Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

A hotel is never just a hotel. Many independent hotels pride themselves on delivering the latter. In 1960, 50% percent of all hotels in the United States were independent,” according to Jeff Low, CEO of Stash Hotel Rewards , a loyalty program for independent hotels. Now, just 20% are independent.

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eventplanner

JUNE 3, 2023

Hotel chain Fletcher Hotels chooses eventplanner.net for the marketing of more than 50 of its event locations in the Netherlands. The hotel chain distinguishes itself with authentic hotel restaurants that are often located in buildings rich in history.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Find out how boutique hotels can help planners deliver on the promise of more meaningful connection, inviting attendees to enjoy a shared experience of enhanced wellness, immersion, and cultural authenticity. Skift Take: The demand for in-person meetings has never been higher, but attendees now expect to get more from these experiences.

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MAY 6, 2019

I’m reposting this simple idea for power in hotel rooms from a Facebook post by my friend Kristin Arnold. A smart hotel that put plugs on the head of the bed frame! ” Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Power in hotel rooms done right! “Finally!! Way to go Renaissance Atlanta concourse !”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

IHG plans to continue their trend of growth with 1,800 hotels in development, a reinvention of IHG One Rewards and a new series of partnerships. One of the biggest brands in hospitality announced on June 7 that it had surpassed the threshold of 6,000 hotels owned. A full list of participating locations can be found on IHG’s website.

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Social Tables

MAY 5, 2021

If you’re intrigued by unique locations or have an affinity for ocean life, this list of the world’s best underwater hotels is for you. Underwater hotels offer unforgettable experiences and once-in-a-lifetime views. Below, you’ll find hotels that have a variety of below-sea-level experiences. Jules’ Undersea Lodge.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 18, 2022

In honor of August being National Dog Month, we have rounded up some of the most pet-friendly hotels to host your meetings at and please your pet-owner attendees. . Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. With 80 locations scattered throughout more than 55 cities, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants are some of the most pet-friendly out there.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Nearly all hotels are experiencing staffing shortages, according to a new member survey conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association in mid-September. The most critical staffing need right now is in housekeeping, with 43 percent of responding hotel owners and managers calling it their biggest labor challenge.

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EventSource

JUNE 22, 2022

Over the past few years, Toronto has become spoiled for choice when it comes to 5-star hotel properties and their respective event spaces. Luxury hotels allow you to provide guests with the ultimate event experience. Read on to discover all of Toronto’s top 5-star hotel properties that are perfect for weddings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

Known by locals as ‘The White Palace’, the five-star Grand Hotel located on Eastbourne’s seafront has recently seen a complete refurbishment to 28 ‘Superior’ bedrooms, as well as a complete overhaul of the bathrooms in the luxury suites. For further information, please call The Grand Hotel on 01323 412345 ( www.grandeastbourne.com ).

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Does your hotel contract make it easy for a hotel to relocate your business? If your hotel contract was written before or during the Covid pandemic, you’d better watch your back. If the hotel cancels, the group now has to submit a list of its actual costs to move, with receipts to prove it. “If Grimes, Esq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Massive Hotel Aquarium Explodes at Meetings Hotel. The BBC reports that a massive hotel lobby aquarium has exploded in a Berlin Radisson Blu hotel. The hotel moved guests from the property after the incident which, BBC reports, was speculated to have been caused by a cold-weather-induced crack in the tank.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 5, 2022

A new report from AHLA shows that staffing challenges are nearly universal, affecting hotels in all price tiers. To help hotels fill the more than 130,000 open positions nationwide and raise awareness of the hospitality industry’s career pathways, the AHLA Foundation recently expanded its “A Place to Stay” advertising campaign.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

American Hotel and Lodging Association offers a monkeypox fact sheet for hotels which states that “at this time, AHLA is not advising any specific changes in any policy or recommendations. Hotels Recover But Guest Satisfaction Suffers. Power’s most recent 2022 North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index (NAGSI) Study.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After a long day of conferences, meetings and activities, attendees often flock to the hotel bar to grab a drink before retreating to bed for some much needed rest. Located in the Wine Capital of the United States, the Alila Napa Valley is an adults-only luxury boutique hotel. There are 68 rooms and suites with 5,000 sq. Rusacks St.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Smart Meetings has compiled a list of hotels domestically and around the world famous for their innovative art installations and collections. Kimpton Hotel Born–Denver, Colorado. Kimpton Hotel Born displays a collection of original works of art by local Denver artists. The hotel offers over 14,000 sq. With over 16,000 sq.

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EventMB

MARCH 29, 2022

The post Orlando’s New Star Wars Hotel Just Raised the Bar for Event Experiences by Lisa Jade Hutchings appeared first on [link]. Photo credits: Disney With the return of in-person events, attendees are happy to have the opportunity to connect face-to-face again. But this feeling may be […].

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Social Tables

MAY 21, 2021

Not only does the layout of a hotel lobby create a first impression, but it also determines how the rest of the hotel’s design will look and feel to guests. A hotel lobby should serve as a place where everyone can feel welcome and secure while also providing an immediate sense of your brand. Have a clear “why.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

While demand for hotel and restaurant workers came back relatively quickly once people started traveling and meeting again, job-seekers were more reluctant. What will this mean for hotel prices? The post Could Gig Workers Solve Hotel Staffing Shortage? As of July, headcount was still down a reported 44 million people.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Elms Hotel & Spa. The Elms Hotel & Spa (@ elmshotelandspa ) • Instagram photos and videos. Congress Plaza Hotel. Congress Plaza Hotel (@ congressplazahotel ) • Instagram photos and videos. The Stanley Hotel. The Stanley Hotel (@ thestanleyhotel ) • Instagram photos and videos. Hawthorne Hotel.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2023

The hospitality industry has been talking about robots augmenting hotels’ staffs for several years now, but the technology seems to have reached the point of being effective and reliable enough to handle a variety of customer-facing situations. Guests have responded positively, while the hotels reported significant reductions in labor costs.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On December 16 in Berlin, Germany, the 427-room Radisson Collection Hotel was forced to close after its elevated lobby aquarium—standing approximately 50 feet tall and 35 feet wide and containing 260,000 gallons of water and 1,500 fish—burst without warning. and nobody was killed.

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EventSource

JUNE 22, 2022

If ever there was a time for boutique hotels to have their day in the sun, it’s in the light of the covid recovery. Intimate weddings and special events are all the rage these days, and few venues offer all the benefits and amenities of Toronto’s best boutique hotel venues. 1 Hotel Toronto The Sky Suite at the.

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Planned by the creative minds at Celebration Events , their big day at the Hotel X Toronto has everything from decadent floral arrangements to an elegant colour palette and other whimsical details. Lucy and Ekeng’s lush and opulent wedding, captured by Mango Studios , will truly have your heart swooning.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2023

Doug Klein Klein is vice president of marketing and communications for Lark Hotels , which operates 50 properties in New England and California. Dowling will lead communication efforts with PTG’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green and PTG Consulting brands. Jamie Colee Colee is CEO of Noble House Hotels & Resorts.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Boutique hotels are opening their doors to these groups looking for creative spaces to enhance their interactions. Peace Space, Hotel Zeppelin. Viceroy Hotel Group , San Francisco: This collection of four urban chic properties offers unique spaces for energized brainstorming, team building, fun activations and meaningful networking.

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SevenEvents

JULY 19, 2022

as sustainability and corporate social responsibility are talked about more and more by our clients, one hotel chain stands out from the crowd. ilunion hotels which are part of the once group and the once foundation, are a brand with a heart. where can you find ilunion hotels? where can you find ilunion hotels?

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Testament to its success, The Belfry Hotel and Resort has been awarded miaList Venue of the Year 2022 and England’s Leading Conference & Meeting Hotel at the World Travel Awards, making it the best meeting, conference and event venue in the UK.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

For more than 7,000 front-desk, housekeeping, and culinary employees of 87 hotels in the suburbs between Philadelphia and New York City, south of Albany, N.Y., The employees, members of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, learned of the completed deal on April 10 from Richard Maroko, president of the union. and on Long Island, N.Y.,

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

At that conference, he said that “the world is open again and there is a huge pent-up demand for our product, so I think [the hotel industry] can weather the slowing macro environment.” A few weeks after Convening Leaders, Nassetta led his company’s latest earnings call that reported Q4 2022 results across Hilton’s 18 brands.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

Over the last two years, the economy extended-stay hotel market has been outperforming all other segments, said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. With this outperformance, it’s no wonder why Wyndham is launching Echo—an acronym for Economy Hotel Opportunity—its economy extended-stay brand in 2023.

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The big day held at The Pearle Hotel & Spa was nothing short of awe-inspiring. Vendors Featured in this Article The Pearle Hotel & S. The post Ariane and Sam’s Luxurious Wedding at The Pearle Hotel & Spa appeared first on Toronto & GTA Weddings & Special Events Blog.

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EventSource

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Chushan and David’s big day at Hotel X Toronto was nothing short of a fairytale. The post Chushan and David’s Alluring Wedding at Hotel X Toronto appeared first on Toronto & GTA Weddings & Special Events Blog. Vendors Featured in this Article 71 Reviews Designed Dream Event.

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Social Tables

MAY 27, 2022

Your hotel room layout doesn’t just determine where you place the furniture. A hotel room should make guests feel like they can go about their activities just like they would at home. In order to help you tackle the complexities of this process, we’ve created this hotel room layout guide. Who are your hotel guests?

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 23, 2023

The deal, which is the business’ first hotel partnership post-pandemic, promotes more flexible accommodation options to those visiting or exhibiting at the NEC Campus. Live events specialists the NEC Group have further enhanced the customer experience for venue visitors by announcing a partnership with Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 7, 2023

Here’s an interesting conundrum: Hotel-room occupancy rates in the top 25 U.S. In the pre-Covid era, an occupancy rate of about 67 percent was considered the break-even point for hotel operations. Another factor in hotels’ profitability: Smaller labor staffs. urban markets were 1.5

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MeetingsNet

MAY 9, 2022

Late April was a popular time for revisiting the hotel tax in several meetings-heavy cities. First, Nashville got the go-ahead from Tennessee state legislators to raise its hotel-motel tax by one percent, which will bring the total to six percent once Governor Bill Lee signs the bill. Combined with the 9.25-percent Combined with the 9.25-percent

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