Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Motivation Excellence team takes great pride in the fact that we are a full-service incentives, group travel, meetings, and events agency. We take every detail of a group travel incentive seriously. Incentive travel is always about the experience. Do you need to include some business during your incentive travel reward?

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Incentives Travel Travel Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

For example, a tailored series might highlight banquet hall features, price incentives, and testimonials from satisfied event planners. Customer Onboarding: Once a contract is signed, follow up with details on dining, rooms, and exclusive amenities, ensuring smooth client onboarding.

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Automation Social Media Prospect Booking 130

MeetingsNet

JUNE 18, 2020

One of the best-attended sessions of the 17th annual Pharma Forum conference for medical-event planners, held virtually this year from June 15-19, was “Meetings Contracts in the Post-COVID Era.” In other words, the cleaning protocols listed in the contract are solely the responsibility of the property to fulfill and monitor.

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Contracts Contracts Events Planner 114

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What is more motivating than sending top performers out of this world for an incentive trip? Pam Kressley and Lori Cassidy, co-founders of the new individual travel incentive company Gift a Trip , recently arranged a buyout of a space capsule as part of a three-day immersive experience for the winners of a Texas Lottery.

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Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 27, 2019

Have you ever asked (or answered) the question, “Should we outsource our corporate incentive travel program?” Here, you’ll discover why outsourcing your next incentive program will set you up for success. We know how time-consuming organizing a large incentive travel program can be. Saves You Time. Ready for the Unexpected.

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Incentives Travel Travel Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Now she helps clients plan meetings, conferences and incentive trips through her company, Procurement Strategy Group. Step 4: Site Tour and Evaluation Thoroughness and attention to detail are key.

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Conference Site Selection Logistics Contracts 246

Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2019

For those who don’t really understand, a lot of times, the in-house AV company is contracted by the hotel in a relationship that allows them to kind of work together. So as soon as you sign the hotel contract they say, “hey I’m gonna introduce you to John at the AV company, in-house AV company.” Bidding for In-House AV.

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Contracts Contracts Vendor Venue 229

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For planners, concepts that can be built into their Business Events Strategy shift them from reactive to proactive and start conversations (and in some cases concessions) around these important attendee experience elements early in the process rather than as an afterthought post-contracting.

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Planner Events Attendee Communications 130

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It includes some contract language when it comes to this. And more and more planners actually understand this more, they’re putting it in their contract more and more often now, that hey, if I’m going to bring my group to this venue, you’re going to throw in wifi for my attendees. Brandt Kruger: Wifi. Negotiating.

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Venue Contracts Contracts Preparation 249

Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. Companies looking to reinstate incentive travel also considered the industries of prospective participants in the incentive programs.

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Incentives Travel Travel Prospect 130

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

You can negotiate these contracts. What’s the incentive to negotiate for planners? What’s the incentive to reduce those fees? But it’s in the contract is exclusive provider and that was non-negotiable. I’m just saying that with reduced competition there’s less incentive to negotiate.

Contracts 249

Contracts Contracts Events Planner 249

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Most of the deals take the shape of a 25% to 49% minority position in a thriving MICE company with the added benefit of opening up the shared services and supplier contracts to the owner-operator so everyone benefits. Newest Acquisition. Read More : Acquisition to Enhance Breakout Rooms Could be First Step Toward Zoomiverse.

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Meeting Global Events Benefits Incentives 264

Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

Usually when hotels bring AV companies to bid on for the exclusive in-house AV contract hotels typically will go with the company that gives them the biggest kickback and the best incentives. Because of their stronghold, PSAV will have less incentive to give back a large commission to hotels.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Planner 275

Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

I hope that the attention that was brought from this hurricane will help them not just get back on their feet, but get to a better place for that area of the world” The 2019 CMI 25: Top Meeting and Incentive Companies. But then they call it the top media incentive companies. So this was a big deal”, she concludes.

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Contracts Contracts Sustainability Speakers 229

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In search of a mind-blowing incentive that will leave attendees in awe? For meeting profs pondering an out-of-the-box incentive, perhaps its worth considering a magically chilly trip to this stunningly beautiful venue. Try Romanias Hotel of Ice, where guests indulge in a winter wonderland, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.

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Airlines Travel Travel Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2021

Some properties, she says, are offering incentives or higher pay to get the right candidates. Caesars contracted with Albertsons to administer 10,000 Covid vaccination shots at stations in ballrooms at Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Caesars Palace Las Vegas and Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

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Hospitality Training Logistics Human Resources 279

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since the pandemic, the problem of fewer registrants booking within in the contracted room block has become more acute. Efforts to encourage early bookings through discounts, points, or other incentives, according to the group, have had limited success — and sometimes backfired by leading to more cancellations.

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Registration Booking Contracts Contracts 102

Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2022

Most of the contracts applied force majeure clause and ended the contract.” You had to convince a lot of people in India to do that by paying them extra or giving them more incentives.” We were catering to offline events and were mostly known for retreat-based events for employees.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Barnes comes to Turtle Bay Resort as director of incentive sales with nearly 30 years of experience in sales and operations. In her new role, she will solicit and manage group business in the Midwest and Atlantic incentive markets. In this role, she will personally oversee high-profile bookings from contract to completion.

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Hospitality Incentives Contracts Contracts 242

Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Lynn Willison and Rachel Englander Lynn Willison (left) and Rachel Englander (right), The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events , a woman-owned and -operated boutique meeting and incentive planning company, brings in two new team members.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Government Contract Opportunities Spring marks the peak season for federal contracting, with the Office of Contracting and Procurement listing contracts worth USD 100,000 or more. New property tax incentives boost development in areas that couldn’t access these benefits before.

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Travel Travel Healthcare Trade Show 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Once a legally binding contract is in place, it sets the stage for easier conversations,” said Dustin Arnhem, senior vice president of sales with Visit Baltimore. Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 If you can contract far enough in advance, you can secure better rates before supply is squeezed. percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track.

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Incentives Contracts Contracts Vendor 187

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

May is president and owner of Bright Spot Incentives & Events, and one of the guests on the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “Meet the Secret Weapon in the Quest to Return to F2F.”. Many topics were discussed, among them the phasing-out of hybrid and contract negotiation. Last year made him think differently.

Contracts 246

Contracts Contracts Planner Attendee 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

As guest demand for an authentic, engaging experience in the surrounding community and culture increases, technology plug-ins are making it easier for meeting professionals to meet the needs of attendees without additional research and contracts. An Unprecedented Partnership.

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Website Contracts Contracts Booking 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. Site Nite, a fundraiser for research and scholarships to advance the incentive industry will be Monday from 7:30 p.m. During the show, new tracks including Creativity in communication; Diversity?and to 9:30 p.m.

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Preparation Sustainability Registration Panel 279

Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

Ashley Lawson is a big name in the travel meetings and incentives industry. Ashley currently serves as the Vice President of Business Partnerships at Achieve Incentives & Meetings and is the third generation to work for the 70-year-old family business. One of our top clients wanted us to help move a program’s contract.

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Education Attendee Incentives Preparation 177

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Multiple representatives on the panel advised planners to evaluate contracts more carefully than ever—don’t pre-assume anything as a given if it isn’t explicitly stated in the contract. Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already.

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Panel Meeting Trade Show Contracts 246

Brightspot Incentive Events

JULY 8, 2022

When negotiating hotel contracts, it is fair to say things have changed. 5 Key Tips for Negotiating Hotel Contracts. A hotel partner recently shared that you should be ready to sign a hotel contract tomorrow when you begin your sourcing process. There are new rules, clauses, and regulations to be mindful of. Be Detailed Upfront.

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Contracts Contracts Proposal Incentives 52

Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. What hasn’t varied is the desire around the world to visit California for business, pleasure or both. Meetings are similarly crucial north of the California border.

Planner 246

Planner Panel Attendee Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. In his most recent role as director of group sales at Park Hyatt Aviara, he led his team to successfully capture incentive business following a $50-million resort-wide renovation.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130