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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 That’s upshot of the meetings and events cost forecast released by Maritz as part of the IMEX America edition of its industry trends report. 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

Candidates were initially hesitant to travel, but the balance of power has gently shifted towards employers, so they are now insisting on in-person meetings after an initial online chemistry session or similar. ” The next recruitment report will be published in January 2025.

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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. or along the wider Gulf Coast for hurricane-season meetings—it is critical that groups conduct risk assessment and contingency planning for these events, including group-communication plans and evacuation plans.

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Booking Group Business in the Future of Meetings

SmartMeetings

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series reporting on FICP Chats about the future of meetings. See also : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Community and Resiliency on #MeetingsChat. Based on the in-person site inspection, that clause should allow meetings professionals the option to cancel the contract without penalty.

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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. Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. year period of time have shifted into the future years causing a significant demand and compression issue when contracting with hotels,” Payne said.

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Blue Strawberry Group awarded exclusive five-year, multi-million-pound contract with 8½ London

Prestige Events Magazine

Leading luxury catering and event management services provider Blue Strawberry Group has secured a five-year contract to deliver exclusive hospitality and event services at 8½ London – home to The Skinners’ Company. Blue Strawberry Group was awarded the contract after undertaking an extensive and highly competitive tender process.

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus. The video below is part of the Hotel Effie’s virtual tour.). Virtual Site Visits. Leslie Zeck.

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