SmartMeetings

JULY 30, 2024

3 tips for events that meet goals and fit the budget As planners, we’re expected to deliver results while delighting our clients and staying on budget. They have the power to negotiate multiple concessions. For example: If you’re negotiating a contract in 2024 for a 2027 meeting, lock in menu pricing based on current prices.

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MPI

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A sober-inclusive happy hour is an absolute must for inclusive events. That was the sentiment at the Beyond the Bar discussion that took place at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club during IMEX America 2024, hosted by Caesars Entertainment and OTHR Agency in partnership with CEMA (the Corporate Event Marketing Association).

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 29, 2023

As with recent hotel-labor agreements around the country plus a new contract for UPS workers, fresh contracts for more than 45,000 airline pilots may well affect costs around business events. The compensation and benefits for American pilots will be more than $9 billion across the four-year contract.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2017

Numerous high-profile events and corporate development projects have been either canceled or moved outside the state in protest of the controversial legislation, which limits LGBT protections. – Commercial real estate firm CoStar broke off negotiations to provide 732 Charlotte-area jobs, which instead went to neighboring Virginia.

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