Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In the past several weeks, we have welcomed tech companies, financial, a crypto-currency group , realtors and association business. New York City is the financial capital, a desirable location and an exciting destination; it’s accessible. Courtney Stout, director of group sales, New York Marriott Marquis , New York City.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Many restaurant owners today are struggling to avoid rising food costs eating into profits and hindering their overall growth. At Planning Pod, we’ve noticed an uptick in business owners asking for tips on lowering food costs while maximizing profits. Not sure how to calculate your food cost percentage for a specific dish?

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In her new role, Jo oversees event services operations, focusing on financial success, workforce development and maintaining a cutting-edge, sustainable event offering. As the hospitality industry broadens its scope beyond food and beverage, embracing sustainability and global impact, I am deeply honoured to lead this charge.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

He brings 52 years of experience, beginning in the hospitality industry as a dishwasher and moving through the roles of executive chef, food and beverage manager and finally general manager, and has worked with the Marriott brand for 16 years at various locations. He will oversee all operations and business strategy at the resort.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 12, 2021

While meeting pros have contractual issues to consider (Read “ Can You Protect a Meeting if the Venue Goes Bankrupt? ”), there are also common-sense questions to ask and things you can do to check up on a hotel’s financial stability. Judy Wilbur, director of sales at Dunes Manor Hotel, Court & Suites in Ocean City, Md.,

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

He will oversee hotel strategy to maximize guest and colleague satisfaction, service standards and financial performance. Lacassagne began his career as an assistant food & beverage manager at Hotel Concorde Montparnasse in France and continued to work in various F&B roles through Egypt, Morocco and the Caribbean.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nearly all water used inside Mandalay Bay Convention Center for restrooms and food preparation is treated and returned to Lake Mead through Southern Nevada Water Authority programs. A total of 14,557 pounds of food has been donated in that time. IMEX is not new to the quest for more sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

John Helderman and Stacie Michaels John Helderman (left) and Stacie Michaels (right), Fontainebleau Las Vegas Fontainebleau Las Vegas names Helderman chief financial officer. He has also served as vice president of finance for numerous Strip resorts and as president and CEO for the Goodwill of Southern Nevada.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No big surprise, but hotels will double-down on bringing local culture to the ballrooms and conference centers, in everything from pop-up action stations and food trucks to curated experiences led by local chefs and producers. Local and Immersive. That’s the word from Lodging magazine. Say Hi to Hal.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2024

Learn More Especially at hotels and convention centers in the top 25 cities in America (known as “first-tier” destinations), the costs for labor, food and beverage, energy, and other items have gone up between 20 and 30 percent over the past four years—far above the rate of general inflation.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests can also enjoy food and beverage offerings at the site. Read More: Playing with Nature: Outdoor Adventures in Riviera Nayarit The City of Glass AZUR Legacy Collection Hotel In the heart of Vancouver’s downtown financial district, AZUR Legacy Collection Hotel is an art-deco masterpiece.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

The award winning Belfry Hotel & Resort , in North Warwickshire, has announced four senior appointments: Varun Shetty as Hotel Manager, Emma Catterall as Director of Finance, Gary Williams as Chief Engineer and Jacques Hobson as Director of Food and Beverage.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 7, 2020

When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. More : Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less. We see it as an opportunity to help these clients see their business in a different way.”.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

To begin building your budget, it’s best to determine what financial success means for your event and how you want to measure it. Let’s take a look first at how you can determine what financial success means for your meeting or event before talking in more detail about cash flow. Food & Beverage @ $35/person.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 1, 2023

Innovative economic sectors Toronto is the driving force in key business sectors, including life sciences, technology, and financial services. The Centre is committed to making a positive impact through initiatives such as its Food and Beverage Program , focused on sourcing local and donating leftover items.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Five woman chefs of color in leadership roles across the United States spoke to Smart Meetings and shared stories of their careers, their inspirations and their passion for great food. Peruvian food is very diverse and dynamic in its flavors,” she says. In modern Peruvian cooking, Italian, Japanese and local Andes food all merge.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. Measurable effects will be year-on-year increases in charitable contributions, the venue’s increased financial and social value contribution to the London economy and increased promotion and support of legacy projects for events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

It has also expanded her financial worth as a professional. Modern] technology spans every area of event management, including management software, food and beverage options, gamification and keyless hotel rooms,” she says. With technological innovation, she has watched the events industry as a whole transform.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It’s clear that our food systems will need to change — and change radically — if we are to safeguard the planet and feed a growing population. The good news is that new approaches, new partnerships, and new resolve — spurred on by the urgent threat food waste poses to the planet — are changing that. (Painting by Dennis Wojtkiewicz).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Hoffman joined Boulder CVB in 2014 as operations and financial manager, her most recent position. Ramírez is food and beverage manager at Royal Uno All Inclusive Resort & Spa , a new Cancún property by Royal Resorts to open in June of this year. Eduardo García Ramírez. Teri Agosta. Isaac Gutierrez and Quincy Smith.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Hoffman joined Boulder CVB in 2014 as operations and financial manager, her most recent position. Ramírez is food and beverage manager at Royal Uno All Inclusive Resort & Spa , a new Cancún property by Royal Resorts to open in June of this year. Eduardo García Ramírez. Teri Agosta. Isaac Gutierrez and Quincy Smith.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Some of those costs may be offset by fewer people attending in person, meaning less food and beverage, hotel rooms and travel costs will be incurred. The financial and insurance industry is based on relationships, and the more you can engage your clients, the more you can strengthen the relationship.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

Unhappiness with prices, added fees, food and beverage, and in-room amenities. Many hotel owners and operators are using this post-pandemic surge in travel to get back on a steady financial footing, yet they held back on investing in upgrades and improvements during the pandemic. The reason?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2024

Book with Confident Especially at hotels and convention centers in the top 25 cities in America (known as “first-tier” destinations), the costs for labor, food and beverage, energy, and other items have gone up between 20 and 30 percent over the past four years—far above the rate of general inflation.

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EventMB

AUGUST 20, 2024

Create a One-of-a-Kind Feeling When the Financial Times asked research participants to choose from a list of words they most associated with luxury, “distinctive” emerged as the most common choice. Put a Fine Point on Dining Few aspects of a meeting are as personal as the food and beverage experience. DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE 1.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

Cattini brings over 25 years of food and beverage and hotel management experience to his new role and has held leadership roles at Corinthia London; Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts properties in Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, and more. Cattini is now general manager of Hotel Eden , a luxury hotel in Rome. Luca Virgilio.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Food & Beverage. Traditional buffets present challenges in today’s environment due to concerns about virus spread, in addition to contributing to increased food waste , consumption of larger food portions and higher costs. While boxed meals are currently considered safer, they create more packaging waste.

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SevenEvents

MARCH 13, 2025

Allocating funds appropriately ensures that essential elements are prioritised without unexpected financial overruns throughout the event planning process. Culinary Experiences: Feature unique food and beverage options, such as gourmet food trucks or interactive cooking stations, to delight attendees.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2020

Those steps, and others, will be necessary to both reduce risk and assure transient travelers and event groups that safety is everyone’s top priority, according to more than 300 participants in the first-ever virtual Financial & Insurance Professionals (FICP) Chats last week. Sanitation Ratings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The report also underlined the growing importance of food at events, with 45% of all event feedback based on food and beverage, and with the majority (56%) of organisers spending between 30%-40% of their event budget on food. “We

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His philosophy is that “Genuine hospitality is the way a restaurant makes you feel before you even take a bite of food. When they find they are sitting next to the winemaker involved in creating the beverage in their glass, that is pretty special. It’s an elusive quality, but it’s also very down to earth.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gallo comes to his new position with 30 years of financial and management experience, most recently working as managing director in the global investment bank at Citigroup, having worked with numerous hospitality companies, including Marriott International, Hilton Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and more. Christina Combs.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Financial Incentives. In addition to hygiene precautions and broadcasting capabilities, hybrid venues are also tapping into the power of financial incentives. These include incentives such as 15% off the best available rate for presenter and production guest rooms or 10% off food and beverage across the hotel.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

She joined Lake Conroe as a food and beverage manager in August 2021 to provide tremendous food and beverage service and now looks forward to overseeing events hosted on the resorts 72,000 sq. She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

After a two-year absence of company get togethers the traditional company bash is under review as corporates address the hybrid workplace, financial climate and acknowledge a heightened ownership around their employees’ health and wellbeing. The gift of time.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As venues are places that are directly affected by changing rules and regulations, it’s mentally, emotionally and financially advised to ready yourself for the possibility of forced cancellation. See if its policies are in writing and clearly seen, or just an afterthought. What is the Venue’s Cancellation Policy?

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