Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A rule of meeting safety is ensuring the space, facility or venue is free from harm and offers components and measures that keep it free from harm. Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. Here are a few simple things to do during your next hotel or venue selection.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2019

Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. Here are a few simple things to do during your next hotel or venue inspection. . Next time, request someone from hotel security to go along for the stroll. We, as planners, can prepare for when bad things happen.

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Special Events

MARCH 30, 2022

Five tactics that put safety issues top of mind when you’re picking a hotel or venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. The conclusions of the Cvent report support the notion that site selection is much like pumpkin picking. Currently, planners lock in a hotel approximately six months in advance of an event. Shorter Windows and Smaller Groups.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Arguably the biggest and most important piece is selecting the right location. Venues are the foundation for making amazing brand memories. The right venue allows for seamless delivery of high-quality experiences and content to an engaged, enthusiastic audience. . We know that site selection isn’t just a quick and easy endeavor.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. The video below is part of the Hotel Effie’s virtual tour.).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Visit Fairfax is not only committed to helping you find the perfect meeting venue but also has the expertise within our team to make that happen. and world-class museums , out-of-this-world adventures , and iconic performance venues. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. , Reason #1: Making the trip is easy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. The hotel has 135 guest rooms, 5,464 sq.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Having a conversation with your venue about indoor air quality is a must. A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection. The guide also includes a resource list that can be customized to include local businesses who cater to event groups.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

Here's how to do that—with or without the venue's assistance. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. For instance, the Hotel Marcel in New Haven, Conn., Therefore, any measurement of carbon emissions from a meeting would have to take this into account.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 29, 2017

Location and venue play an important part in the site selection process for a conference or event. EVENT VENUE LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS. Finding an event venue is a rather tedious process and most of the time planners depend on the information shown on venue website. PERMITS AND LICENSING.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In the restaurant and hotel sector, in particular, this can result in more employees with only a basic level of training working at meetings, receptions and meals, or a lower ratio of staffers to guests. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event. Ask to See Hotels’ Customer-Satisfaction Surveys.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Once planners have moved to the phase of booking the perfect venue for a holiday soiree, the next challenge is sure to begin. Chances are, numerous other planners will be vying for the same space and this issue is compounded by hotels with reduced staffing being forced to host fewer events. Anticipate Competition.

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Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A: If a planner is just starting a search, the CVB and DMO can provide support when looking for a venue or hotel by consolidating and bridging communication with these properties. Everyone is looking for a unique venue to fit their audience. Referrals to members and businesses for transportation, local gifts, etc.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 19, 2024

Rhanee Palma Rising global temperatures impact not only the health and safety of participants, but meeting design and site-selection strategies, said Rhanee Palma, CDME, operations and events manager for the Davis, California–based UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC).

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue. Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. The secret is to make an impression with the venue design itself, even before they get to the keynote speakers. To do this, you need to make your conference memorable.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With an extensive history in film and event production, Trademark SiteSelect applies a creative and technical lens to each location, helping companies select and secure the most effective venue, at the optimal price, at the desired time. . We are turning this global knowledge into a stand-alone service in Trademark SiteSelect.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

With that in mind, Smith co-founded Tourism Declares Climate Emergency to unite tour operators, DMCs, hotels, and every type of business in the travel industry to do its part to cut carbon emissions. For in-person events, Smith thinks that big venues can be part of the solution. “A On the Program.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

That’s the first time we’ve done it for an actual exhibitor,” Hansen said, “not the organizer, nor the venue.” Also part of the calculation is ground transport — how one gets to the airport, the host destination venue, back to the airport, and home. In other words, is it a three-star hotel or a five-star hotel?

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

Alessandro Cortese Five years ago, the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) developed a site-selection strategy for its annual congress — which this year attracted more than 6,700 delegates in Vienna, Austria — that favored those destinations that recognized, in Clark’s words, that they had a challenge with cancer.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. Both Talley and Goedegebuure agree that it takes the entire event community—from venues, hotels, DMCs and more—to help ensure guest safety. Keeping open lines of communication between managers, venues, etc. is critical.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. million in hotel and sales tax revenue into the city of San Diego’s General Fund,” said Clifford Rippetoe, president and CEO of San Diego Convention Center Corporation, in a statement released Jan.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

Figuring out the perfect event site that will best suite your needs. Hotel ballroom? Event Management Companies: Explore destination meeting spaces, hotel space, venue options, and other event ideas on Cvent's website, here: [link]. They will post information offering venues, hotels, attractions and more.

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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. Staffing / Service.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Hotel Services. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. Hotel Sales. She is the best.”.

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GatherHere

MAY 23, 2017

As much as we love a good ballroom or airwalled breakout meeting space, there’s something about nontraditional venues that can make an event unforgettable. It’s been proven that aesthetics and logistics have the most influence on site selection , so it’s no wonder planners are looking to plan their events that are high on visual impact.

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Milestone Events Group

JANUARY 6, 2021

Bridesmaids need to take care of all financial aspects of traveling for the wedding, including taking time off work, plane tickets, rental cars, hotel rooms. After the venue selection process is complete, Milestone is also available to help produce events in a stress reduced and highly professional manner.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. million in hotel and sales tax revenue into the city of San Diego’s General Fund,” said Clifford Rippetoe, president and CEO of San Diego Convention Center Corporation, in a statement released Jan.

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Unique Venues

JULY 13, 2022

The Chicago Southland area has a multitude of venue options that can accommodate your every desire. The Chicago Southland encompasses the 62 South/Southwest Suburbs of Chicago, and its venues are just minutes from downtown Chicago and Midway International Airport. A Variety of Unique Wedding Venue Options for Any Style of Wedding.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Don’t skip site visits! Don’t let attendees arrive at their hotel after a long day in transit only to find unsatisfactory accommodations. The team had to stay in nearby hotels while emergency fixes were made. Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Spacebase, a website for finding and booking unconventional, non-hotel venues for small meetings, has expanded out of Europe, with a just-launched presence in New York. read more.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

After hearing advice from the hotel reps and other planners at her table, a CVB salesperson asked her what kind of help she needed. “I I need help getting recommendations for hotels and local vendors,” the executive assistant added. “I They are able to provide “outside the norm” suggestions for venue space and other ideas.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

ACA had booked Nashville for 2017 five years in advance, after an exhaustive site-selection process. To limit damages, ACA negotiated with some of the hotels in its Nashville room block to use other properties in those brands for future conferences. Now it had nine months to find a new home. Now the real work began.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Transportation plans help planners identify how they’ll manage the movement of participants from the airport to hotel to meetings and offsite venues and if additional requirements, such as visas, might be required for attendee travel. Select crowd management techniques. Select crowd management techniques.

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