Meeting Planning
New Resource for Incentive Cruise Planning!
What is Seasite.com?
Making a bold foray into cyberspace that will revolutionize the cruise meetings industry, global cruise event specialist, Landry & Kling, announces the worldwide debut of Seasite.com, the first online cruise platform and web portal dedicated solely to serving the cruise meetings market. Driven by sophisticated technology, super rich content and robust search capabilities [...]
Online Planners for Group Incentive Travel
Meeting and incentive planners are always looking for new tools to make planning more efficient. Here are some exciting online resources for all inclusive group travel that will not only make planning more efficient, but help you find cost savings, and more.
HotelPlanner.com – Puts you in touch directly with the hotels to get you the [...]
Social Networking – Part 2
Part 1 of this article dealt mentioned well-known social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkIn, as well as two lesser-known sites, Presdo and Eventbrite. Here are a few more sites that may become valuable tools in your social networking toolbox:
WhichDateWorks (www.whichdateworks.com) is free and the site does not require users to register. The site [...]
Social Networking for Event Planners – Part One
Social networking can be a useful tool for event planners both to promote their services and their upcoming events. According to a pre-conference survey by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), most event planners belong to one or more social networking sites. More than half the attendees belong to Facebook and LinkedIn and [...]
Erasing Your Carbon Footprint
The world is slowly waking up and “going green.” Many corporations are not only making efforts to recycle, they are making reduction of waste a point of pride. How can an event planner incorporate this philosophy when mapping out the next event?
Consider how your clients will travel to the event. Is it possible for them [...]
Wedding Planning and Pets
We’re crazy about our pets; they are often an important part of our lives and we want them included in celebrations. When two people marry, they may want their pets to be part of the ceremony. How do you accommodate their wishes and still keep the event from becoming a complete disaster?
An outdoor celebration might [...]
Communicating With Clients
Communication between clients and event planners is key to a successful experience. Many clients have only a vague idea of where they want to go and what sort of experience they want to have. What information do you need to make their experience as perfect as possible?
Who is going on this trip? It seems rudimentary [...]
Using Surveys to Help You Plan
A recent survey of meeting planners published in a supplement to “Meetings and Conventions” (April 2009) showed that Europe would be the darling of offshore meetings for planners again this year. This is the third year in a row that Europe has won the gold medal.
So how can this help you as an inclusive travel [...]
How Clients’ Concerns Can Help You Be a Better Meeting Planner
You just got a call from a client who wants an inclusive travel plan but is worried about “things.” Rather than rolling your eyes at yet another paranoid patron, you can use this information to help you find out exactly what will make her happy.
In fact, before you plan anything for anyone you should find [...]
Sometimes It’s the Little Things
To the outsider, a first glance at inclusive travel planning can seem like the planner has the worst of all worlds. It appears that flexibility has gone by the wayside when looking for inclusive travel. However, inclusive does not necessarily apply to the whole trip. Here are a couple of examples of how smaller inclusive [...]
