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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. What the Pick-Up Is : Convention customers are saying that both exhibit sales and domestic attendee registration is pacing better than anticipated. San Francisco and Chicago.

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Meeting Safety Trends in 2022

Smart Meetings

Can my IT folks prevent a hack or act in case a virus invades your onsite registration system? His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications. Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? Contact him at alan@arrivemanagement.com.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. Yes, all these logistical considerations are important and need to be done well!

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Can You Name Which Meeting Destination Made All These Major Updates?

Convene by PCMA

convention destination that consistently appears at the top of site-selection lists. Nearly 40 New Gates and More Service Options Around the World If you’re working to grow your registration numbers, you need an airport that’s ready to welcome more passengers. That’s exactly what’s happened in one U.S. Here are five hints.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners. Data Protection.

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Success Story: Fall Product Launch with Celebrity Endorsement, Hilton Head, South Carolina

Blue Spark Event Design

Services we provided: Site Selection and Negotiation. High Points: Organized virtual and in-person site visits to measure and photograph the event space and discuss the vision with the client. Sourced and managed event staff for registration needs and event logistics. Audio-Visual Production. Event Design & Graphics.

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Elevate Your Group Travel Experience: Incentive Travel Company vs. Travel Agency

Brightspot Incentive Events

These partners provide boots-on-the-ground knowledge and management to help advise and assist on-site. Site Selection and Negotiation Incentive travel companies need to be able to effectively negotiate hotel contracts to ensure their clients receive the best value for their investment.