The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. Work with hotel partners and other vendors to understand their weak spots. Second, build efficiencies into your plan.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Booking a meeting at one of these ultra-dreamy venues is a great way to start planning. Formerly a working farm, Fearrington Village is now a AAA Five Diamond hotel, restaurant and spa that fully accommodates meetings, celebrations and incentive trips. Gansevoort Park Hotel (New York City, New York).

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JULY 12, 2024

Most recently serving as hotel manager at the same property, Okuna was a driving force in elevating guest experiences at Pink Palace of the Pacific and leading key multi-hotel initiatives across Marriott’s Waikiki Collection. She brings over 25 years of experience in hotel sourcing, meeting planning and onsite meeting assistance.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Green Miami Hotels and Venues Greater Miami boasts a number of LEED-certified healthy, efficient and cost-saving hotels. 1 Hotel South Beach 1 Hotel South Beach achieved LEED Silver certification under the LEED for New Construction rating system. Some rooms even include eco-friendly sinks and toilets.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. Read More : Sustainable Hotel Certification, Explained. “As Event Service Professionals Association’s Certification.

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MeetingPool

OCTOBER 5, 2017

As an event professional, you have likely seen your fair share of hotel AV contracts. But, you shouldn’t always default to what the venue has to offer, as you might […]. Often, it’s tempting to just sign on the dotted line, especially since it means you don’t have to hunt down your own equipment and technicians.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Although you may have worked in that city or at that venue just a few years ago, things may have changed and gone from fabulous to funky (and not in a good way). Site inspections are an important part of the corporate meeting planning industry. Corporate Meeting Planning – A Big Round of Applause for Site Inspections!

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With over 25 years of experience in meeting planning as well as public safety, Alan Kleinfeld from Arrive Management Group is the perfect person to talk to about the vast world of event safety. A Marriage Of Meeting Planning & Law Enforcement. Let’s meet today’s guest! What is the situation?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 24, 2017

If you want to get in on the action, think outside of the tank and consider these aquatic venues for your next meeting or event. A post shared by Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino (@goldennuggetlv) on Jul 8, 2014 at 2:57pm PDT. This unique hotel is located in downtown Las Vegas on what is considered the old strip, Fremont Street.

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JULY 28, 2023

For example, does everyone sign up with enough advance notice to meet the hotel’s deadline? What about the people who want to book a different hotel and just show up for the conference itself. Or, offer a joint conference/hotel fee that provides an overall discount versus booking separately. Our quick save?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Top Tips for Navigating the Healthcare Meeting Landscape. Plan (Much Farther!) Venues are booking up quickly and the preferred options are likely not going to be available—or what’s left will cost a premium.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It reopened as a venue and hotel in 1985, and has remained a mainstay of downtown St. The number of hotel rooms at the station has grown from 75—when the building debuted—to 567, with St. Louis Union Station Hotel now part of the Curio Collection by Hilton. Events and being a venue help make that more welcoming and open.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Having been on the destination management side of meeting planning, I’ve seen a definite shift in the budgets that planners and their clients are allocating for events. A Budget Can Be a Challenge With meeting planning, planners are constantly being challenged to make the next event bigger and better than the last.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 7, 2017

Take your meeting offshore! If you’ve never considered holding a meeting aboard a cruise ship, now is the time to start. Hotel demand is growing, causing nightly rates to rise. Why not consider this out-of-the-box solution to your venue selection woes? The post Looking for Green Meeting Venues?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2017

This industry runs on jargon, and since meeting planning requires everyone to work at a rapid click, it’s best to get acquainted with it yourself. Convention and Visitors Bureau , a local organization that can help meeting planners conduct venue and vendor selection at no cost. Force Majeure Clause. Master Account.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The first thing to consider is leisure demand at your host hotel over your program dates. If that demand is high (as it is in so many destinations right now, and always will be at peak holiday periods), you may be able to get more space than you normally would as hotels know those extra rooms will sell to leisure guests.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

With the extreme advancement of tech capabilities, planners are finding more unique ways to incorporate tech into their meetings, from augmented reality maps of a venue to chatbots to assist with customer service or to customize the event experience per attendee.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2017

John Cannizzaro accepts the position of director of catering for the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas. Don Jacinto was appointed to the role of director of brand at Journal Hotels. He will serve as general manager for both The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles and Hotel G in San Francisco. John Cannizzaro . Rene McCoy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

On the east side, a 200,000-square-foot, multipurpose venue will be constructed. The expansion at the center will create a wealth of new opportunities for groups of all sizes, and will serve as a catalyst for additional development throughout our convention district, including new hotels, restaurants and entertainment options.”.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. Cvent has ranked the hotels by region, with lists for the United States; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific (APAC). The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Small meeting planners must reach out to the property for a customized approach so that meeting goals can still be achieved while managing costs. Is it helpful to hold a small meeting in a larger venue that may have more resources? . Resources to support larger venues would be primarily driven by significant business.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

Cheaphotels.org released a study this week ranking the 20 most costly beach towns based on the cheapest overnight hotel rate for a double room during the month of August. Hotels with a 2-star rating or lower were excluded from comparison, as were hotels not near the beach. Kennebunkport, Maine Name: Colony Hotel.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Thankfully, Ron Fariss, sales manager for the internet services division of meetings and events company PSAV , and the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host, had several suggestions for how planners can ensure they know what they are paying for with hotel internet. There is only so much room on the highway, as Fariss put it.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

Faced with a haze of uncertainty, the meeting planner has to make the “go” and “how to go” decisions, but the responsibility to do the right thing is shared by venue, community and guest alike. Start with trustworthy information,” advised Russ Simons, chief listening officer and managing partner with Venue Solutions Group.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

Along with my counterpart, my responsibilities include contracting hotels, ensuring on-site logistics meet contract requirements and processing foundation payments. How I got here: I spent the last four years of my hotel career involved in different organizations such as Society of Government Meeting Professionals and MPI.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. The top pharma event management companies offer: Strategic planning: They will work with you to determine the event’s objectives and the best ways to achieve them. It is not for commercial purposes.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Although the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect in 1990, the spirit of the directive—to accommodate for everyone—is still sometimes lacking at hotels and venues, even if the letter of the law is fulfilled. It also ignores the needs of a growing, aging community that still wants to participate fully in travel and meetings.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 29, 2017

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino. of meeting space; accommodates 850 people; seven restaurants, including Sushi Kai; South Shore Room/Peek Nightclub. of meeting space; accommodates 1,100 people; home of Lake Tahoe Outdoor Summer Concert Series; four restaurants, including Cabo Wabo Cantina. meeting space by 2023.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Meet the new boss. As we see it, the meeting planning role itself hasn’t changed—the venue has. Think of the virtual event platform as the hotel. Virtual event planners are still project managers and logistics experts, but now they’ll treat the platform the way meeting planners would treat a venue.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature. Most modern venues offer outdoor terrace spaces attached to indoor meeting rooms or use meeting spaces that have windows overlooking nature. My current venue, for example, is next to more than 50 forested acres with walking paths.

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JULY 21, 2023

And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city. With these new venues, San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area offer more than 360 special event facilities in addition to the city’s impressive Moscone Convention Center.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2017

These seven wine cellar meeting venues prove that groups don’t have to head to Napa or Bordeaux to gather among grapes. Set in the foothills of the Andes Mountains amid Argentina’s Uco Valley wine-growing region, Casa de Uco Resort ’s underground wine cave, pictured above, is the ideal space for secluded meetings. Casa de Uco.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2018

Don’t stop at just the big-ticket items like your venue, food and beverage, and AV (although these do make it on the list). And once you get there, will it be a $100 cab ride to the venue? What should you not hack off the budget OR always plan for when it comes to AV needs? Luxury hotels. Explore all your venue options.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Photo Credit: Visit Indy Cindy Zimmerman Le Pavillon Hotel in New Orleans hired Cindy Zimmerman as director of sales and marketing. She joins the team from Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Zimmerman previously worked at the Helmsley Hotel in New York City. Photo Credit: Le Pavillon Hotel.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

So, in Boston we are fully aligned with the Meet Safe moniker and I know my colleagues across the country can insure the same. How is Boston faring for meetings now? Our hotels are now recording a great deal of interest and the numbers are starting to work in our favor. I’m asked quite often to make Covid-19 predictions.

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