Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

After years of travel-banned holidays, we know you’re headed far out to your favorite corners of cities, woods and bluffs. But even with travel restrictions loosened, testing requirements and Covid-related rules still can make travel tricky. Domestic Travel Restrictions and Recommendations.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2025

The bill made allowances for fulfilling contracts in place as of Jan. ” Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced that Florida reached historic high record number of tourists in 2024 and “continues to be the top destination for travelers from all over the world.” ” A total of 142.9

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

When touching down in a foreign country, the first thing many travelers do is connect to the airport’s Wi-Fi to get caught up on news, posts and messages they missed in the air. However, NordVPN , a virtual private network provider, urges travelers to think twice about cybersecurity. Disable Automatic Network Connections.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Read on for Smart Travels latest cant-miss headlines. At one point, an estimated 2,500 workers at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott International hotels affected 27% of San Franciscos hotel inventory, deeply impacting the citys travel sector. Stressed about San Franciscos hotel strike and how it will impact an upcoming meeting?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Read on for the latest in travel news, brought to you by Smart Travel. The city has also established a balanced appeal, with travelers from Western Europe (20%), South Asia (17%), and the GCC (15%). Archer Aviation has completed more than 400 test flights and has signed manufacturing contracts worth over $6 billion so far.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Read more: Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World Working with Third-Party Agencies Many third parties provide sourcing only, meaning they will find the destination, and other will assist in sourcing as well as contract negotiations. We’ve traveled, we’ve seen what hotels are coming up, we’ve connected with the CVBs.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel, American Economic Liberties Project, told the Committee that “the nation’s airline industry is broken.” Any travel credit if accepted in lieu of a refund should never expire. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Can ‘Broken’ U.S. consumer.” “We Airlines Be Fixed?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Again, it depended on whether the applicable contract contained a force majeure provision and whether that provision was the “long” or “short” form (i.e. Read More : Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? laundry list of specific events vs. broad catch-all language).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! Italy does not have a lot of large hotels so if your program requires a peak of more than 100 rooms on a five-star category I suggest anticipating as much as you can the hotel sourcing and contracting, especially if you travel on shoulder and peak seasons.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure Clauses As we all learned over the last three years, force majeure clauses focus on liability when unforeseen circumstances impact the ability for one or both parties to perform the contracted activities. However, the more vague the wording, the harder it will be for those looking to cancel or terminate an event contract.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Additionally, preliminary matches were organised so that each team played in the region of Germany closest to its base, reducing travel, which is the primary source of emissions. To further support low-emission travel, our partner Deutsche Bahn has offered attractive ticket options, encouraging as many fans as possible to travel by train.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2024

For the highly paid speaker with the demanding schedule, Kleinfeld says it’s important the contract covers what happens for no-shows and how compensation will be handled in that circumstance. “If Working with Security Personnel “Just about any level-A speaker is going to be traveling with security,” Kleinfeld continues.

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Connect Worldwide

MAY 25, 2023

CWW Partners with Frozen Lime Asia to open office in Singapore, contracted by Oriental Hotels and Resorts for outbound travel development from Southeast Asia to… The post CWW Opens Office in Singapore, Contracted by Oriental Hotels and Resorts for Outbound Travel from Southeast Asia to Japan appeared first on CWW.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Renewed Group Focus “Just hold the contracted meetings that are on the books and minimize the cancellations that have occurred in prior years due to the pandemic, economic uncertainty and a general reluctance to hold in-person meetings,” said Dan Piotrowski, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels.

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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 know how important travel is as a desirable reward. We take every detail of a group travel incentive seriously. Incentive travel is always about the experience.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

The settlement did not require online travel portals such as Expedia to change the way it displays rates. I think as long as the full price is displayed, including fees and other add-on charges, consumers are OK with it, because then they enter a contract fully informed. A Transparency Trend?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. An organization that undervalues the importance of procurement often pays for it in numerous ways—financial and legal. Step 4: Site Tour and Evaluation Thoroughness and attention to detail are key.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 30, 2018

Arranging a hotel block and finalizing the contract is one of the most important parts of planning an event. Without a firm hotel contract, everything else is up in the air. In today’s world, a hotel block is considered a professional courtesy because it makes it easy for guests to book their travel and make a reservation.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Customer Onboarding: Once a contract is signed, follow up with details on dining, rooms, and exclusive amenities, ensuring smooth client onboarding. Not all guests should receive the same messagebusiness travelers, for instance, have different needs than vacationing families. Next, leverage segmentation to customize content.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Contract Lessons Lisa Sommer Devlin When the focus of the event is finding new places to bring events, kicking off with a lesson in what to include—and leave out—of contract clauses is always a good idea. Read More : Weaponization of Travel: Navigating Cultural Obstacle Courses Lowest Rate: Every contract is a futures agreement.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2025

Other than running out of coffee, trying to sign contracts years out and arranging travel in a world where costs are the only thing rising faster than attrition rates is the definition of “stressful.” What do meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty? That is a trick question.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? What is Risk Management? Is another expected?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

28-30, Destinations International (DI) held its 2024 Social Inclusion Summit in Spokane, Washington, where they shared insights and resources around inclusion in the travel and tourism industry. Insights from the Destinations International Social Inclusion Summit From Oct.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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. Cassidy stressed that the programs they offer are not meant to take the place of organized incentive travel.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Whether they’re checking IDs for a 21-plus event, patrolling your event space overnight, or keeping your attendees safe during the event, contracting a security company is a must. Between parking, mileage, airfare, taxis, hotel room nights, meals, and per diems—travel expenses can add up.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2024

Such as a requirement for hotels with 100 rooms or more to employ hotel staff for front desk and housekeeping—not contracted workers—and have panic buttons for workers who clean and maintain guest rooms. That means leisure travelers are competing more heavily for available rooms. for the entire nation.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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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. This leads them to book directly with hotels, even if the rates are slightly higher than the contracted room-block rates because they can’t seamlessly integrate loyalty programs into the housing process.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. We’ll work with the local contact and find out what’s important to them as far as their revenue.”

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