SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Reduced representation from marginalized groups, decreased support for professional development in DEI fields and the torrent of federal workforce reduction will lead to decreased attendance, she predicted.

Management 52

Management Negotiating Contracts Site Selections 52

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2024

On a personal level, my goal is to embrace the gift of travel and spend as much time as possible with friends and family in places I have never been. Through the bleak financial hemorrhage, I saw the silver lining, and my very own site selection company came to be. Then Covid hit. The world stopped. No one in particular.

Hospitality 264

Hospitality Hotels Tourism Site Selections 264

MeetingsNet

MAY 5, 2023

A new report from the Global Business Travel Association looks at the frontiers of climate-conscious travel, from carbon fees to sustainable aviation fuel. Alternatively, or in addition, some travel departments are charging travelers a carbon fee—a certain dollar amount per metric ton of CO2 emissions generated by the travel.

Meetings 114

Meetings Sustainability Travel Site Selections 114

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2025

Embrace Risk Assessment This includes: Site Selection We need to understand the vulnerability of locations and their propensities to weather events and factor in these considerations when sourcing locations and planning activities, especially those outdoors.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Site Selections Transportation Events 52

MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

The long-anticipated return of in-person business meetings, conventions, and trade shows is being blunted by the difficult conditions for air travel, according to planners who responded to a MeetingsNet survey conducted between June 20 and 23. Our attendance numbers are incredibly low, and the most common factor cited is the cost of travel.

Site Selections 111

Site Selections Trade Shows Travel Contracts 111

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We will be delighted to assist your group with site selection, hotel options, activities, special events, and more. Reason #2: We can help increase your attendance. Fairfax County offers its enticing mix of must-see attractions , sightseeing opportunities with proximity to D.C. ,

Meetings 130

Meetings Site Selections Hotels Banking 130

Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

We know that site selection isn’t just a quick and easy endeavor. Digging into your attendee list and seeing where the majority are traveling from will be time well spent. Whether you’re traveling to Nashville, New York, Normandy or the Netherlands, familiarize yourself with everything the city has to offer.

Venues 121

Venues Food and Beverage Transportation Site Selections 121

SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2019

For meeting professionals, these nerve-pulsating newscasts could be creating extra stressors, as those items might also influence our conferences, such as weather that grounds planes or sicknesses that prevent travel. Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer.

Hotels 99

Hotels Site Selections Hospitality Venues 99

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. An organization that undervalues the importance of procurement often pays for it in numerous ways—financial and legal.

Conference 98

Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 98

Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 30, 2021

Other sessions will address positioning your company for post-COVID growth and how the work-from-home culture and decrease in business travel will affect in-person meetings. Juliette Kayyem, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security and CNN national security analyst will share tips for moving ahead.

Site Selections 97

Site Selections Trade Shows Sponsorships Tech 97

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. continued to lose market share, with overseas travel to the U.S. Sacks emphasized that the report did not make a direct correlation between the decline in international tourists and international conference attendees traveling to the U.S.,

Marketing 102

Marketing 2007 Meetings 2017 102

Endless Events

JUNE 2, 2020

For those who can’t travel due to disability, for those who are all the way across the world and, in this case, for introverts. In fact, she’s meeting planners’ go-to expert in Canadian hotel site selection, helping hotel sales connect better with planners. And arguably, it becomes even more important.

Site Selections 91

Site Selections Hotels Events Travel 91

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Key Takeaways: Milestones like the return of leisure and business travel and full-capacity restaurant dining rooms will precede in-person events. Leisure Travel. Leisure travel will return first, and when air and hotel numbers start going up in decent numbers, that’s a strong indicator. Business Travel.

2021 109

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 109

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. What I do outside of work: My husband and I love to travel and find unique locations to explore. We have over 100 shot glasses branded with our traveled destinations. I’m also into beauty products and blogs lately.

2019 76

2019 Site Selections 2016 Contracts 76

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Travel Association estimates that visa processing delays have cost the U.S. Travel Association estimates that these delays, primarily affecting visitors from countries including Mexico, Brazil, and India, have cost the U.S. When it comes to site selection for future events, Gal-Yam is adding visa processing times to his checklist. “We

2023 97

2023 Travel Site Selections Conference 97

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. I set up all the site visits for them and make sure they are treated like gold.

Site Selections 81

Site Selections Contracts Meeting Planning Hotels 81

PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Several years ago, Jeremy Smith, a sustainable tourism writer, speaker, and consultant, saw an opportunity to help the travel industry recognize the role it could play in addressing the issue. “We It can change the suppliers it works with and how attendees travel to it. A convention center can change the way it’s used,” Smith said. “It

Tourism 105

Tourism Government Sustainability 2030 105

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. Data Protection.

Social Media 90

Social Media Sustainability Site Selections Travel 90

EventMB

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Skift Take: The founders of New Hotel Guide say they're in the detective business, researching new luxury hotels before they even make it onto the map. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

Hotels 202

Hotels Site Selections Meetings Travel 202

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table. Negotiating Room. Hoteliers who responded to this survey say they’re less likely to negotiate audio/visual and Wi-Fi fees in 2019 than they have been in the past.

Hotels 100

Hotels Negotiating Meetings Airlines 100

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

Try to make your site visit at the same time of day that a delegate would be travelling to the site. A site visit can often be an undervalued part of the site selection process. Evaluate Access. The true test starts before you arrive at the door of the venue. Consider True Capacity. Just Do It.

Site Selections 80

Site Selections Negotiating Conference Venues 80

SmartMeetings

JUNE 27, 2017

health-care events this year: It’s also affecting site-selection decisions for meetings scheduled over the next few years. However, the initial implementation has not only affected attendance numbers at U.S. 5 Things Venues Need for Seamless Med/Pharma Meetings with Presenter Pat Schaumann.

Healthcare 69

Healthcare 2013 Site Selections 2017 69

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).

Site Selections 59

Site Selections 2024 Sustainability Hotels 59

Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 7, 2019

The two shows he visualizes focuses on different facets of travel and events. The second would concentrate on event operations, including site selection, site visits and day-of drama. Not surprising to anyone who knows Bezdjian is that he has more than one idea.

Site Selections 65

Site Selections 2016 Advertising Financial 65

SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Reduced representation from marginalized groups, decreased support for professional development in DEI fields and the torrent of federal workforce reduction will lead to decreased attendance, she predicted.

Management 52

Management Negotiating Contracts Site Selections 52

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to. Gallery Slide description: Offers service and logistics to corporate meetings, incentive travel programs, and conventions in New Orleans.

Meetings 68

Meetings Site Selections Social Media Corporate Meetings 68

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. Convene talked to planners about how they researched, sourced, and booked venues that they couldn’t visit in person, and how destinations are using virtual site visits to sell the destination.

Venues 97

Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

“This means that planners evaluate if physical meetings are actually necessary and attempt to consolidate them into fewer, larger events while moving others to online formats,” the study says, “in an attempt to cut down on air travel.” In addition, respondents are placing greater emphasis on the ROI of events. “In

Tourism 76

Tourism Site Selections Sustainability Tech 76

PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

Glenn and I worked to figure out how we could measure the impact” of all aspects of Maritz’s participation at IMEX America, Riggs said, from everyone’s travel, including ground transportation to their meals, and even the booth itself. That’s when the site selection contracts end — that’s now 2025,” Hansen said.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Sustainability 2026 Transportation 52

Milestone Events Group

JANUARY 6, 2021

Not to mention if you’re coming in from out of town to be there for your friend’s special day, you can factor in travel costs on top of all that. . Travel: YES . Like all other guests attending the wedding, all travel costs lie in the hands of the bridesmaid. Bridesmaid attire: YES .

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Financial Travel Hotels 52

Planner WIre

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Travel adds up in many ways. When you are first starting the site selection process, most planners will meet with event stakeholders and go over a list of objectives, toss out a few potential destinations, and maybe put together a loose budget.

Site Selections 42

Site Selections Airlines Travel Hotels 42

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The SiteSelect team brings first-hand knowledge of optimal event cities, hotels and special lodging, live presentations and production, entertainment and designed experiences, food and catering, access and travel, and optimal seasons.

Contracts 59

Contracts Site Selections Entertainment Hotels 59

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Greto, who has experience sitting on a number of CABs in the travel and tourism industry, knew that there might be challenges engaging board members. Among those goals is to rise to the top of planners’ site-selection lists. The Price of Abundance’. And that presents some engagement challenges.

Site Selections 71

Site Selections 2015 Fashion Retail 71

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating. Can you host smaller meetings regionally or invite certain audiences – such as international guests – to attend virtually to save on travel costs? Travel Disruption. For example, reduce labor-intensive setups (i.e.,

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Site Selector ; Best B-to-B series of articles in the travel sector for the April issue’s Women Rising Up special feature; Best B-to-B media kit; and Best B-to-B annual or one-shot supplement for Smart Meetings’ Culinary Guide to the Midwest supplement. About Smart Meetings 360, Inc.:

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections 2016 2015 40

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tanna Pearman, meeting broker for Las Vegas-based Meetings Made Easy, handles site selection and contracting for both corporate and association clients, which means her approach to building RFPs focuses on different elements of each meeting to match a given destination and its various hotels.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Hotels Negotiating Contracts 52

Milestone Events Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Many couples these days are self-described “foodies” and have often traveled the world. About the author: Milestone Events Group is Northern California’s most experienced Wine Country Wedding Experts & largest event management company providing site selection services to multiple locations throughout Sonoma County.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections 2019 Entertainment Travel 52