Books Contracts Meeting Planning 
EventMB
JUNE 22, 2022
With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 4, 2019
Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. Many hotel contracts mandate use of an in-house AV provider and contain clauses prohibiting use of other vendors or charge for the privilege of using the planner’s preferred vendor. Contracting Out vs. In-House.
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Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019. Costs are changing and budgets must follow suit.
Guidebook
APRIL 10, 2015
The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) But what about good, old-fashioned books?
Endless Events
OCTOBER 8, 2019
You might want to put your best suit on because today we’re talking about hotel contract negotiations! But anyone who’s ever had to go through it knows there’s more to the story than just signing a contract. Additionally, he went on to start CONTACT Planning, Inc., Meeting Planner Mastermind Training.
SmartMeetings
DECEMBER 7, 2017
While some event professionals may gleefully embrace the prospect of negotiating contracts for large events, many would rather run for the hills. You would be surprised at how many people do not actually read every line in a contract. Some vendors give unreasonably short time frames to review a contract. Read the fine print.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Above all, Williams and Pavlovich recommend planning as early as possible. The most important thing that a customer can do is book as early as they can right now,” Pavlovich says. There have been years where it’s not that critical, but in this state [Louisiana], time and place, booking ahead is to your benefit.”.
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