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How Much Will Meeting Costs Go Up in 2025?

MeetingsNet

If your 2025 meeting budgets aren’t at least 4.3 Hotels*: Up 3%-5% Air: Up 2% F&B: Up 4% Wages for Event Staff: Up 4% 2025 Prices—total increase for meetings and events: 4.3% Hotels*: Up 3%-5% Air: Up 2% F&B: Up 4% Wages for Event Staff: Up 4% 2025 Prices—total increase for meetings and events: 4.3%

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Quarterly Event and Brand Experience Industry Recruitment Trends: July to September 2024 and Q1 2025 Forecasts

Prestige Events Magazine

The rise of master service agreements (MSAs) and longer-term contracts is contributing to greater stability within agencies, allowing them to plan for the future with more confidence. ” The next recruitment report will be published in January 2025.

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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

Smart Meetings

But entering a new relationship with a hotel usually comes with a detailed contract of agreements and stipulations. year period of time have shifted into the future years causing a significant demand and compression issue when contracting with hotels,” Payne said. Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M.

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Risk and Reward: Meetings in Hurricane Season

MeetingsNet

Favorable hotel deals are appearing for event groups willing to gather in hurricane-prone areas in late 2024 and 2025. How does a “flexible cancellation clause” and 50-percent attrition allowance sound? The official hurricane season ends on November 1 each year.

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Nineteen Group commits to NEC until 2025

Event Industry News

Nineteen Group has signed a contract to bring its portfolio of shows to NEC Birmingham until 2025. Most […]

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AEG Presents to reopen Watford Colosseum in 2025

Skiddle

Watford Borough Council has announced contract signings with AEG Presents UK, which will see the renowned global venue and concert operator manage Watford Colosseum when it reopens in 2025. The post AEG Presents to reopen Watford Colosseum in 2025 appeared first on Skiddle Promotion Centre.

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Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas

Event Marketer

But 2027 may see a shift for the long-running festival as its 13-year contract with Park City ends in 2026 (the 2025 and 2026 editions will remain in Utah). Collision will rebrand to Web Summit Vancouver and relocate to the city from Toronto in 2025. Cargill Philanthropies.

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