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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

But how does one prepare for a career in event planning? Today, there are many ways to prepare for a career in event planning: Work on your soft skills, Get a degree, Get a certificate, Look for free content (webinars, podcasts, e-books, blogs), Work at events (as a volunteer), Build a strong network of event profs (join communities).

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5 Reasons Why Surprise Perks Help Hotel Sales Directors Secure Higher Bookings

Smart Meetings

Here are five reasons why incorporating surprise perks into your hotel sales strategy can transform relationships, promote loyalty, and ultimately increase bookings (and ROI). Consider this: A planner arrives at your hotel for a site visit, and youve prepared a personalized gift waiting for them in their room.

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Carpocalypse: How to Prepare for Rental Car and Rideshare Price Surge

Smart Meetings

An industry insider for SFGATE recommended booking your rental car two weeks to a month before your proposed trip, and still, to expect to pay 25 to 30 percent more than usual for it. Yet another option is Get Around , a car share platform that lets you find, book and unlock your chosen car all from your phone. The Workaround.

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Report: For Savings, Book Meetings Farther Ahead

Smart Meetings

The optimum time for booking meetings for small groups was pegged at more than 30 days; for large groups, that window expanded to more than 75 days. Outside of these booking windows, potential savings dip by 5–10 percent, the report found. The post Report: For Savings, Book Meetings Farther Ahead appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Quick Trips: How to Score Spontaneous Bookings

Dana Communications

The golden rule of traveling was always to book early, and the earlier the better. Jump ahead to today’s world of flexible work schedules and mobile-savvy globe-trotters and you’ll find that more and more people are choosing to book shorter, spur-of-the-moment trips on the fly. Want to boost bookings in today’s spontaneous society?

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Smart Travel: Safest Airlines Revealed, National Geographic Unveils New Expeditions, the Upcoming Global Tourism Resilience Conference and More

Smart Meetings

Booking is open now. An additional 250 rooms will be up for booking soon, with the islands Marriott Hotel breaking ground this year. Vincent and the Grenadines Sees 25% Surge in Stayover Arrivals Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines On Thursday, the minister of tourism of St. New options for meeting profs are Sandals St.

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

Smart Meetings

The same can be said from the hotel side for placing minimum commitments in contracts, with groups promising a specific number of booked rooms. Not being prepared and showing a careless attitude with an event or the safety of attendees will lead to a problem every time. Legal Risks. That’s the essence of what it is.”.