Tips & Tools

Tips & Tools

5 Social Media Tips for Preventing a Ho-hum Event

If you're not using social media to enhance your events by now, you've likely fallen way behind your colleagues in the "internet of things."
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Hilton Shares 5 Ways Your Hotel Can Save You Money

Booking more events at one time—either one annually recurring event, or multiple events in one year—allows you to take advantage of significant rate discounts, rebates and bonus amenities.
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4 Ways to Attract Repeat Event Attendees

The benefit of attracting repeat event attendees not only helps build customer loyalty, but it can be six to seven times more costly to gain a new customer than to retain one.
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9 Steps to a Strong Security Plan

It's important to evaluate each potential crisis situation in terms of location, area, transport travel route, city, or country.
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See What’s New in Greater Palm Springs for 2016

Run down of the latest Greater Palm Springs developments for planners throughout 2016.
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Sustainable Seafood: 5 Ideas for Your Meeting

With overfishing dramatically disrupting the balance of life in our oceans, here are 5 ideas for incorporating sustainable seafood into your event:
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6 Tips for Planning Global Meetings

Bandwidth can vary dramatically around the world by availability, quality and cost.
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4 Questions to Ask Your Event Wi-Fi Provider

Most attendees and exhibitors will expect some type of Internet access throughout your event, and if it’s a tech event, they’ll expect to be able to connect multiple devices.
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How to Use Drone Technology to Enhance Corporate Events

Some resorts or convention bureaus are starting to use drones to give meeting planners and their clients virtual site inspections from a remote location.
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5 Easy Steps for Mitigating Event Risks

“Companies should not be comfortable with even 90 percent of respondents agreeing risk is being mitigated properly.”
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5 Holiday Gift Ideas for Corporate Millennials

Staying up-to-date on current events is considered cool in the corporate world, so buying a subscription to The Economist, The New Yorker or The Atlantic could benefit anyone in the workplace.
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12 Packing Tips from Our Readers – Sponsored by Tumi

Always jeep a lightweight pair of walking sneakers, workout leggings and an top in your suitcase so you have something to exercise in or just walk around in if there are travel delays.
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5 Tips for Cost-Saving Success With Suppliers

CWT's 2016 Meetings & Events Forecast
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4 Key AMEX Predictions for 2016 Meetings

Some companies are starting to create specific incentive programs based on the interests of millennial travelers who are looking for more immersive and cultural experiences when traveling.