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Top Challenges Facing the Meeting Planning Industry Right Now

The Castle Group

While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. Work with hotel partners and other vendors to understand their weak spots. Staffing / Service.

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Some benefits of selecting second-tier cities

Plan Your Meetings

Gone are the days when people were content with staying in a hotel that could be in Anywhere, USA, and traveling for work without truly getting out and experiencing the destination. At the same time, gone are the days of companies and organizations having enough staff and budget to plan every detail for travelers.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

Let’s face it, there’s a lot of paperwork involved in the meeting planning process. Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

SmartMeetings

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. If the property allows it, implement an “All Gender Restroom” sign outside of the main meeting area during the event. Evaluate city policies and attitudes prior to committing. “It

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5 Things Planners Can Learn from the Presidential Inauguration

SmartMeetings

If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. In December, just 15 percent of hotels in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area had vacancies for inauguration weekend—and prices had risen by more than three times the usual rate, to around $500 a night. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7