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Hotel Strikes May Soon Widen to Hawaii, Boston and San Francisco

Smart Meetings

And tomorrow, another 2,500 Marriott workers in San Francisco will take a similar vote. The strike vote came after months of negotiation between Unite Here Local 5 and Marriott. Year-round health benefits and worker protection against automation are reportedly among the major issues on the negotiating table.

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Moving Your Meeting Amid Rising Reproductive Rights Concerns

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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.

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The Mutual Benefits of Planning with a Unionized Property

Smart Meetings

San Francisco has a strong union presence in Unite Here Local 2 , which represents more than 15,000 hospitality workers in San Francisco, San Mateo County, the East Bay and the North Bay. In San Francisco, there are 60 properties with solid union contracts that are not at risk for striking.

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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

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Hotels in major cities such as San Francisco call their daily fee an “urban fee.” I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com. The post You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

Related Stories: Zeiss Shares Five Ways to Make Sales Meetings More Fun Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business 82% of travelers say business travel is ‘very or moderately’ worthwhile in achieving business objectives.

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For Short-Term Meetings, a Market Squeeze?

MeetingsNet

Economic observers had predicted a mild recession in Q4 that would stunt travel demand, thus boosting room availability and cost negotiability. Even San Francisco, the slowest of the top 25 markets to recover from the pandemic, saw 83.2 That doesn’t seem to be in the cards, though.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

Smart Meetings

VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both. Everyone chips in and then we all had funny stories about going through customs and being questioned and negotiating taxes—it’s another complexity.”

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