meetings
Don’t Leave These Group Bookings On The Table
While data suggests a decrease in group bookings, hotel DOSMs hoping to tap into new or additional markets to shore up group business need to look outside the 3rd party meeting planner tools
Podcast: Why 2020 Should be the Year of MICE Revenue Management
The topic for this podcast discussion is MICE Revenue Management – what are the challenges and why this should be a much higher priority for hotels with meeting and events space
Trends in Events and Meetings That Will Shape 2020
With each passing year, events seem to get bigger and better, boasting exciting new technology, catering to attendees’ needs in finer detail, and bringing guests together in unique venue spaces.
Cognitive Biases: Great for Survival, Not so Much for M&E Sales
It awes me how it’s possible that when two people with contradicting opinions are presented the exact same scientific report they both walk away stating it substantiates their believes on […]
3 Step Guide to Creating Your Meetings & Events Budget
Budget season is for many hotel teams a dreaded period that is marked by lengthy meetings and overall confusion. No one is to blame here. NB: This is an article […]
Meeting Costs Set to Climb in America but Fall in EMEA and AsiaPac
Daily attendee meeting costs are set to climb in 2020 in North and Latin America but fall in EMEA and Asia/Pacific. One reason EMEA costs will likely fall is a shift in bookings to secondary cities.
London, Shanghai, New York, Sao Paulo Take Meetings & Events Top Spot
Brexit and a change in government notwithstanding, London remains the number one destination for meetings and events in EMEA in 2020.
Airbnb Acquires Gaest to Expand in Bookings for Meetings
Airbnb, now valued upwards of $30 billion and inching toward an IPO possibly as early as this year, has made an acquisition to continue to diversify its revenues beyond basic […]
About Your M&E Revenue Strategy – wait, you have one, right?
Attention revenue managers: pay no attention to that ballroom behind the double doors. Only, what if we told you that your hotel’s meetings & events (M&E) space could become the […]