Contracts & Negotiating

Contracts & Negotiating

Prevue

Prevue Advisors Meet at IMEX: Higher Rates, Lower Service Levels

The annual meeting of Prevue Advisors, held Monday at Delano Las Vegas, revealed a past year fraught with frustration but also some solutions for dealing with the new normal.
fees surcharges

Fees, Surcharges and Mandatory Gratuities on the Rise?

Planners report that fees, surcharges and mandatory gratuities appear to be making a comeback in 2022.
meeting industry lawyer

Meeting Industry Lawyers You Need to Know, Part 2

Here are three meeting industry lawyers event planners can turn to for top-notch legal advice.
meeting industry lawayers

5 Meeting Industry Lawyers

Whether it's to review a contract or settle a dispute, these 5 meeting industry lawyers are top picks among meeting planners.
covid-19 contracts

5 Top Tips for Contracts in the COVID-19 Era

Force majeure clauses just got trickier: Attorney Kimberly Pendo provided some contract tips to help meeting planners manage risk in today’s uncertain COVID-19 environment. Contracts, including Force majeure clauses, must be top of mind, even...
force majeure

COVID-19 and Force Majeure

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, force majeure has taken on added importance and issues related to the pandemic should be included in your contracts.
monopolies

Monopolies and Meetings

If Accor and InterContinental Hotels Group do merge as reports predict, will this create one of many monopolies and what will this mean to the industry?
cancellation

COVID-19 Cancellation Policies

In these times of COVID-19 uncertainty, planners are becoming more reluctant to commit to long-term hotel contracts due to the chance of cancellation.
Contract Negotiation

Contract Negotiation

COVID-19 has resulted in a virtual world where we meet, conduct business, socialize, and undertake contract negotiation online.
hotel contracting

Hotel Contracting: 10 Tips

During a recent Prevue webinar and in an accompanying white paper, Katie Muck of Meeting Sites Resource shared hotel contracting tips.
meeting contracts

Meeting Contracts: Grey Areas

As COVID-19 Coronavirus continues to spread, there are more grey areas than ever related to your meeting contract and cancellations.
contract advice

Contract Advice From a Pro

Moving or canceling your meeting in these times is no simple matter. Industry attorney Jonathan Howe, Esq., offered some words of wisdom.
Jon Howe

Jon Howe: Emotions Matter Here

At "Meetings in the Age of Coronavirus," an all-day virtual conference on Monday, Attorney Jon Howe, Esq., Howe & Hutton, Ltd., focused on the emotions behind the decision to rebook a meeting.
Attrition

Attrition Advice

The ins and the outs of dealing with attrition fees and ways to negotiate your contracts so they benefit you.