The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

‘In 2000, I decided to found a company, something that will change the industry, and I established the first marketplace to organise events online. It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. You have a new book coming out. Can you speak about your new book? What are we missing?’.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. Provide an all-inclusive online shopping cart experience. Give attendees a deal on your next event. Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Sell refund protection.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

However, when on vacation, people tend to forget about their online security.”. When waiting around in an airport, the temptation is strong to book last-minute activities, additional hotel stays or different flights, but the security around public networks isn’t strong enough to protect any sensitive information you enter.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

Are they there to sign contracts and close deals? Instead, how would someone do that online? So for example, if you have a product launch, how would someone do that online? Do they do press releases online? Far too often we want to just call it the online trade show. Well, that’s not always true.

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Booking a business stay for yourself or your team? Online travel agencies (OTAs) are a popular option, with good prices and a huge inventory of hotels to choose from. Many small- to mid-sized businesses, who can’t afford an expensive contract with a travel management company, find themselves booking their travel on OTAs.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. Donate a book: More than 400 have already been donated, bring one to keep the momentum going. Read More : Story Behind the Decision to Focus on IMEX America Live; Smaller Online.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Have you considered hanging some art on the conference room walls, or setting up pieces that inspire conversation (both offline and online)? This is despite the steady increase in hotel bookings for business groups and events. Van Halen, M&Ms, and the Wisdom in the Contract Details. Tips for Growing Your Event Revenue.

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

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. Ticketing vendors, like online ticketing platforms, can streamline pre-event planning, speed up registration, and sell more event tickets through automation.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This also means that online travel platforms have an opportunity to affect the final decision if their proposition is very attractive. Working with numerous travel booking projects and driving them to success, we’ve determined the main metrics an OTA should use to stay competitive and make data-driven decisions. Visitor-to-Book.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? You just register online and start using them.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

By implementing distancing regulations, and no-touch tools such as QR Codes, NFC tags, Big Data, and more, it lowers the risk of contracting the virus and adds a layer of security. . Venues will play a key role in the restoration of the events industry. Contingency Planning . Utilize AR and VR For An Enhanced User Experience.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 16, 2019

When you call to let your provider know about the accident or make the claim online, you’ll need to make sure that you have all of the necessary information at the ready. Phone calls, emails, contracts, photographs, or anything else relevant to the situation. . Information that is going to be important to have includes: .

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023! 2023 book sale! (If Go to my Buy Books page and add the ebooks you want to your cart. In 2023, in-person is back!

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Hotel shopping today To understand how the current hotel room booking experience works, we need to first talk about how hotels control room inventory and pricing via combinations of Room Types and Rate Plans. Room type examples A Rate Plan represents essentially the practical terms and conditions that go with a booking.

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ADMEI

APRIL 10, 2024

A Timeline Before a potential client chooses to work with you, they should be provided with a clear, high-level project timeline, from the moment you sign a contract until the date of the event. If you’re sending your proposal online, you can include an option to sign and pay electronically to secure you as their DMC partner.

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Hotel Engine

AUGUST 7, 2022

Booking influencer events can accelerate your promotions and bring in sales. By sharing their life online and presenting themselves authentically, they increase the likelihood that their followers will feel comfortable following their recommendations. Read more: How To Get More Traffic To Your Hotel [And More Bookings].

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

That way, we could provide engagement in their home and provide an immersive experience when they were watching the event online.” We had a program book just like you would at a normal event, thanking our sponsors and giving more information about the cause. Also, we delivered these gala-in-a-boxes to these house parties.

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Fox World Travel

APRIL 21, 2023

As travel services manager for a 4000-employee business and personal insurance provider, Jenna Joswick thought she knew everything her online booking tool offered.

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AltexSoft Travel

MAY 8, 2020

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Trip-related companies employ different types of booking engines to run core processes instead of human personnel. Internet booking engine: its key functionality and main integrations. How a travel booking engine works. Key features.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re wondering what questions to ask when booking a venue, you’ve come to the right place. Is a deposit required to secure the booking, and if so, what is the deposit amount? Look for online reviews and testimonials from other event professionals. What are your labor costs? Is this a union or non-union building?

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

A common example is booking websites. The gamification strategies on these websites endeavour to make us book as soon as possible. It’s not about fun but to make us book.’. However, collaboration remotely or online is highly fragmented. And we really wanted to bring that online.

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Social Tables

MARCH 10, 2021

In addition to checking out our post on how to become a wedding planner , one of the first things we recommend doing is exploring some of the best online wedding planner courses the web has to offer. Explore 6 of the best online wedding planner courses: Wondering what type of course is best for a wedding planner?

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The online booking business is as good as the inventory it has, so finding the best rooms for the best price is the most important task. The suite includes Booking API, Cache API, and Content API. Hotel Booking API. check-in date or booking holder name), or cancel them (fully or partially). What is a bed bank?

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 13, 2020

Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. Our article explains why services of airfare wholesalers are still sought-after, what problems they solve, and how their air offerings differ from standard fares you can find online. Access to major GDSs.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. We are not in this business, but everybody is used to negotiating things, to talking about things in online meetings. What are some other aspects that can help clients to convince them to book incentives? We cannot avoid this.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Keep the buzz going online with social media. Read 7 Tips to Master Your Online Event Page for ideas on design and calls to action. They can be in person or online.

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AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

With so many online booking platforms available, one may wonder: does a company really need external assistance? Why don’t employees look for the best prices, book their flights and hotels, and then submit reimbursement requests all by themselves? Well, there is nothing wrong with self-guided trips if they happen occasionally.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If the destination is already chosen, then a good place to start might in the library or online with some cultural research. One of my favorite resource is Kiss, Bow, and Shake Hands , the book and online resource by Terri Morrison on how to do business around the world. Here are a few tips that you might find useful.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

It means that our live events are attended primarily by advanced professionals (who arguably don't need the training as much), while novice/early career professionals are primarily attending online.”. We will be contracting with smaller venues and committing to fewer sleeping rooms and F&B until attendance stabilizes.

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Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

For larger events or those held on special dates, like holidays, it is best to book even earlier – up to a year or more in advance. When booking ahead of time, be sure to read the contract thoroughly and understand when payment deadlines and cancellation policies take effect.

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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

Book an event venue. 58% will use search engines and 34% use online listings and marketplaces. If you’re interested in going green and sending paperless invites, check out services like evite , Paperless Post , Greenvelope , and Minted’s online invitations. Ever wondered how common your birthday is ? Arrange entertainment.

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Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

Beyond this number, it is also important to consider how much promotion and attention you want the event to receive in advance; advertising online through social media platforms and publicizing through news outlets can help in generating interest and attendees. Does the Venue Include a Flexible Contract with “Force Majeure”?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

That plays a big part, say husband and wife authors Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr in their recent book, The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown. The book draws on hundreds of interviews, research in psychology, innovation, and behavioral economics, as well as their own lived experiences.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 17, 2022

“The Future of the Force Majeure: Negotiating Contracts Amid Uncertainty” was such a popular session at Convening Leaders 2022 that the breakout room at Caesars Forum quickly filled to capacity and in-person attendees had to join the online audience to participate. Convene recently spoke with Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., 10 in Las Vegas.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 12, 2021

Hotels, Venues, and Contracts. Flexible” F&B minimums: Ask the venue to charge a percentage of the difference between the price of actual and contracted food and beverage. Audit clause: An audit clause asks the hotel to credit meeting attendees who stay in the host hotel, but book outside the block, toward final numbers.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 22, 2024

FCM Meetings & Events (FCM M&E), the long-standing specialists in the sector under the FCM business and key division of the Flight Centre Travel Group, has launched a brand-new technology delivering a world-class booking solution for meetings and group hotel lodging within the MICE industry.

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