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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. You have the most negotiating power before signing the contract. Areas for Negotiation. Related: New Audiovisual Tech Boosts Meetings. Timing is Everything.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. The brand argues corporate travel teams could use AI tools for “better price predictions” and to better “tailor travel based on T&E policy, budget and employee preferences.”

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Pandemic Planning 101 from Million Dollar Event Career Course

Smart Meetings

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Contract and Negotiation Tips. We skipped to the good part—Negotiating Rooms: Cancellation, Attrition, Rebooking and Reselling — where the big idea is planning for contingencies. You can subtract that from your attrition policy. The constant through all of this?

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5 Tech Terms Event Planners Should Know

MeetingsNet

A list of tech fundamentals that will help you align event needs and goals. Brought to you by: Being a successful meeting & event planner requires a multifaceted skillset—from people and project management to contract negotiation and technology prowess. Convene makes all your tech needs simple. Load In / Load Out.

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Pandemic Planning 101 from Million Dollar Event Career Course

Smart Meetings

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Contract and Negotiation Tips. We skipped to the good part—Negotiating Rooms: Cancellation, Attrition, Rebooking and Reselling — where the big idea is planning for contingencies. You can subtract that from your attrition policy. The constant through all of this?

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Avoid the Venue Budget-Busters

MeetingsNet

Hotels are currently in the driver’s seat when it comes to meeting negotiations. Know your must-have and nice-to-have amenities before you negotiate. Negotiate multi-year contracts with the same venue or hotel chain. Ask about staff-room rates and the property’s comp-room policy. Event-Tech. Ground-Transportation.

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EU reaches a deal on tighter digital rules to improve ticket resale

Event Industry News

The text was agreed shortly after 1.30am on Saturday 23rd April in Brussels, after a marathon 16 hours of discussions between policy-makers. Statements from the European Parliament and Council as well as negotiators suggest the Act contains a number of measures to ensure secondary ticketing marketplaces act responsibly.

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