SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 In other words, hotels and resorts saw what airlines were doing and started figuring out their own ways to increase revenue beyond the basic fare —or, in this case, the room rate. Last year, the U.S. The room rate was renegotiated, she says. “It

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

For example: Digital marketing: current and prospective attendees will be able to manage how they receive marketing messages via a decentralised communication platform connecting the event owner and attendee/prospect; one that can be documented and verified. Education: all certification credits will be tracked in a uniformed fashion.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

We are an extension of your team,” says Amberlee Huggins, DCMP, and chief marketing officer of CSI DMC. “We We know them, they know us, they know if we say we’re booking something and we contract with them, they’re going to get their money and we’re going to be there for the long run.” But the entire scene had this destination flavor.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

There are many ways to send that message, but it will need to be tailored to post-COVID-19 budgets, markets and sensitivities,” he says. For flights, choose business class if possible, or book airlines which are leaving middle seats empty in economy class. We can expect major revisions to all travel contracts after COVID-19,” he says.

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Guidebook

MAY 16, 2023

The top four most stressful jobs were soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, and police officer. A police officer or airline pilot’s stress ends when they go off duty. This includes details most people never consider, such as recruiting speakers for the event and marketing the event. So why does Forbes list event planning so high?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. More : 6 Smart Moves: Wellness Edition.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 21, 2023

Event coordinator is consistently listed in the top 10 most stressful jobs , along with military personnel, airline pilots and newspaper and broadcast journalists. The technology also allows you to add your signature to scanned documents, so vendor contracts have never been easier to share, sign and send. And why wouldn’t it be?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Thank you @LEOEvents for putting some context behind the increased prices and fees we are seeing in contracts. The tight event production market is manifesting in last-minute no-shows for work and impacting load-in and out. “If The other way a tight labor market impacts meetings is in transportation. You have to pick two.”.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In recent past episodes, we covered several 202o trends in the industry, including marketing and design. And a lot of times it’s behind the scenes with marketing automation. So much so, we have another podcast entirely dedicated to the topic. And we thought this would be a great opportunity to bring you a crossover episode.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

Here’s how it works: Recency   American Airlines couldn’t care less that I’ve been a member of its loyalty program for 30-plus years. one point for every $5,000 in integrated marketing spend). Punitive Policies   Some shows impose penalties for skipping a year, not staying in the contracted block, breaking down early, etc.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many of the most-read articles from the past year will remain relevant in the year to come, with information on contract clauses and planning stress to EU entry regulation changes and, yes, shoes. Gallery Slide description: The strong sellers’ market isn’t just making it difficult to find an available and affordable meeting site.

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Expo Pass

JULY 2, 2024

.” — Heather Pilcher Assuming you have a year in advance to plan (which you won’t always), our guests recommend you start with big-ticket items like hotel contracts, catering, event registration due dates, etc. When negotiating your venue contracts, try to get free WiFi or, if not free, negotiate a more manageable price.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

In that same vein, some hotels and hotels groups are resetting customer expectations by reducing services like daily housekeeping/clean linens (BTW, don’t forget the customer blowback the airlines suffered when they started nickel-and-diming customers for previously complimentary services).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We We’ll pull the input back from the market and sit down with Michael’s team, vet the results, and give them the information they need to make a smart and informed decision.”. Procurement then runs the RFP process.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

However, I think the bravest industry is the network marketing industry, because they need this incentive platform to conduct sales, to develop relationships, and motivate clients and team members. As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Tourism 52

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Tourism Food and Beverage Hotels 52

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Tenholder equated Marriott’s decision to a price increase, similar to when airlines cut commissions to travel agents, but didn’t lower ticket prices. And while some brands tried to gain market share by actually raising commissions in the wake of the announcement, he doesn’t see that as sustainable.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

Hospitality 52

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