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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Consider the following categories of potential risks in your event planning: Regulations : Are there local or federal regulations that may impact an aspect of your event?

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

You want a company that knows its city well and has built excellent relationships with venues and vendors in the area. How do you approach vendor relationships? One of the advantages of working with a DMC is gaining secondhand access to their vendor network. Can you tell me about your largest group or event?

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All-Inclusive Incentives: Stormy Waters or Smooth Sailing?

Smart Meetings

Transparency is an asset when negotiating with vendors Incentive packages have greatly improved over the years in both quality and customization. Using transparency in your negotiation process isn’t just appropriate, it is often expected, as many vendors offer a surprising amount of flexibility.

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“Travel is at a crossroads: It can either become more sustainable via innovation – or be forced to take action via crises and regulation”

Travel Daily Media

The post “Travel is at a crossroads: It can either become more sustainable via innovation – or be forced to take action via crises and regulation” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. This represents a growing share of consumers that are eager to act on sustainable travel.

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Summer Is Over & COVID-19 Is Back: Now What?

Endless Events

COVID-19 cases are rising, rules and regulations around COVID-19 compliance for events are changing every month, and now, in-person events are getting canceled left and right all over again. As someone who’s been traveling for years, I’ve been playing that game for a long time.”

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2020 Virtual Event Trends

Endless Events

We’ve got personal first and last names of executives, titles, email addresses, phone numbers, personal cell phone numbers, travel itineraries, hotel reservations. The bill would also make it a crime for senior executives to lie to the agency regarding privacy standards, and would empower state attorneys to enforce regulations. .

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Will the area be busy in general due to holiday travel? Ignoring local policies and regulations Rules and regulations can vary from town to town and city to city. Event planners who fail to research local policies, regulations, and restrictions could end up paying expensive fees for violating policies.