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A New Site-Selection Consideration, Thanks to Technology

MeetingsNet

Meeting planners who want to know whether the neighborhood around a potential host hotel is lively and has seen many of its businesses reopen after the Covid pandemic might want to look at a new report from the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.

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What Planners Want in Site Selection Technology

MeetingsNet

A recent GBTA Foundation study finds that, while the technology exists to help meeting professionals throughout the site-sourcing process, just over half—57 percent—say they currently use meeting management technology to plan their events. read more.

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New Study Spotlights How Socio-Political Changes in Europe Impact Events

PCMA Convene

Brexit popped up as both a threat and opportunity for the events industry in the new “Europe as a Destination for Meetings and Conferences” study. Therefore, the study advises destinations to fine-tune their marketing to particular segments in which they excel. Photo courtesy of London & Partners).

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AMEX Study: Increasing Hotel Costs and Lower Commissions Could Cut into Meeting Agendas

Smart Meetings

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table.

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Adjusting Strategies to Changing Business Models

PCMA Convene

Alessandro Cortese Five years ago, the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) developed a site-selection strategy for its annual congress — which this year attracted more than 6,700 delegates in Vienna, Austria — that favored those destinations that recognized, in Clark’s words, that they had a challenge with cancer.

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Making deeper human connections with an intuitive virtual event platform.

Hubb

ResourceOne is the event planning and logistics arm of HelmsBriscoe, the world’s largest meetings procurement and site selection company. With client demand for virtual events still growing, ResourceOne partners with Hubb and their proven, established virtual event platform to help him serve a broad array of clients.

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How Meeting Planners Book, Plan, and Execute Their Events

PCMA Convene

The 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey collected information about the number, size, revenue, and budgets for meetings industry during 2015, as well as information about site visits, booking windows, housing, and other topics: .

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