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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. 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.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Develop a list of prioritized concessions (value adds), just like you would for hotel negotiations. Other than food/beverage and audio visual/production, it’s the third most valued investment of your attendee value proposition. Post-Event Content Marketing – Participate in a scheduled replay.

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Before You Sign That Contract: 5 Hotel Contract Tips For Novice Planners

Endless Events

Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go. If you’re planning a conference, it’s very likely you’ll need to contract and negotiate a hotel room block for your attendees.

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How to Negotiate Hotel Blocks

Endless Events

Arranging a hotel block and finalizing the contract is one of the most important parts of planning an event. There’s hotel jargon, legal terms, and the idea of facing off against someone over the negotiating table. We’re here to walk you through the basics of negotiating hotel blocks. Why Negotiate a Hotel Block?

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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

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The resort fee—a daily charge tacked onto a hotel or resort room rate for services guests may or may not want—began there about eight years ago. hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 Some hotels now charge for early check in and late check out. Hotels in major cities such as San Francisco call their daily fee an “urban fee.”

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Planners Face Changes in Their Hotel-Sales Relationships

MeetingsNet

In a virtual session run by Meeting Professionals International titled “Dynamics of the Hotel Sales Structure: What Planners Should Know,” hoteliers noted some of the biggest changes in how they will interact with their planner clients for the foreseeable future—and perhaps forever.

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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

Smart Meetings

But entering a new relationship with a hotel usually comes with a detailed contract of agreements and stipulations. year period of time have shifted into the future years causing a significant demand and compression issue when contracting with hotels,” Payne said. “All Hotels want to make up for lost time, lost money.