Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. Related : 3 Tips for Landing Sponsorships in 2019. Mistake 1: Requesting A Meeting Too Far In Advance.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Hyatt Corporation today confirmed to Smart Meetings that stories flying through the meeting planner world are true—the company will reduce commissions to third-party planners early next year. Hyatt will be reducing commissions for third parties booking group business at hotels in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They estimate that 20 percent of the nearly 6,000 attendees will book their own group’s convention there within five years. 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. Planners can rent areas of Huntington Park to bring groups to games.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Key Takeaway for Planners.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In 2019, the events industry had a $1,135.4 Billion valuation, making the events industry well positioned to make an economic impact should planners support social movements like boycotts. But should event planners boycott? . Should planners have a say in event boycotts? Should Planners Boycott? . Let’s find out.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

How can meeting planners be part of the solution in the movement to defeat unconscious bias? It’s incumbent for meeting planners both to understand and to overcome unconscious bias. The most important pair of cognitive biases for meeting planners in addressing unconscious bias are the halo effect and the horns effect.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris LaFata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? All the planner needs to do is to let them know about it. All rights reserved.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

trillion (in 2019 dollars, adjusted for inflation) will be spent on travel in the United States in 2022, but this is still 10% below 2019 levels and 16% below where it should have been in 2022, if not for the pandemic. June 12-18, 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*): Occupancy: 71.8% (-4.8%).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

— PCMA (@pcmahq) January 7, 2019. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) January 8, 2019. Planners need to know what makes attendees tick. The five trends that can help planners deliver better conferences will be covered as part of the Marriott Convention and Resort Network (CRN) Mastermind program.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We’ve all found ourselves adapting to a new world and a new travel industry, especially travel planners,” said Glynn who is outgoing president of SITE Global, the association for incentive planners. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

What do planners need to know before dedicating their time to creating such an environment? This insight is particularly relevant to event planners who produce events at the same venue year after year. Planners can embed these different environmental learning options in design elements. Your environment affects you emotionally.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Partnering with agencies can reduce cost and save time In many scenarios, planners have limited resources on hand. That often means seeking out third-party agencies and independent planners to attain their goals and create a stellar event. According to Crosby this amounts to 20-30% of what a planner could have spent.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Eventgoers and event planners alike are running full steam ahead in this new day-to-day norm we are all living in with the Covid-19 virus. Over 60 events already committed to the book for 2023 and with dozens of holds in place, the ACC is on its way to not having a weekend free until August. Electric bill aside, that’s a good thing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We’ve all found ourselves adapting to a new world and a new travel industry, especially travel planners,” said Glynn who is outgoing president of SITE Global , the association for incentive planners. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Now, the meeting planner can leverage a company’s umbrella agreement for set discounts (say between two city pairs) based on availability rather than paying market pricing. “It A dashboard tracks number of tickets booked, flights flown, amenity funds earned and the number of tickets needed for the next amenity award.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues. This blog won’t only address revenue initiatives but also cost-cutting measures.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. economy fell by $700 billion in 2019 to just under $1.3 Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: Retention of first place in the travel and tourism market by the U.S., ride for most travelers. trillion in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. economy fell by $700 billion in 2019 to just under $1.3 Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: Retention of first place in the travel and tourism market by the U.S., ride for most travelers. trillion in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

billion passengers in 2023, nearly reaching 2019 numbers, a year that saw 4.54 ADR for group bookings follow the same trend. Approaching Planning Differently With all this, CWT presents buying strategies heading into 2024 that may help planners prepare for increased business travel prices. billion traveling across the globe.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2022

The report says that hotel occupancy rates and room revenue are projected to approach 2019 levels this year. Meeting planners will note that AHLA reports 58% of meetings and events are expected to return. However, the outlook for F&B and other ancillary revenue is not as optimistic.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

An extensive renovation that started in 2019 introduced the innovative dual-brand concept. Many guests say, ‘I booked an airport hotel, but the rooms are so nice and modern, we don’t even feel like we’re at the airport.’ ‘The The Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel embraces themes inspired by Frankfurt’s renowned book fair.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. We saw an incredible surge in event platforms , leaving many event planners confused. And even though we’re a reliable source, we advise you to never judge the book by its cover.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. Cvent’s first quarterly Group Business Outlook found that a significantly higher number of RFPs for future bookings were submitted in the third quarter of 2018 than during the same period last year. The third quarter saw an even higher growth rate—14.7

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Don’t forget to pamper the planner. To find out what changing occupancy rates across the country will mean for booking hotels in the future, CoStar Group Director of Hospitality Analytics Daryl Cronk shared insights from the STARreport , the essential measure of the health of the hospitality industry.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The trio works in tandem to provide planners with peak nights across the properties, all within a calming stroll from each another along the beach. In August 2019, Smart Meeting East National will be utilizing this island-wide package. Marco Island is not the only locale where planners can book an island-wide.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. In most cases, the no-RFP-needed platform “is probably going to be for events needing 50 or fewer guest rooms.”.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Related : Dishing 2019’s Hot F&B Trends for Groups. Wellness, too, is taking a higher priority on planner checklists. “In Any hotel’s central task is keeping guests satisfied, but Hilton understood that the best way to achieve that was to improve the level of satisfaction among its employees.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He previously worked for Visit Cincy as national manager of diversity sales, during which time he booked numerous large conferences and conventions. She served as Vice President for MPI’s Aloha Chapter in 2019 and is passionate about creating extraordinary guest experiences.

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

19 Event Trends for 2019 19 Event Trends Shaking Up Group Business & Meetings in 2019 from Social Tables An annual Social Tables tradition, our event trends report predicts the biggest changes to hit both planners and venues in the year ahead. Looking for an event planning ppt?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In fact, the industry’s audience is expected to surpass even 2019 levels in the coming years. This growth brings both ample opportunities and new challenges as planners work to accommodate an influx of attendees while booking, planning and executing events. AI transforms the way planners can design events.

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Meeting planners expect face-to-face events to dominate 2022, with in-person gatherings accounting for approximately 80 percent of all meetings next year, according to a newly-released poll. The survey found nearly half of meeting planners (48 percent) expect to have the same number of events in 2022 as in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The entire cast of characters has a busy 2019 to look forward to. Disney invites planners to use cast member’s imaginations to “imaginear” a creative event in one of the resorts’ hotel ballrooms or in-park experiences. The new structure will open fall 2020 and is accepting group bookings beginning March 1, 2021.

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Social Tables

MAY 17, 2019

According to a recent newlywed report , of all the couples getting married in 2019, 27% of them will hire a wedding planner. Which explains why love birds are paying an average of only $1,850 on a wedding planner for their big day. How much does a wedding planner cost on average? Wedding planner service options 1.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In 2019, I had more airtime than most pilots,” Feldman said, articulating how he learned invaluable lessons in facilitating inclusion through interacting with people from different cultures. . — Destinations International Released New Destination Booking Agreement. Like many in the audience, he is a frequent flier. “In

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

Travel Association travel spending in April was 3% higher than in April 2019–the highest it’s been since the start of the pandemic. That same day on Twitter, Adams celebrated a rebound in hotel demand as bookings reached 95% of pre-pandemic levels over Memorial Day week. Amanda Hite, president of STR, and Stephen Rushmore Jr.,

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Note to planners: Guests don’t even have to go to the lobby to check in. including a garden area to soak in vineyard views that is currently booking memorable events for 2019. “The vineyard is the star year-round,” says General Manager Alain Negueloua. Elevated Housing. View this post on Instagram. Vista Collina.

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