Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2023

Hanna previously worked at Marriott IndyPlace in Indianapolis, where she worked as market director of catering sales. Other prior experience includes working as director of sales and marketing for Le Meridien Indianapolis and senior sales manager at JW Marriott Indianapolis. Before this L.A.

Food and Beverage 246

Food and Beverage Hotels 2001 2009 246

Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

Throughout his years in the industry, he has worked across many departments including front desk, housekeeping, food & beverage, accounting and more, and has established a reputation for collaborative work budget creation, improving service scores and building strong cultures.

Hospitality 246

Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 246

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

So we thought we would offer an overview of the four best venue management software tools on the market as a good starting point for your research in determining which one best fits your needs. Four Best Venue Management Software Solutions of 2021. #1 Or to add updated food-and-beverage items to both an invoice and a BEO.

Food and Beverage 148

Food and Beverage Venues Management 2021 148

Event Marketer

JANUARY 22, 2024

For the season two launch of its original show “Love Life,” Max in 2021 hosted a four-day series of date nights at eight Black-owned restaurants in Atlanta, Detroit, L.A. The final part of the marketing program, Russell Stover announced the wedding on social media with digital invitations and shared photos after the event took place.

Food and Beverage 283

Food and Beverage Social Media 2022 Negotiating 283

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

She brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing and a specialty in weddings, milestone anniversary celebrations, reunions and more special events. In this new role, she will optimize the resort’s growing wedding market. She will oversee all catering and planning for locally catered events. and New Orleans.

Hospitality 264

Hospitality Food and Beverage 2007 2010 264

Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

ban on sailing: “Over the past eight months, a highly controlled resumption of cruising has continued in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific—with nearly 400,000 passengers sailing to date in more than 10 major cruise markets.”. In their initial request, CLIA emphasized the safety of cruise travel based on voyages taken from non-U.S.

Travel 264

Travel 2021 Food and Beverage 2022 264

Nunify

JANUARY 4, 2022

Virtual events are now a value creator to your marketing & top-of-the-line. By 2028 global virtual event market could reach $500+ billion ( Global news wir e, 2021). 63% marketing leaders say they plan to conduct “the same number or more” virtual events in 2022. Forrester , 2021 ). Eventmarketer , 2021).

Event Marketing 124

Event Marketing Marketing 2021 2022 124

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We live in a hybrid world where almost every major event has a virtual component, even if we don’t call it that,” said Bizzabo Chief Marketing Officer Alon Alroy. By the fall of 2021, a lot of Joanna Pineda’ global clients were saying they were done with virtual. The Back-up Plan. Then omicron and the culture wars hit. “We

Meetings 276

Meetings Food and Beverage 2021 Speakers 276

Event Marketer

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Now, let’s grab a cup of cheer and dig into 14 of the 2021 experiential holiday campaigns that slayed all the way. Amazon (@amazon) December 4, 2021. The post A Supersized Roundup: 14 Experiential Holiday Programs That Slayed All the Way appeared first on Event Marketer. Happy holidays! link] pic.twitter.com/dIX3gGKcLi.

Airlines 349

Airlines Food and Beverage Apparel Wireless 349

Social Tables

APRIL 1, 2022

Food and beverage is perhaps one of the most anticipated elements of any event. For this blog post, we interviewed experts in food and beverage and event planning to get the inside scoop on catering trends for the years ahead. Are you doing any food for remote events? Do we still see food as an experience?

Food and Beverage 151

Food and Beverage Sustainability 2022 2021 151

The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I spoke to Isabelle Salau, Multi-Property Director of Sales & Marketing at Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center and she shared with me: ‘We often compete with major European destinations like Madrid, Barcelona, or Warsaw. ‘Our

Hotels 111

Hotels Conference Venues Food and Beverage 111

Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

Renovations to various meeting spaces at Harrah’s Cherokee were completed in October of 2021—illuminating the more than 130,000 sq ft. It seems like we’ve added so many new things with one of the latest features being our new Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Food Market.” “I The Great Smokey Mountain railway.

Food and Beverage 246

Food and Beverage Entertainment Banking 2015 246

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Hall was board chair at Destinations International for the 2021-2022 term but has since stepped down from the position to fill her new role. Dipalma brings 25-plus years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience and a sommelier certification to the position. Dana Porter Higgins. Richard Szilagyi. Carrie Bligh.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Hall was board chair at Destinations International for the 2021-2022 term but has since stepped down from the position to fill her new role. Dipalma brings 25-plus years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience and a sommelier certification to the position. Dana Porter Higgins. Richard Szilagyi. Carrie Bligh.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 130

Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Statistics show that 58% of the audience at sports events are prepared to spend more on food and beverages if they don’t have to stand in line. [1] Before the pandemic, fans showed a growing interest in using self-ordering kiosks and mobile apps to speed up the food ordering process. Improved order accuracy. Higher order value.

Food and Beverage 105

Food and Beverage 2021 Sports 2001 105

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2022

He comes from Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, where he worked as general manager and was named Hilton Americas’ 2021 General Manager of the Year Award. She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. Conrad New York Downtown in Lower Manhattan named Dadich general manager.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage 2007 2010 Hotels 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His philosophy is that “Genuine hospitality is the way a restaurant makes you feel before you even take a bite of food. They are well-appointed, but not the most expensive in the market. When they find they are sitting next to the winemaker involved in creating the beverage in their glass, that is pretty special.

Hospitality 246

Hospitality Hotels 2001 Food and Beverage 246

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Denise Florio Denise Florio Florio will oversee the sales, marketing and events team and drive revenue at Park Hyatt New York as director of sales and marketing after over 20 years of experience at numerous Hyatt properties. She comes from her role as director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Recency Aruba Resort & Casino.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Claudio joined the property in June 2021 as director of front office. Wilson is hotel general manager for The Source Hotel + Market Hall in Denver. Mr. C Beverly Hills in Los Angeles named Canderle director of sales and marketing, following her most recent role as director of sales and marketing for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hotels Retail Hospitality 130

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. Higher Food and Beverage Costs. The Rise of Energy Costs .

2023 122

2023 Food and Beverage 2022 Negotiating 122

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.

2022 293

2022 Airlines Hotels Tourism 293

Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

Matt Grey, CEO and founder of event:decision, a market leader in event impact reporting and mitigation, has calculated the carbon footprint of the Eurovision Song Contest at approximately 65,000 tCO2e. 65,000 tCO2e is the same as parking 250,000 double-decker buses nose-to-tail and using a hose pipe to fill each one with carbon dioxide. .*

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Travel Hotels Sustainability 130

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2024

host JT Long, vice president and content director of Smart Meetings, delves into the fascinating world of food and beverage with Thomas Whelan, director of operations for Levy Restaurants. I’ve had such a crazy career in terms of working for what I would consider some of the most iconic companies in food and beverage.

Food and Beverage 130

Food and Beverage Hospitality Meetings Banking 130

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. What is event marketing? Identifying the proper target market (i.e., Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.)

Event Marketing 131

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To promote sustainable travel within the city, free public transport tickets are provided for attendees who book their hotel stays through Stuttgart Marketing. Attendees booking hotels through Stuttgart Marketing receive free public transport tickets, with frequent connections between venues, hotels, and the airport.

Hotels 105

Hotels Sustainability Automotive Venues 105

Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

From a tired mid-market corporate and wedding hotel, we have managed to transform the business to create a leisure retreat for a perfect escape in the Cotswolds, whilst still providing a five-star wedding experience. Last year, we opened the Bar and Terrace 2021, capturing a new local market that worked alongside the wedding business.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Sustainability Food and Beverage Hotels 130

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

By the end of 2021, Accor will join that group, with more than half of the 5,200 properties across its brands—Fairmont, Orient Express, Sofitel, Swissotel, Movenpick, Novotel, Raffles, and others—using the tool. Because Accor has a significant number of properties outside the U.S.,

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings 2021 Hotels 91

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. of meeting space.

Meetings 130

Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 130

Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

The event team, the sponsors, and the marketing teams can use this data to analyze and refocus their sales and provide improved event content. I know that even with my 2021 clients I am having hybrid solution talks with them about their events as I believe they will still be in high demand. Valerie Bihet, Director, VIBE , Miami, FL.

Events 362

Events Travel Trade Shows Food and Beverage 362

The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

Our concept is Portuguese authentic food, fabulous drag queens and breathtaking performances.’. If you’ve followed me for long enough, you might know that I’m a big fan of Gary Vaynerchok, who has inspired me in many ways with respect to content marketing. How can food and beverage experiences be reimagined in the hybrid world?

2021 69

2021 Food and Beverage 2022 Speakers 69

Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2023

“We had to shut down the hotel and close for business, but my father’s true concern was for the farmers and a lot of the vendors on the big island,” said Jaydene Kanekoa, senior marketing manager at Marriott Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa—and Chef Jayson’s daughter. “He This is where it really started,” Kanekoa said.

Education 130

Education Hospitality Hotels Sustainability 130

Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As Statista highlights, “In 2021, mobile users in the United States sent roughly 2 trillion SMS or MMS messages.” The welcome SMS could include a concise schedule, clear indications of key locations like talk rooms or food and beverage counters, and essential details like Wi-Fi passwords.

Retail 118

Retail Food and Beverage 2021 Management 118

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

2020-2021 International Officer Team! At a very basic level, you can record a video and post it for others to watch,” said Wendy Giammarco, PTK’s vice president of events and marketing. costs, including food and beverage, and added the costs of technology and production. So proud of these five amazing people!!!

Event Design 98

Event Design 2020 Food and Beverage 2021 98

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. With food-and-beverage events in particular, tricky issues can come up (for specifics, see the article at bottom, "F&B Problems: Waiting for Waitstaff”). “If

Contracts 121

Contracts Negotiating Food and Beverage Hotels 121

Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Welcome Reception of CHS Birmingham represents its first industry facing host event, and will include a number of entertainment and food and beverage activations that will add further interest to the evening and showcase the venue’s product for corporate and association meetings. CHS Birmingham takes place 26 th October 2021.

Food and Beverage 59

Food and Beverage Association Meetings 2021 Entertainment 59

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Orlando Winterfest will be the first holiday gift show of the year after the previously scheduled events have either been canceled or postponed into 2021 due to COVID-19. The event will showcase a holiday market with over 1,000 vendors offering the ultimate gift shopping experience for the entire family.

2020 59

2020 Food and Beverage Social Media 2021 59

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.

2022 130

2022 Airlines Hotels Tourism 130