Destinations International Announces New Destination Booking Agreement

Destinations International (DI) announced its new Destination Booking Agreement

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 “

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Must-Know Contract Clauses

As we re-enter the in-person meetings environment, meeting and event planners need to educated themselves about the latest contract clauses that

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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

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Unsold Rooms Credit: Is a Hotel Obligated?

A recent blog post on the Meetings Today website

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How to assure meeting facility quality

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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

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20 Meetings Trendsetters Who Stepped Up When Their Industry Needed Them Most

From a global pandemic that decimated the hospitality industry to a police killing that sparked protests and activisim across the nation and the

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Dallas NRA Meeting a Flashpoint for Convention Risk

Over 80,000 gun enthusiasts and more than 800 exhibitors will descend on Dallas May 4-6, 2018, for the

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A Risk Management Checklist to Help Avoid Disaster

Risk management should be at the top of every planning list for meetings. Potential hazards include manmade threats such as terrorism, shootings,

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Contract Cheat Sheet

Every event contract is unique and so is every contract negotiation. But most groups, most events and most contracts share a few basics. We’re

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March Jobs Report Points to Major Hospitality Industry Recovery

An overwhelmingly positive March jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of

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That's the ball game!

Well, it’s October, and that means Major League Baseball is in the thick of its playoff schedule as teams fight tooth-and-nail, vying for a

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When E-avesdropping Tanks Your Meeting

If Mitt Romney loses the presidential election, many think a secretly recorded video that was almost certainly made by a catering staffer at a

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