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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

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You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. of meeting space. We are booking small corporate meetings and associations for 2022. Planning your return to in-person? guest rooms; 11,628 sq.

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Hire An AV Company for Your Next Event in 5 Simple Steps

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Often venues will give you discounts and pressure you to use In-House AV but realize this is completely negotiable and you do not need to. Look into hiring outside the venue, a 3rd party AV company is at your event for you, and only you. You should actually hire your AV company before you even sign your venue contract.

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Canada Calls: Event Planning Paradise

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Smart Meetings reached out to Laura Pallotta, regional vice president of sales and distribution of Canada Marriott International, who offered up some insights to the latest relevant travel trends for planners looking to sculpt an international experience. Gen Z is our future traveler’s meeting planner and decision maker.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Booking major venues and event entertainment is something that should be done as soon as possible. However, if you’re planning a corporate meeting, six months might be all you need. Include all planning meetings into your event timeline so everyone can add them to their calendar and prepare in advance.

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

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The Big Easy prepares for its 11th Super Bowl When the NFL added another week to its usual 17-week schedule in 2021, this created a small problem between the Super Bowl LVIII and this year’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This particular year was very important [for Las Vegas],” she says. They had a fresh start.

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A Year in Recovery: Best Pandemic Travel Tips, Takeaways of 2021

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The pandemic and the time it took away from air travel and in-person meetings have revealed ways to safeguard—and even improve—the health of meeting professionals and the way we conduct meetings. These tips and takeaways from over the receding year help ease traveling for work.

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GMID 2023: Looking Towards the Future

Smart Meetings

This year’s focus is #MeetingsMatter, a reference to reminding the business world that meetings are important and a call to action for building a foundation that breeds success for the future. Pursuing nonconventional venues and activities is another way to address the changing trends of the new generation of professionals.