Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin. She joined Lake Conroe as a food and beverage manager in August 2021 to provide tremendous food and beverage service and now looks forward to overseeing events hosted on the resorts 72,000 sq.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And almost a third were new since 2021. ballroom, a 90,000-square-foot theater, a 25,000-square-foot Meridian Garden, 57 meeting spaces, 3,700 guest rooms and 27 different food and beverage outlets on the 25-acre property, soon to be announced. Fontainebleau will also be opening a Las Vegas location in 2023, boasting 550,000 sq.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. There’s been more transparency shown in the communications during the pandemic environment,” which she says will shape the planner-hotelier relationship from now on.

Hotels 118

Hotels Food and Beverage Contracts Trade Shows 118

Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021. Physical event attendance will continue to face limitations in terms of venue capacity and travel restrictions for at least the first of half of 2021.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Some planners say they find hotels taking a more proactive approach to partnering on this issue after their events encountered property-side missteps in 2021. We now proactively look at service-related clauses to include in our contracts. She says that planners simply have to drill down more during the contracting process.

Contracts 121

Contracts Negotiating Food and Beverage Hotels 121

MeetingsNet

JULY 26, 2021

In April 2021, ninety-four Eurofins colleagues gathered at a beautiful Orlando resort, where our events team implemented extensive safety precautions: PCR test (upon entry). Individually packaged food and beverages. Sponsored by Eurofins. Antigen test (entry and exit). Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking.

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Food and Beverage Contracts 2021 2020 105

SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? We are also seeing tremendous demand for 2021.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Hotels Contracts 111

MeetingsNet

JULY 26, 2021

In April 2021, ninety-four Eurofins colleagues gathered at a beautiful Orlando resort, where our events team implemented extensive safety precautions: PCR test (upon entry). Individually packaged food and beverages. Sponsored by Eurofins. Antigen test (entry and exit). Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking.

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Food and Beverage Contracts 2021 2020 105

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. Physical Limitations.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Hotels Trade Shows 111

MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2021

Earlier in March, Accor Hotels rolled out an on-site testing program for business events, while Hilton and Marriott did so at the beginning of 2021. Those meetings also qualify for short-form contracts containing no cancellation fee and no attrition fees for rooms that were not booked. Details of those programs can be found here.

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Hotels Food and Beverage Contracts Association Meetings 70

InitLive

JANUARY 25, 2021

Increase food and beverage sales by 35%. Once you have found that perfect venue, you need to set a date, sign a contract, stay within budget, and make payments. In 2021, there are so many marketing channels to choose from and it's up to you to determine what channels are best to reach your target demographics.

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2021 Social Media Entertainment Food and Beverage 88

The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

Our concept is Portuguese authentic food, fabulous drag queens and breathtaking performances.’. This technology offers smart contracts—not just the art or the collectible nature of that collectible or art. The smart contract is something I wanted to use for this conference.’. ‘I And now, we have created six online experiences.

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2021 Food and Beverage 2022 Speakers 69

Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings.

Meetings 130

Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 130

Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

If you or your organization require expert assistance, you should contract the services of a professional. Key Takeaways: Be a fully informed planner: read the entire contract, ask questions, and hire a hospitality attorney if you need assistance in reviewing, negotiating, or renegotiating a contract.

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Contracts Negotiating Food and Beverage Hotels 73

The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

While we don’t have a definitive road map, we are already beginning to see small in-person events, and the industry is optimistic that recovery will fully commence in Q3 and Q4 of 2021. Of course, live events will not immediately bounce back to pre-Covid conditions but will begin more slowly and will start as hybrid events.

Food and Beverage 94

Food and Beverage Negotiating Hotels Event Apps 94

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And almost a third were new since 2021. ballroom, a 90,000-square-foot theater, a 25,000-square-foot Meridian Garden, 57 meeting spaces, 3,700 guest rooms and 27 different food and beverage outlets on the 25-acre property, soon to be announced. Fontainebleau will also be opening a Las Vegas location in 2023, boasting 550,000 sq.

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2022 Airlines Hotels Tourism 130

Planning Pod

JANUARY 28, 2021

And we didn’t have a floor plan software, so we were contracting that out and paying someone to do it.”. Some of those features include: Proposal and contract building – Customizable proposal templates and line item templates let you set things up so you can create templates and template language for packages you frequently use.

Food and Beverage 89

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 89

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? We are also seeing tremendous demand for 2021. For highlights, read on.

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Food and Beverage Airlines Contracts Hotels 52

Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

As many begin planning for 2021 and are wondering what to expect for live events, the Event Leadership Institute (ELI) recently set out to provide planners with data and insights around how guests feel about attending on-site events – including the health protocols and procedures they expect to feel safe.

Food and Beverage 59

Food and Beverage Risk Management 2020 Social Media 59

Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 28, 2020

August 28, 2020 – As planning for modified in-person events for 2021 begins, planners are left wondering how attendees feel about attending on-site events – including the health protocols and procedures that will make them feel safe.

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Food and Beverage Risk Management 2020 Contracts 40

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Check out these resources to keep your skills sharp for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. From risk management to venue protocols; contract clauses to user experience; food and beverage to marketing, the course covers the areas most impacted by the pandemic to help you develop and design well-informed, future-forward events.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Consulting Education 52

zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

One notable example is Chanel , which hosted its Cruise 2021/22 fashion show in Dubai in November 2021.”. Event and hospitality professionals should be patient, willing to negotiate – sometimes even after a contract has been signed – and above all respectful, ready to listen and willing to learn.

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Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 2021 62

Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

between 2021 and 2028, according to Grand View Research. To get the CMP title, a person must show that they are good at negotiating contracts, planning events, managing risks, and marketing. From venue selection and budgeting to contract negotiation and risk management, participants will learn all the steps of event planning.

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Event Planning Social Media Contracts Negotiating 48

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Did you anticipate that we would be at this stage in terms of vaccination distribution, variants, and other COVID-related impacts in the first quarter of 2021? 1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. With very broad brushes, yes. And it means that the No.

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Technology Venues Trade Shows Food and Beverage 64

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“They gave us three options: Terminate our original contract and they would return our deposit with no penalty, Reschedule the event in 2020 with new contract terms; or. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020.

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Trade Shows Contracts 2020 Food and Beverage 105

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Food and beverage offerings. More and more, food-and-beverage selections and catering have become a big draw for many events (even those that don’t have an obvious foodie angle). In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Food and beverage offerings. More and more, food-and-beverage selections and catering have become a big draw for many events (even those that don’t have an obvious foodie angle). In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day.

Event Marketing 60

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 60

SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

There will be changes in protocol for every aspect of the hotel, ranging from guest check-in , public spaces, food and beverage outlets to all parts of meetings and events, as hypercleanliness, hygiene and social distancing become our new normal. I hope it will lead to a trend of valuing local people and eating real, authentic food.

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Food and Beverage Hotels Travel Contracts 122