meeting planning
Amadeus Improves Sales, Meeting & Event Planning With Enhanced Delphi® Experience
Amadeus | July 25, 2024
A newly enhanced and expanded sales and catering suite of solutions will allow hotels of all sizes to maximize efficiency and profitability July 25, 2024 - Group business is top of mind for hoteliers in 2024, with new research finding that hoteliers are prioritizing ways to strengthen customer relationships, to improve outreach with new and repeat business, and to plan and execute events more effectively. Recognizing this, Amadeus has harnessed over three decades of expertise to develop an enhanced Delphi solution. Designed to support teams from sales lead to execution, Delphi has been updated to better meet the needs of any hotel, no matte...
Smaller, Simpler Events Backed by Always-New AV Technology Is Steering the Course to Meetings Recovery
Mills James | March 28, 2023
Mills James cites 5 trends defining the meeting experience in 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — March 28, 2023 — Just three months into the new year and the meetings environment is thriving. Mills James, an award-winning, concierge-level, audiovisual services provider, is reporting that shorter, in-person meetings are growing in demand this year, with planners expecting the latest audiovisual technologies to make event experiences exceptional. From hybrid equipment and sustainable practices to always-new, portable equipment and stellar service delivery, a facility’s AV partner is playing a pivotal role in the return of meetings for the foreseea...
Hoteliers Find Answers and Revenue Potential in Technology
Groups360 | September 27, 2022
The world has experienced some bizarre, and yes, unprecedented times in a short, but monumental, few years. The hospitality and travel industries, (among the rest of the world) have heard the continuous talk about “the new normal.” But for hoteliers, the only thing proving to be normal is that nearly everything about guest services is new. Today’s guests want risk-free contingencies, self-service, and contactless support. Meaning hoteliers need innovative ways to manage volume, promptly communicate, and provide exceptional guest experiences, all while facing a labor shortage. If hoteliers, and the hospitality industr...
Great Hotels of The World Launches #MICEBEAT
Knowland | April 15, 2021
Data-driven live-streamed talks focused on the Meetings & Events industry’s future Vaccines, ramped up testing, and universally agreed upon social distancing and safety measures are in place. The excitement with a return to travel is undeniable and, according to the March edition of the PULSE survey, partial re-openings in the UK and US caused hotel bookings to nearly reach pre-pandemic levels. A scan of the business travel and meetings and events segments, however, paint a different picture. Appetite for travel and pent-up demand is certainly there. It is clear that we shall meet again - safely - but the way forward seems, at thi...
Edwardian Hotels London Brings the Best of the UK to Teneo Hospitality Group’s New European Portfolio
Edwardian Hotels London | November 8, 2019
Key Edwardian Hotels London’s properties set to join Teneo Hospitality Groups’ European offering Eden Prairie (Minneapolis), MN, November 6, 2019 - One of the UK’s largest privately owned hotel groups, Edwardian Hotels London, is now a key player in Teneo Hospitality Group’s new European portfolio. Among the 50 leading independent hotels and prominent European brands gained in Teneo’s far-reaching expansion, Edwardian Hotels London, owns and operates The May Fair, The Edwardian Manchester, both part of premium lifestyle brand Radisson Collection and an enviable collection of 10 individual luxurious Radisson Blu Edwardian ...
IACC Meeting Room of the Future™ Shows Shift in Meeting Planner Objectives
December 18, 2017
Ground-Breaking Project of BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, and IACC Tracks Trends in Technology, Design, ROI, Impactful Experience The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, December 2017 … Like the quest for the Holy Grail, the search to find the Meeting Room of the Future may never end. The latest report from the ground-breaking IACC Meeting Room of the Future™, shows that yesterday's breakthroughs are today's technology and that meeting planners and conferees now have specific, rapidly evolving goals and great expectations. Technology has greatly expanded and redefined the definition of what a meeting room is and can ...
Meeting Trends for 2018 as Forecasted by Kindred Resorts & Hotels
Kindred Resorts & Hotels | December 5, 2017
Non-traditional Breaks, Retreat-like Meetings and an Uptick in Bookings Expected Next Year RICHMOND — (December 5, 2017) – With a new year on the horizon, Kindred Resorts & Hotels, a collection of independent hotels and resorts uniquely focused on the group and meetings market in North America, is pleased to share their findings for 2018 meetings trends. This data is based on a survey distributed among their 63 properties located throughout the United States in locations ranging from Hawaii to Florida. Next year looks to be a promising one for the meetings industry with an array of interesting trends expected to dominat...
Brilliant Closing Tactics Every Hotel Sales Manager Should Know
Groups360 | November 14, 2017
The most successful hotel sales managers and directors don't wait until the end to make the close. They're working the close from Day One. Modern meeting planners are savvy buyers and aren't easily swayed by standard tactics. So, don't stop viewing the close as a 'make it or break it' moment. Provide value, grounded advice, the right tools and reinforce your hotel's unique assets, amenities and service culture throughout the ENTIRE sales process. We turned to our own team of meeting advisors, who are responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in group bookings, for their smartest 'closing' tips for hotel sales teams. Showcase What ...
