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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

.”’ Read More : Countdown to Super Bowl LVIII: Q&A with Las Vegas Super Bowl Committee Turner says the lesson for her and her team from watching Las Vegas handle the Super Bowl is the need to continually evolve and understand the needs of your customer, whether it’s the NFL, a large association or a corporate meeting.

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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. AV companies provide several forms of audio and visual equipment for private parties, corporate meetings, and other events. a musical festival). Videographers.

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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

We will be contracting with smaller venues and committing to fewer sleeping rooms and F&B until attendance stabilizes. For incentives, winners who book early are "losing out” because winners who book later may have to come in early or stay late, or they get a premium seat because that is all that is left.”.

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Cost Savings for Corporate Meetings, Incentive Travel, and Channel Incentives

Brightspot Incentive Events

Hotel Contracting Savings. By using eRFP tools, dozens of hotels in multiple markets can bid on a meeting to locate the best bargains. The Brightspot Strategic Sourcing team is staffed with CMPs (certified meeting professionals) who average 20 years of experience, and we offer complimentary site research and hotel contracting.

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How to Create a Long-Term Event Planning Timeline

Social Tables

It takes careful planning to pay deposits on time and keep track of contracts. This is why booking these partners in advance is so important. The catering company you hired double booked themselves and can only supply a portion of your food and beverage orders. This way, they know what to do when they arrive at the event.

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Bookmark These Top 30 Websites for Event Planners

Bizzaboo

Meetings Today Meetings Today offers monthly print and digital publications, industry news, blog posts, webinars, videos, podcasts, books, and educational resources for meeting and event planners. Meetings Today is available in both print and digital forms , and they also offer a range of newsletter options.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs. Restaurants are highly sought-out venues for many events, from corporate meetings to private gatherings, casual parties, and fine dining affairs. Create a revenue strategy.

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