SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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.

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Jujama

JULY 10, 2018

There are a few tricks to negotiating venue costs. We’ve tracked down some tips to help event organizers keep their venue costs as low as possible. However, if you truly have set a budget for your venue costs this allows you to quickly cut to the chase with a possible venue. Compare different venues.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 19, 2022

Rising inflation for everything from venues and staffing to chicken and eggs is a recipe for overages. In fact, the reported 25% increase in average airline ticket prices has given many attendees pause. Cutting on food is also a big no-no in Gardner-Kelley’s eyes. Read More : How to Budget Realistically for Hybrid Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

If you belong to hotel and airline loyalty programs —millions of us do—then you know they often award points for stuff other than flights and hotel rooms. Thereafter, they earn 300 points for an IHG restaurant, and 150 points for any other dining venue. They don’t have to be staying at an IHG hotel.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

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. hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 Some hotels now charge for early check in and late check out.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 17, 2017

The app lets users browse curated, local hotel venues as well as choose food, beverages and other amenities for groups of up to 40 people. As advertised on its website, the app is “so good” that United Airlines sued the company, although Skiplagged maintains that its practices are completely legal.

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Travel Food and Beverage Airlines Negotiating 72

Event Leadership Institute

MAY 9, 2015

In preparing the content for my upcoming Venue Sales Accelerator course, I interviewed dozens of planners and asked them what their pet peeves are when it comes to venues. Not Having the Space “Show Ready” This is particularly a challenge with non-hotel venues such as lofts, nightclubs, and other alternative spaces.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. For highlights, read on. Advocating for the Future.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back. Needless to say, this is a come-to-Jesus moment for all event venue, hotel and restaurant owners and managers, because it’s impossible to ignore what’s happening now regarding the employee shortage and stay in business. Learn more about our software.

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Hospitality Technology Food and Beverage Hotels 89

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Setting up/breaking down the auction at the venue. Auctions require donations : physical items (airline tickets, hotel rooms, food, beverage, sports memorabilia, jewelry, children’s items, pet products, electronics), experiences (lunch with the Mayor, golf clinics, riding lessons, spa days), or live animals (puppies).

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Food and Beverage Airlines Sports 2020 54

SmartMeetings

APRIL 11, 2017

Much of the food is often overpriced, over-processed and underwhelming. RewardExpert, a free service, is designed to help travelers maximize airline points and miles. Satisfaction was determined by Yelp score per venue, and average Yelp score per reviewer at each airport. But which airports offer the most positive experiences?

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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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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Austin: This lively city is best known for its 250 live-music venues, but that only begins to tell its story. of event space. of meeting space.

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Conference Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We’ve created a carbon calculator that measures over 500 different data points all the way through the event, covering travel, accommodation, food and beverage, energy usage and ancillary services, such as conference giveaways. Food – Plant based menus are becoming more popular and venues are getting more creative about options.

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Food and Beverage Sustainability Consulting Airlines 52

Expo Pass

JULY 2, 2024

What factors should you consider when selecting a venue? It’s about basing venue selection on attendee interests. Venue selection factors Attendee interests Budget Public transport (is it nearby?) Surrounding amenities A/V & WiFi resources Attendee numbers (is there enough space?) Orlando was built for conferences.

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Travel Transportation Contracts Hotels 78

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A meeting planner will have much more bargaining power for room rates, food and beverage etc. Off-Site venues (museums, galleries etc.) With the exception of school breaks, airlines are willing to negotiate with groups to fill their seats. Transportation.

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Meetings Negotiating Food and Beverage Transportation 40

Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

A destination management company (“DMC”), for instance, is design to help a meeting planner find the proper venues and suppliers to match the event’s criteria. 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. Transportation.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 12, 2018

When it comes to planning outside of the country, AllSeated’s event planning platform has helped to revolutionize the industry and the way destination events can be planned without stepping foot inside the venue. With AllSeated VR technology, you can even virtually tour venues in 360 degrees from wherever you are!

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Airlines Food and Beverage Negotiating Transportation 34

SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

Atlanta and Palo Alto, California, Smith is serving up Southern American food with a bit of an Italian flare. The door-to-door experience includes luxury coach pick-up and drop-off from participants’ hotels and venues, with food and wine dining tours, as well as sightseeing and shopping excursions.

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Meetings Negotiating Travel 2016 40

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

About a decade ago, corporations began involving their procurement departments in the meetings supply chain, giving them ultimate say over goods and services such as venues, hotels, travel partners, catering, technology providers — basically, almost every aspect of live events.

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Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

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. This momentum never stops. For more on C2, read our story, “ 9 Hospitality Game-Changers.”

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Master the Event

JANUARY 8, 2024

However thanks to a very experienced operations manager, and a preplanned crisis management strategy, we were able to get over 300 delegates back to Chicago (from Toronto) while no airlines were operating. delegate deaths, transportation issues, accommodation issues, food and beverage, overall delegate safety). Local suppliers.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

The venue could turn around and use the language to cancel on the planner in the event of another surge in even local cases. Those who can’t work from home, including food and beverage and construction workers “are the ones with the biggest appetite to get,” he observed. Some groups are coming back faster than others.

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zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

Our meetings with luxury brands, agencies, airlines, arts organizations and event producers provided fascinating insights into the ways events, hospitality and doing business in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are similar to the rest of the world, and what makes them unique. “The DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER. DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER.

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Event Farm

APRIL 1, 2021

Find out what your venue has done to improve airflow”. Although many venues have upgraded their system, don’t assume yours has. Look for venues with the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR accreditation. Look for venues with the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR accreditation. 1: Airflow/ventilation. 6: Sanitization.

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Food and Beverage Airlines Venues Travel 130

SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Operationally, your favorite venues may be much different as well. 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.

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Food and Beverage Hotels Travel Contracts 122

Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The new location offered 45 percent more space, spanning 450,000 square feet of exhibits and experiences including floral and plant displays, shopping, education, sponsor activations and themed food and beverage options. Upon arrival, they were transported to Marriott’s Renaissance New York Chelsea property for a complimentary stay.

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