more than a few train stations of its kind, it is still finding new ways to delight and welcome modern groups—from casual visitors to meetings-minded professionals. . Louis Union Station,” Todd Hotaling, vice president of revenue and marketing at Lodging Hospitality Management, says. There is a magic to St. Louis ever since.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With over 25 years of experience in meeting planning as well as public safety, Alan Kleinfeld from Arrive Management Group is the perfect person to talk to about the vast world of event safety. A Marriage Of Meeting Planning & Law Enforcement. Let’s meet today’s guest! What is the situation?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

What could in-person meetings during the time of COVID-19 — meaning there is no vaccine or effective treatment yet available — look like? Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. All of this volatility makes it harder.”.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Pop the cork on a great meeting held at Brooks Winery.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

More universities than ever are including conference hotels on their grounds to accommodate meetings of the mind in academic settings. Check out some of these properties and the opportunities they represent for creating smarter meetings. of meeting space, including J. It offers 1,836 sq. It includes 18,000 sq.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Instawork now matches gig workers with venues or planners in order to staff receptions and business events in D.C., percent—a 50-year low—meeting planners might be finding it harder to procure reliable temporary staff for registration and help desks, F&B functions, and other event elements. hospitality industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. We’ve evolved and improved these over the years, working closely with our host venues, city and suppliers.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. We’ve evolved and improved these over the years, working closely with our host venues, city and suppliers.”.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels. meeting hotel was Omni Nashville Hotel. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq. of meeting and event space. “We million sq.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, travel stressors are typically the kick-off to the meeting experience and can leave attendees drained and exhausted by the time they arrive at the destination. Here are my top three tips for adding thoughtful, yet simple, wellness elements to your next meeting program. Don’t Over Complicate It.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Think about it: We give to charitable organizations, so why not give with a meeting? First, it is for your original business meeting purposes, but also to make a difference by helping others and businesses when they are in need. Your team can make your own history by deciding to give a meeting.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2020

The biggest obstacle in this field is the fact that the exhibitors still pay for physical space to hold meetings and showcase their products and services. If somebody walked up to you and told you that this is the end of the conference era, make sure to tell them that nothing can the face to face meetings. Event Trends for 2019–2020.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2020

The biggest obstacle in this field is the fact that the exhibitors still pay for physical space to hold meetings and showcase their products and services. If somebody walked up to you and told you that this is the end of the conference era, make sure to tell them that nothing can the face to face meetings. Event Trends for 2019–2020.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 10, 2017

Finding a host city for a key meeting can be a geographic Rubik’s cube of schedules and locations that can seem impossible to solve. Meeting space: 4.2 Brown Convention Center’s red, white and blue nautical theme offers meeting professionals 1.2 Meeting space: 5 million sq. Meeting space: 600,000 sq.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. This is a bi-monthly, thirty minute podcast about all things event planning. Meetings Podcast. Turn Of Events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Smart Meetings asked the experts tasked with making a celebrity show shine to share their secrets for hosting a stellar event. More : Oscar-Worthy Destinations for Your Next Meeting. A separate mingling area—a social room with high cocktail tables, where people can relax and talk—is also essential says the hospitality consultant.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states. Indianapolis.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Dressed up like a living room, the lobby at Four Seasons Hotel Houston has several books that people can read and enjoy while waiting for a meeting to start. Some of the hospitality-oriented genres can be found at Bayou & Bottle, the chic bar lobby concept. appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Betsy South Beach, Miami.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 4, 2017

The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI) are forming a strategic alliance, both parties announced this week. Founded in 1981, IACC represents some of the world’s top small-to-midsize meetings-focused venues in 25 countries. It’s the perfect marriage.”.

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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. Also, have a backup plan, even for your backup plan! So how can you prepare? Supply Chain.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

2016 was a great year for innovation and advancement in meetings technology. Here are some of the most interesting and informative event tech stories from 2016, covering topics from essential meeting planning apps to robot concierges. 7 Must-Have Apps for Meeting Planners. 7 Must-Have Apps for Meeting Planners.

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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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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here’s the basic job description: A professional event planner is someone who organizes all aspects of meetings, conventions, and other types of special events. Planning event logistics including cost, time, location, and format. Inspecting venues to ensure they align with expectations. What is an event planner?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2016

One of the big meeting stories coming out of San Francisco this week is the lawsuit filed by people who attended an NAACP California-Hawaii conference two years ago at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Before committing to a hosting your event at a certain hotel or venue, ask if they have had issues with norovirus in the past.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Meeting professionals can adapt that game plan to their next incentive outing or corporate retreat by building the trip around a top-tier sporting event. “As Some competitions take place at the same venue every year, as in the case of the U.S. Read more about incentive travel in the October issue of Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

According to a new survey of 405 corporate, association, government and independent planners, team building is a key consideration when choosing a destination and venue for meetings, especially as more millennials become attendees. Earlier this year, Destination Hotels and Commune Hotels merged to become Two Roads Hospitality.

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