A new study by Aberdeen on Strategic Meetings Management shows how top companies are leveraging technology, adopting procurement practices and getting the attention of upper management to achieve cost-savings and compliance.
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This spring, several major hotel brands announced they will join StarCite's Small Meeting Solution integrating their own online solutions or through StarCite's partnership with Pegasus Solutions. These partnerships will provide expanded access to real-time rates and availability for booking smaller meetings.
Read the Hilton and Hyatt and Kimpton press releases.
Learn more about StarCite's Small Meeting Solution.
The perception of meeting planners is evolving, from “spenders of money” to "strategic savers" as buyers find efficiencies in today's seller's market while maintaining business-critical marketing, training and sales incentive events.
One longtime meeting services director believes that becoming a key piece in the savings puzzle involves being a meeting advisor, not just a meeting planner, to executives. “One way to gain a seat at the leadership table is through tracking of spend, savings, and outcomes and reporting these regularly to area heads and finance officers.” Read full article in Financial & Insurance Meetings.
Learn how you can assess your meetings program by taking StarCite's exclusive Benchmarking Study.
StarCite's Global Supplier Showcase is coming to a city near you! The Global Supplier Showcase provides meeting decision makers with a chance to meet with over 40 suppliers from all around the globe to discuss creative solutions for International and Domestic meetings and incentive trips. Register today!
If an economic downturn is in the cards,
meetings will be more scrutinized than ever. Experts will tell how to rein in spend, management and exposure in a Procurement.travel and StarCite webinar.
At the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, “You CAN predict the future”! Book a meeting in 2008 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort and you will receive the same rate for a similar program in 2009 and 2010. Additional incentives may also apply.
Meeting must be booked by 8/31/08 to consume in 2008. Rates valid for similar size/value business.
A recipient of the prestigious Meetings & Conventions Hall of Fame Award, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is a nationally respected and recognized leader in the convention resort arena. Ideally located in the heart of Walt Disney World, the resort offers 2,265 guest rooms and over 329,000 square feet of meeting space. Features consist of 84 meeting rooms, including two boardrooms, four ballroom options, 110,500 square feet of contiguous convention/exhibit space, outdoor function areas, two business centers and exclusive Disney Differences.
Please visit www.swandolphinmeetings.com or call 1-800-524-4939 for more information.
From futebol to Carnaval, every day in Brazil is a celebration. Samba is the centerpiece of every Rio de Janeiro celebration. In Sao Paolo, food is king, enticing with a delicious variety of tropical, exotic and spicy flavors for all tastes and appetites. And a festive atmosphere beckons in northern Bahia, the soul of Brazil, where authentic folk culture is at its richest and the rhythm of Bahian music pervades every aspect of daily life.
Today, world-class accommodations and excellent business facilities can be found in every large city, many boasting premier oceanfront locations in the most prestigious neighborhoods. Dining remains in the forefront of delights in Brazil, with many fine churrascarias (traditional barbecue restaurants) taking their place next to gourmet restaurants that rival the best in the world. One need only sample the Feijoada, the national dish, and Brazil's signature caipirinha to appreciate the country's extraordinary culinary renaissance that is currently taking place from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paolo and Salvador.
Situated on Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans, Historic Le Pavillon Hotel has been the choice for over a century for spectacular parties and memorable meetings.
Each of the 226 nonsmoking guest rooms and suites comes with its own personality, cable TV, private safe, climate control, and sumptuous bath amenities. Seven suites showcase their riches in contemporary, oriental, art deco, Louisiana Victorian plantation and seventeenth –century European styles.
Le Pavillon’s staff has achieved an incomparable reputation for gracious hospitality and professional service standards. With twelve flexible meeting rooms for a total of 9,063 square feet of function space that includes our lower level conference area with state of the art technological capabilities, including direct link satellite broadcasting along with high-speed internet access to support real-time videoconferencing. Meeting planners in search of inspiration will find it in abundance at Le Pavillon “the Belle of New Orleans”.
