Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a provider of venue management software ourselves, we often get asked how we compare with our competitors and what sets us apart. Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Sign up for a free trial.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 18, 2023

Tips to create a memorable F&B experience In the meeting and event industry, a thoughtful and robust food and beverage program can be the cornerstone of delighting guests, and is necessary to ensure the experience is both memorable and complete. Indian cuisine has also been a popular request this year.

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IMG

AUGUST 25, 2023

Searching for venues in Los Angeles for your next holiday party can be quite an adventure. From the luxurious charm of bougie hotels to the edgy appeal, and everything in between, these venues are sure to make your occasion truly unforgettable in the vibrant heart of Los Angeles.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You read it right – we’re finally tackling the topic of hybrid venues! And this, of course, includes venues! All across the country, we’re seeing an increasing number of convention centers and hotels tackling this new challenge whilst simultaneously attempting to reduce the damage made by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Venue and governmental regulations keep changing. Marcella Farman-Dietz, executive event consultant for Medialink, joined Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, to discuss a sample event budget for a one-day business summit and reception for 400 attendees at a hotel conference center in NYC. Onsite testing is another variable.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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. To prevent them from signing a bad contract, we’ve put together five tips to help them navigate the surprisingly complex world of hotel contracts.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 12, 2021

One hotel exec’s advice for keeping an eye on the health of a conference venue. With travel at a virtual standstill over the past year, hotel properties are going through tough times. Judy Wilbur, director of sales at Dunes Manor Hotel, Court & Suites in Ocean City, Md., Consider the hotel's core business.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

London hotel group, The Wesley, has recently achieved ECOSmart gold Accreditation following an in-depth examination process that was conducted by Greengage, an organisation that supports hospitality businesses on their individual sustainability journeys.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. We’ve specifically had a lot of interest in outdoor settings surrounding our four golf courses, including our PGA TOUR venue—the Copperhead Course.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In this post, we’ll explore the keys to a successful pop-up event: The Right Venue. In fact, the right venue, decor, event technology, and the element of surprise can create excitement for any product category. The Right Venue. At one time, hotels were concerned that pop-up events might compete with their offerings.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Probably the most important of these is adequately modeling the air quality at the event, given the paucity of information available about the safety of specific venues and properties from an air quality perspective. I promised to publicize the venues that had made these upgrades. The main concern is air travel.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8% increase in group air rates, in North America.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

Hotel sales, banquet and private event managers know what it’s like to work under pressure. Olivia Isquith, Event Manager at Hotel Salem (part of the Lark Hotels group), knows this well, having worked in hotels that didn’t have a smooth system for managing event bookings and sales. Planning Pod can help.

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Event Marketer

MAY 5, 2021

For Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” premiere event on April 15, the network booked 80 hotel rooms at the Beverly Hilton hotel and invited talent, executive producers, press and influencers to watch the show on a giant screen from their balconies. The hottest event space is no longer the ballroom, it’s the balcony.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

Choosing a hybrid event venue presents its own set of challenges. Now, venues also play a big part in promoting attendee safety and facilitating the technology necessary to engage the virtual audience. Now, venues also play a big part in promoting attendee safety and facilitating the technology necessary to engage the virtual audience.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Marelli most recently worked at The Gwen, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Chicago, where, as the property’s pastry chef, she established its first pastry program. She also worked at Chicago’s Langham Hotel as executive pastry chef. David Nowak Hawaii’s Hilton Waikoloa Village named Nowak director of food and beverage.

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Event Industry News

JULY 2, 2019

The hospitality and event sector has to transform its thinking about food and beverage (F&B) to adapt to the way the latest generation fit eating and drinking into their lives. Street/festival-style food works well for them. by Louisa Watson, director of marketing, Wyboston Lakes Resort.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. We are currently seeing mostly small corporate and association groups using the hotel with a primary goal of reconnecting with either customers or their own associates.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Opening an event venue comes with a long checklist of items that must be in place for a successful launch … and chances are, as a new event space entrepreneur, you’ve probably already read a dozen or so articles that have run you through the basics. Sign up for a free trial today!

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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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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

In this post: Items Needed for a Birthday Party Party Planning Tips: 2-3 Months Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Month Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Week Before Party Planning Tips: 1 Day Before Party Planning Tips: Day of Party Party Planning Tips for Working with Venues What does a successful party look like? Food and beverage party supplies.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Although just about any public place can be converted into a venue, when planning the location having an element of surprise is important. They can be held in hotels, resorts, parking lots, unused retail offices, shopping malls or even in empty buildings. Provide Food and Beverage Service. Pick the Right Location.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 22, 2022

Want to find the perfect hotel for your next event or conference? Venue availability, room capacity, and nightly rates might seem like the only boxes you need to check off, but it’s the smaller, less obvious details that can become massive headaches. Once you finish searching for hotels, you also have to: Contact the venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 3, 2022

Greengage Solutions has linked up with some of the top UK sustainable events venues to form the Greengage Platinum Inner Circle with the aim to examine key challenges relating to sustainability in events and meetings and to share best practice ideas with others towards a greener approach.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s fairly common for new wedding venues to use free software like Google Docs, Excel spreadsheets, e-calendars and email plus cost-saving tools like whiteboards, paper printouts and folders while landing their first bookings and gaining a foothold in the event industry. Michelle Sanabria – Wedding Coordinator at Hidden Barn Venue.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

And everybody loves enjoying a day, an evening or perhaps a weekend with lots of food, drinks, discussions, connecting with other people, exchanging ideas, workshops and/or other activities. . This component includes everything – right from hotels, motels, hostels or any other setup which can provide sleeping rooms to the attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Major brands are set to debut highly-anticipated hotels in the coming year 2024 brings a wave of highly anticipated hotel openings in some of hospitality’s biggest brands. Discover the most anticipated openings throughout 2024 at Marriott , Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts. The 976-room hotel offers over 100,000 sq.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The fact that hotels use a half dozen or more software systems to manage all their operations is commonly accepted as “business as usual”. Unfortunately, for many hotel sales staff and catering managers, this often cobbled-together assembly of stand-alone applications and manual processes hinders them from actually doing business.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The EIC’s latest COVID-19 navigational guide covers how hotels and planners can have “open and honest” conversations about holding in-person meetings, according to EIC CEO Amy Calvert. The protocols focus on best practices for four specific areas: transmission barriers, enhanced sanitization, health screenings, and food and beverage. “We

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Alex Hernandez Alex Hernandez, Hotel Bennett Hernandez joins Hotel Bennett as director of food and beverage. He will plan, develop and execute all food and beverage operations across the property. Throughout his 20-year career, he has held numerous leadership roles at hotels and restaurants.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In other words, most meeting attendees would rather have a “wow” time somewhere memorable than another breakout room even if it’s at an upscale hotel or resort. The wow experience is an intimate gathering at a memory-making new hotel that includes private dining at its restaurant, which is the latest hot spot in that food-obsessed city.

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EventSource

JANUARY 24, 2024

This past weekend, One King West, a distinguished hotel in Toronto, played host to a spectacular open house for prospective wedding couples. The event, which had been highly anticipated, featured a showcase of the hotel’s stunning event spaces, each meticulously designed by skilled planners , florists , and decorators.

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Social Tables

APRIL 13, 2021

Find a great outdoor event venue. The venue is an important component of any outdoor event. Are you headed to a venue that normally has events outdoors? Take the chance to tour the venue and start looking for what the space might need. Also note any quirks or challenges related to the venue. Is it windy?

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Royal College of Physicians today announces the appointment of Jo Stafford as the new Group General Manager for catering and venue operations at its London and Liverpool venues: RCP London Events and Spaces at the Spine.

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Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

Cost buy-in certainly helps (if you’ve bought a plane ticket, registered and booked the hotel you’re far less likely to flake out), but some sort of emotional or personal buy-in helps lock people in for the long run. “If Content is key—early on—in how you market it—in order to even get people paying attention.”.

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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. It blows my mind that in brand-new hotels, they just aren’t functional. Read More: 2023 Hotel Design Trends And, because this is a foodie brand, the catering will match the richness of the dining room.

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