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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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How Planners Can Manage The “Easy Button” in Events

Smart Meetings

Read more: Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World Working with Third-Party Agencies Many third parties provide sourcing only, meaning they will find the destination, and other will assist in sourcing as well as contract negotiations. Compression of the market is huge.

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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). In May, Sundance began taking proposals from other cities as part of a review process exploring a move.

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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

Moscone Center and San Francisco Travel are also working on offsets to security packages that groups traditionally contract. Finally, we have great deals for those that are signing multiyear contracts at one time. We’re very excited that we also have the Super Bowl coming in 2026. We have a FIFA World Cup coming in 2026.

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Disney Union Workers to Get 37 Percent Wage Increase

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Skift Take: Approximately 32,000 union workers at Walt Disney World will get raises of about $3 an hour by the end of the year and raises of about 37 percent of their current salaries by 2026 under a tentative five-year agreement. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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TWT: ‘Ka-Ching’ Say Airline Earnings Calls, Sully Warns of Inexperienced Pilots

Smart Meetings

The airline pointed to its new United Club at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, its purchase of 200 four-seat electric aircraft for 2026 delivery and its Business Blueprint corporate customer platform as highpoints on its performance.

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Roundhouse announces new catering supplier cohort with diversity at the heart

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The suppliers are committed to three-year contracts until 2026, available to cater any Roundhouse event from intimate gatherings, to festivals, to charity galas and award ceremonies.

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