Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

Yesterday, the Events Industry Council issued the Health and Safety for Hotels Accepted Practices Guide. The task force’s hotel work group used the various guides issued by hotel companies as well as resources such as the AHLA Stay Safe program, and other global resources, as a starting point to develop a baseline.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP). He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this new role, Michaels will expand her scope to oversee all legal, risk management, internal audits, compliance and workers compensation functions within the company. He will oversee all operations and management of the newest AC Hotels by Marriott, continuing his professional journey with Highgate.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Preparing for Return to Meeting.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Though lockdowns similar to what we experienced at the beginning of the pandemic aren’t likely, meeting destinations may be impacted by ever-changing local restrictions or ordinances around vaccinations, testing requirements, etc. Build in More Time.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. Managing the Physical Space. What Meeting Planners Should Ask Hotels.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Pandemic-era contracts now require contract clauses that include Hotel Protocols and Policies for Covid-19 prevention. The planner can get dinged if attendees are able to get lower rates at the same hotel, so focus on room nights. Reasonable Care. Key Clauses.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We One of the newest entries to the risk response list is the company’s Covid-response plan.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Hans Ritten Loews Hotels & Co announces Hans Ritten as the new general manager of Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. He blew over from another Windy City property, Omni Hotel Chicago, where he was general manager.

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EventMB

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether you participate in corporate event planning, association event planning or agency planning, you will have to consider how much risk you are willing or able to take. Maybe your risk management protocols prevent you from holding an event in a neighbouring country to Ukraine even if you wanted to.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Despite a remarkable string of growth, the meetings industry may be under a false sense of security. That means compiling valuable ROI reports and other data now in case budget directors once again put meetings in their crosshairs. “I RISK MANAGEMENT. The post Are Meetings in a Bubble? THE ECONOMY. The U.S. “The

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2023

is a travel planner who often finds herself in unfamiliar cities in the US and abroad on hotel site inspections and destination FAMs. “I On one occasion, however, the hotel had booked her on the ground floor of a hotel which was also near the garage, a security no-go because of its easy proximity to possible bad actors.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. jpeg Gallery Slide Headline: 10 Ways to Make Meetings and Events Neuro-Inclusive Published: canadaflag-meetings_0.jpg PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg Read the article.)

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

It used to be, planners could focus their efforts solely on the success of the meeting or event. Severe weather, earthquakes, protest demonstrations and, yes, acts of terrorism or mass violence must concern every meeting planner now. This applies to all venues, whether it’s an aquarium or high-rise hotel or a tent.”

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

the power of incentive travel is an ever-evolving innovative platform that satisfies an innate desire for immersive and transformative experiences that, if done the right way, help an organization meet or exceed its business goals. when it comes to hotel transfer options, it is also crucial to consider the infrastructure of the destination.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Defining Risk. Risk categories include financial, operational, reputational and security/safety.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Event insurance is available not only for the security of the event but a lot of suppliers won’t move forward with meeting organizations that do not have it. And with event insurance it’s all about risk management. It makes no difference how much planning or hard work you do; how many people attend or the location of the event.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 10, 2020

More : What Does a COVID Vaccine Really Mean for Travel and Meetings? Sanitation and health security will be permanently more important risk management strategies,” said FICP Executive Director Steve Bova, CAE. The post IRF Survey: Prospects for Resumption of Incentive Travel Optimistic appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

Meeting and event professionals are very much aware of the security challenges generated by bringing people together. In recent days, we have been confronted once again by televised images of terror being inflicted on participants at events, walking a bridge or attending a meeting.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 20, 2021

Co-Chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition. When I became co-chair of the Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) in January 2020, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the full extent of the crisis we were about to face as a world and as an industry. Fred Dixon. Name : Fred Dixon. President and CEO, NYC & Company.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

As professional event planners grapple with security concerns at meetings , emergency preparedness has become a hot issue. Questions arise about who is responsible for ensuring that business meetings and association events are safe and secure environments (see “ Zeroing In on Security ” from the April issue of Smart Meetings magazine).

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM, works in Woodhaven, New York, as a s enior business events manager at RIMS, Risk Management Society. What I do: I am responsible for contracting more than 75 hotel agreements per year. I manage our exhibitor housing and hospitality processes (more than 31,000 peak room nights).

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Smart Meetings asked Sharon Bonner, founder of Bright Ideas Events, after she staged a ball for 1,500 employees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While some hotels are doing the right thing by taking Covid safety protocol seriously, even offering on-site testing, it’s especially important to have contracts squared away. Meeting professionals today are risk managers.” —Ty Sheaks. State laws are varied. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. Anthony Capuano.

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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. This short list of places, spaces and notations compiled by the travel risk management company On Call International can help narrow down the options. Meeting space: 4.2 million sq.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Greg Sparrow, senior vice president and general manager at CompliancePoint, an Atlanta-area consultant for cybersecurity and risk management, bemoans the fact that repeated occurrences of data theft at major companies in recent years has led to a “desensitization” of public reaction. Try to silo your risk,” he begins.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The study, which delved into top safety concerns women business travelers face, found that almost 69 percent of United States travel buyers believe females face greater risk than males and 61 percent feel it’s imperative to consider female safety when implementing risk-management programs.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 5, 2017

It can be challenging for those in the meeting planning profession, but looking on the bright side really does pay off. Event planners are no strangers to airport terminals and hotel check-ins. Most of their time on the road will be spent in hotel rooms, airports and attending to business-related obligations.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 20, 2016

The first-ever ASM Microbe program — the American Society for Microbiology’s grand experiment in combining its General Meeting and Interscience Conference on Antimicrobrial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) into one new annual conference — wraps today. Look for my article about that in our September issue.). That’s been interesting.”

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What should they pay attention to? Artificial Intelligence.

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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. J: Marketing.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 20, 2019

Certainly, event facilities and other public places, including hotels, have developed emergency plans. Event organizers and other meeting professionals have a duty of care to ensure the safety and security of event participants. 4 phases of risk management. According to Reuters (Sept. Download it.

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