The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

From a labor perspective, the hospitality industry was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Seek venues that have embraced mobile check in, online ordering and other technologies, and where the staff-to-guest ratio remains high. Would a tented event or a unique venue such as a museum or sports arena fit for the setting?

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

PCMA Convene

MAY 13, 2020

How do you open for business in a way that is safe,” Butts asked, “and makes people feel comfortable that they can come to the city and spend time in our venues?”. Visit Charlotte launched a task force to address what measures venues hosting the RNC, including the Spectrum Center, will need to take to keep delegates safe.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Site Selections 2012 Venues 98

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

First, says Steve Enselein, senior vice president of events for Hyatt Hotels, planners should ask during the site-selection process about the training the service staff receives, as well as the average tenure of staff at the property. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event.

Meetings 57

Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Site Selections 57

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Get Touristy. Get Your Party On.

2019 81

2019 Fashion Venues 2016 81

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. I think he goes above and beyond the typical site-selection provider’s role.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

On site visits, planners should ask hotels and venues about their crisis management plans. Are the hospitality staff informed, trained and well-practiced in case of an emergency? Are there staff available on-site who can perform first aid if necessary? Attendee safety should be a top priority for every planner.

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts Site Selections 40

Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Consulting Social Media 2007 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other pub-lic spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. Andre Lico. All of the above,” Dunn O’Neal said.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other public spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. Andre Lico. All of the above,” Dunn O’Neal said. “At

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Transportation plans help planners identify how they’ll manage the movement of participants from the airport to hotel to meetings and offsite venues and if additional requirements, such as visas, might be required for attendee travel. Select crowd management techniques. I: Site management. Select site.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It THE SPECIAL-EVENT VENUE: ‘A Little Vision and Money’.

2016 40

2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40