Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
And tomorrow, another 2,500 Marriott workers in San Francisco will take a similar vote. If actual strikes are called, they will join the more than 6,000 workers from several hotel brands on strike in Chicago since Sept. The strike vote came after months of negotiation between Unite Here Local 5 and Marriott.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 2, 2018
The resort fee—a daily charge tacked onto a hotel or resort room rate for services guests may or may not want—began there about eight years ago. hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 Some hotels now charge for early check in and late check out. Last year, the U.S. And for baggage storage.
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Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. Across the United States and Canada, Unite Here represents 300,000 hospitality workers and over 1,100 hotels and casinos. The Beginnings of Labor Day.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 25, 2024
That was the case for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), whose 43rd Annual Pregnancy Meeting last year — originally scheduled to meet at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas — to San Francisco, Feb. Like many associations, SMFM signs contracts with its host destinations years in advance.
Event Marketer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
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MeetingsNet
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Economic observers had predicted a mild recession in Q4 that would stunt travel demand, thus boosting room availability and cost negotiability. Leading into Q4, the figures from hotel-industry research firm CoStar found that the second half of September was the strongest it has ever been for hotels in the top 25 U.S.
Event Marketer
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Before Zeiss became a remote workplace, the National Sales Meeting was held in San Diego, where its headquarters were located. Rather, it was in a hotel-centric location with a noticeable lack of bars and restaurants within walking distance—something the audience craved. But the event wasn’t held in the bustling center of the city.
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