Want to ensure the service and amenities you want are delivered at your next event? These steps will help: Discuss your
July 19, 2024
Meetings Attorney: CrowdStrike Outage ‘Is as Clear of a [Force Majeure] Case Since 9/11’
Meeting and event planners could reasonably claim force majeure if they needed to cancel a meeting or mitigate attrition damages in the wake
November 23, 2021
Marriott Settles Resort Fees Lawsuit. What Does It Mean for Meetings?
Global hotel giant Marriott International settled a major resort fees “drip pricing” lawsuit with the Pennsylvania attorney general Nov. 17 that will
July 10, 2019
Meeting Planner Resort Fee Negotiation Strategies
Last year, both Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International were under fire for allegedly deceptive pricing in their advertisements of
August 06, 2021
On Demand Webinar - Legal Considerations in the Post-Pandemic Period
Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney, Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., principal of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, to discover how you should
August 27, 2021
On Demand Webinar - Must-Know Contract Clauses
Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney, Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., principal of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, to discover key contract
March 12, 2020
Essential Legal Tips for Event Cancellation and Postponement
Editor's note: This information was accurate at the time of publishing, March 12, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as
July 17, 2018
How MGM's Safety Act Claim May Impact the Meetings Industry
MGM Resorts International filed
November 21, 2022
Destinations International Announces New Destination Booking Agreement
Destinations International (DI) announced its new Destination Booking Agreement
September 06, 2024
Hot-Button Contract Concerns Facing Both Planners and Suppliers
After a tumultuous half-decade, with the in-person meetings and events pandemic shutdown followed by unprecedented supplier-chain, inflation and
March 02, 2020
Coronavirus Cancellation and Attrition Liability Must-Knows
Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of recording, February 28, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as new information
August 19, 2013
Unsold Rooms Credit: Is a Hotel Obligated?
A recent blog post on the Meetings Today website
May 04, 2010
Arizona Cancellations Raise Contract Issues
A convention boycott and several meeting cancellations in reaction to Arizona’s new immigration bill present planners with important legal
January 17, 2018
After Hawaii missile scare, it’s time to rethink contracts
Terrorist attacks, natural disasters, unhinged gunslingers and, most recently, an erroneous public warning in Hawaii of an impending missile attack
December 06, 2021
Contracting for the Recovery: Contract Negotiating Tips & Tricks For the Post-COVID Era
We’re ready to move forward with in-person meetings, but the site selection and contracting process that meeting professionals know from just a few
December 15, 2021
Legal Considerations in the Post-Pandemic Period
As a result of rising vaccination rates and fully-open destinations, the return to in-person meetings is here. However, the initial stages of this “
June 23, 2020
Essential Contract Clauses and Concerns for Post-Shutdown Meetings and Events
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, legal issues in the meetings industry primarily
November 30, 2022
What Meeting Planners Need to Know About Destination Boycotts
When a majority draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court was leaked in May, hinting that Roe vs. Wade would be overturned in the summer, the