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- Seasite.com Launches Version 2.0Business Planners Can Now Search Cruise Choices and Submit One Request to Five Cruise Lines Simultaneously Seasite.com, the first online portal for cruise meetings and events, launched version 2.0 that provides business and event planners direct access to major cruise lines. With the new electronic Request For Proposal (eRFP) feature, planners can send cus […]
- Not Enough Hours in the Day?What Meeting Planner hasn’t wished for just a couple more hours in the day to get more work done? With all the details and planning involved in orchestrating a successful corporate event, its no wonder sleep falls to the bottom of the totem pole in so many cases. The thinking is always, “I’ll get some rest after […]
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The Great Job Shakeup Has Arrived, How Are Your Incentives?
The poor economic conditions are finally starting to lift and one thing has recently become clear: this means a massive shakeup in jobs. One of the main reasons for this is that employers have known full well that employees were not truly free to leave their jobs until now. This means that employers who wish to retain their top talent... »
Downtown Meetings on a Budget
The downtown areas of major cities are excellent venues for meetings, but these areas tend to be quite expensive. When working on a tight budget, many meeting planners may feel that downtown venues are not affordable. For this reason, they may not even consider these areas as a possible meeting location. However, budget-conscious meeting planners can plan meetings in a... »
Charity Begins at Home
It is a given fact: the economy is not in good shape. Meeting planning has become more and more difficult in terms of budget and public opinion. The winter weather kicked many cities in the urban behind and sent corporate morale a bit further into the dumps. It is time to rebuild team spirit and sometimes that is best done... »
All-Inclusive Resorts: More Bang for Your Buck
The days of the open-ended budget for incentive trips are long past. Corporations are especially cost conscious in this particular economy and look for incentive packages that fit within their means. They still want to inspire and reward hard working employees, just for a more reasonable cost. There has never been a better time to take advantage of an all-inclusive... »
Keeping Close to Home
The economy has hit the meeting planning industry in a big way. Companies are cutting back on their budgets and using venues closer to home than in previous years. When planning an event, conference, or trade show, consider using a site within four hours driving distance of most of the attendees. This cuts down on travel expenses and many people... »
Tips to Lower Business Costs
It does not matter whether the economy is thriving or struggling, keeping business costs as low as possible is just good sense. Of course, you must keep your customers happy, but that does not mean that you cannot economize here and there. Here are some things to consider when planning your next meeting: • Use email whenever possible. It is faster... »
On Getting What You Deserve
Overheard at a light rail station: “I gave them the lowest price I could and they went with Apex anyway! What does it take to get a little loyalty from customers?” The person’s companion shook his head, but it wasn’t clear if it was at his friend or the friend’s customer. Instead of asking what it takes to get a little... »
So…what do YOU do?
Being a meeting planner in the current economy and governmental intrusion into business can mean that you might feel ready to put up your photon shields before you answer this. Since photon shields don’t exist yet, you may have to come up with a new way of answering this question so that you don’t get the evil eye for saying... »
Meeting Planners React to Bad Economy
Recently, key leaders of the Las Vegas hospitality community gathered to participate in a leadership roundtable to discuss a wide range of issues impacting meetings held at the destination. See what they had to... »
Cost-Effective Cruises
The recession and the economy’s slow-moving recovery has caused many companies to cut back on spending, particularly when it comes to corporate travel and meeting planning expenditures. With the new emphasis that has been placed on lowering costs without losing quality, meeting planners are put in a position to find the most effective ways to manage this precarious balance and... »