SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? We want to be COVID-safe and sustainable. For highlights, read on. Amy Calvert.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

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.

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Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back. So if you haven’t already taken a long, hard look at your business model, now is the time to assess if it’s sustainable based on this new era we have entered, because there is no reason to assume that things will go back to the way they were.

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Hospitality Technology Food and Beverage Hotels 89

Expo Pass

JULY 2, 2024

Portland, Oregon, is an excellent place for sustainable events. It is all now in our phones, which leads into the additional benefit of advancement: sustainability. These can include private theme park parties or unique food and wine experiences in culturally significant locations near the conference venue.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

The tent, set up in Arsenal’s big backyard, was surrounded by food trucks, sponsor lounges tucked into shipping containers stacked three stories high, and collaborative sessions, including some held aboard boats on the adjacent canal. Participants figure out amongst themselves what [sustainable mobility] means for them.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Southwest’s incoming CEO Robert Jordan told AP in an interview conducted in December but published this week, that the airline is not considering changing its “no bag or change fees” policy. JetBlue Sustainable Travel Partners Debuts. Free Seating Up for Grabs at Southwest? Kits are available at CityHealth.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 11, 2022

Since that time, airlines have reported a drop in on-board disturbances and the necessity for flight attendants to police passengers’ behaviors. Bottom-line for meeting planners : Look for airlines to respond by bringing back services like alcoholic beverages, full meal services and other business and first-class perks that got paused.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The more you know, the easier your job will be and that is definitely the case when it comes to resources that will help you find suppliers that leave a destination better and give you a short cut to reporting all your sustainable decisions. Products include food and beverages, bath and body, retail, furniture and art.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected. What won’t change is airlines. What does this mean for your programs, large and small?

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