Hotels Negotiating Tech 
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 4, 2019
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.
Endless Events
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
The Best of the Best: Negotiating Prices: How to Win at Negotiating AV Prices for Events. Believe it or not, we actually made an entire webinar all about how to negotiate AV prices. Negotiating is honestly the worst. Can I Negotiate Venue AV Charges? Check it out! Get those AV prices that you want! (16-minute
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Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Events take a village.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Thousands of downtown Chicago hotel workers went on strike Friday morning after contracts expired at 25 downtown convention and boutique hotels. More: Hospitality Strike Votes Could Increase with Arrival of High-Tech Hotels, Minimum Wage Increases. Each hotel company negotiates separately with the union.
Event Marketer
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Matthew Byrne, Byrne Production Services TOP TECH PRODUCTION TRENDS YOU’RE BETTING ON FOR 2025? BIGGEST EVENT TECH MISTAKES YOU STILL SEE? If I was to see a repeating mistake, is that event marketers and organizers are not asking valid questions when negotiating their venue contracts. THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
MeetingsNet
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Remember that time when you presented your contract terms to a vendor—perhaps a hotel, production company, tech provider, off-site venue, or speakers agency—and the vendor simply replied, "Sure, this is fine." Every negotiation has its sticking points, with some more serious than others. Printer-friendly version.
Eventinterface
JULY 27, 2016
Try to see if you can negotiate to get a few additional permits for your guests, especially your VIP attendees. Anything is negotiable. Wi-Fi and Tech Accessibility. Is the venue a hotel or resort? Is there a hotel within a block of the venue? You also need to enquire if parking permits or passes are required.
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