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Mastering Event Contracts: Essential Negotiation Strategies for Meeting Planners in 2025

Smart Meetings

Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry. Budget Cuts and Cancellations Shifts are bound to happen, especially for financial reasons. “I think it goes to the wisdom of making sure you lock in food and beverage prices as early as you can, Warner offered.

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Event Budget Basics: Everything You Need to Know

Eventmobi

A budget is a detailed forecast of what will be happening financially at your event. It helps control your expenses and revenues, and measures the success of your meeting or event performance. When building your event budget, it’s best to determine what financial success means for your event and how you want to measure it.

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How Canada is Shaking Up F&B Offerings

Smart Meetings

How America’s northern neighbor is setting a new standard With its beautiful scenery and rich history, Canada has always had much to offer meeting profs. Many Canadian vendors have focused on elevated food and beverage options to stand out in an increasingly competitive global market for meetings and events.

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Getting to know Graysons Venues

Prestige Events Magazine

With post-conference packages from just 29 + VAT per person, this historic yet modern venue offers a smart and stylish setting for networking drinks, informal meetings or team wind-downs. Set in the heart of Londons financial district, Farmers & Fletchers blends classic heritage with sleek functionality.

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

Smart Meetings

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. At over 100,000 sq.

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Smart Moves in Rancho Mirage, Atlantic City and More

Smart Meetings

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey promoted Rynkiewicz to vice president and chief financial officer. Chris Rynkiewicz. Most recently, Rynkiewicz served as executive director of finance.

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8 Clues that Your Meeting Hotel Is—or Isn’t—Financially Strong

MeetingsNet

As meeting bookings resume, planners need to do their due diligence to ensure that their property of choice will be operating—and delivering service levels that meet expectations. It should be someone who can pick up on the overall condition of hotel, staffing levels, and food & beverage quality.

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