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New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

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To best be prepared and aligned with the hotel, it is important to address so you establish a shared agreement as it relates to the pandemic and its impact on a program. That language will then be shared with the hotel during the contracting process to come to a mutual agreement on terms. Now is not the time to skip a site visit.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

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Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

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Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins

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.: With a best-in-class meetings and events experience, Smart Meetings 360 is the ultimate service for the modern planner. This personalized and complimentary site-selection service begins with a consultative approach, focusing on the client’s specific needs to secure the best available group rates at ideal properties.

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PCMA Convene

Here’s why: Effectively, Marriott has announced a 30-percent reduction in revenue to those firms that have been booking Marriott-owned or Marriott franchise hotel properties for their clients. For many, their only choice when booking a hotel in the Marriott family will be to reduce the amount or level of services that they currently offer.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

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It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Apply the “Force Majeure/Excuse of Performance” clause : Demand this clause during negotiation. The post How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event appeared first on Smart Meetings.