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To wash it down, there were themed craft beverages that paired with the dishes, like the Maritime Marg, as well as mocktail options. Naturally, the Whataburger Food Truck was also parked on-site and dishing out hot samples of the limited-time menu item, the Monterey Melt.
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In fact, the reported 25% increase in average airline ticket prices has given many attendees pause. Another cut that feels like an addition is eliminating canned beverages in favor of refillable water bottles—it is better for the environment and the budget. Cutting on food is also a big no-no in Gardner-Kelley’s eyes.
How do you handle unexpected guest counts or potential food shortages? What protocols do you have in place to ensure food safety and hygiene? There will also be plenty of food and beverage options for everyone, regardless of if an attendee is trying to stick to a diet and/or refraining from alcohol.
Common conference activities include guest speakers, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Activities include a highly anticipated speaker and sessions that teach customers how to get the most out of their products. Plum Organics, a baby food company, adds a clever activity to their internal company meetings: coloring books.
While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating.
Many times they are also charged with having to make airline reservations for the delegates as well. If a corporate meeting planner’s lucky enough the transportation logistics will revolve around one or two days before the meeting and one or two days after the meeting.
Our speakers address unanswered questions. These can include private theme park parties or unique food and wine experiences in culturally significant locations near the conference venue. Valerie: Immediately contact the airline for them to try and track the luggage. Additional Q&A. The conversation continues!
Once the venue has been selected, a planner needs to turn his or her focus towards the food and beverage menu and the decor of the venue. Types of gifts can include; awards, delegate gifts commemorating the event, keynote speaker gifts etc. Caterers & Decor. Many of the event’s functions are social. Entertainment.
Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Passing Trend: Hugless. Micro-Trend: Ultra Personalization.
Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Passing Trend: Hugless. Micro-Trend: Ultra Personalization.
Think about ways to avoid cramped lines at registration and food and beverage stations, and thick crowds of people moving between sessions. Or, instead of moving people between rooms, move speakers. Stagger arrival times for different groups, like airlines handle the boarding of their flights. #5: 5: Health screening.
There will be changes in protocol for every aspect of the hotel, ranging from guest check-in , public spaces, food and beverage outlets to all parts of meetings and events, as hypercleanliness, hygiene and social distancing become our new normal. What won’t change is airlines. Technology : You need to evolve with technology.
During a recent MeetingsNet webinar, attorney, speaker, and College of Coastal Georgia professor Tyra Hilliard, Esq., Food and Beverage Guarantees: The Other Attrition Yes, You Do Need a Cancellation Clause Is Your Meeting Illegal, Impossible, or Impracticable? . Hilliard : Ha! No, but I appreciate the distinction.
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