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April 2008
Open Skies, Explained
Forget what you know about getting your groups to Europe. The Open Skies Agreement between the United States and the European Union, which takes effect at the end of the month, will eliminate decades of restrictions on the trans-Atlantic airline market.
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Source: Corporate Meetings & Incentives, March 2008
There’s a Reason to the Rhythm
Every successful meeting should start with two simple questions: What are we trying to achieve? What is needed to achieve these results? This is the analysis phase and step one in the ADDIE model (Analysis-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation), a useful blueprint for meeting planning.
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Source: Convene, March 2008
New Ritz-Carlton amenity: Charitable work
Guests go to a luxury hotel to be pampered. Starting April 1, Ritz-Carlton will have them planting trees, protecting endangered species and preparing food for the needy — and paying for the privilege.
The Ritz-Carlton's chain-wide "Give Back Getaways," billed as a first for a hotel company, will offer guests "a chance to partner with us in making a difference," says Sue Stephenson, the Ritz "social responsibility" chief who proposed the program and is overseeing it.
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Source: USA Today, March 2008
Strategies for Savings
When Barbara Dunlavey became executive director at the Biomedical Engineering Society two years ago, there was no meeting budget or system to track expenses, let alone a strategy to reduce costs. That would soon change. Dunlavey developed a systematic savings strategy based on what was most important to attendees — a plan she calls “drilling up. ” The result: an average savings of 25 percent per year.
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Source: MeetingsNet, December 2007
Study: Purchase Intent Grows With Each Event
Getting up close and personal isn’t just for politicians. A new survey shows in-person events can boost purchase intent as high as 52%.
According to the report, released this month by the Advertising Research Foundation, New York, purchase intent—a customer’s stated interest in buying a product—rose 11% to 52% among consumers who attended brand-sponsored events including sports championships, walkathons and theme parks. Such purchase intent translated directly to sales about 50% of the time, the report states.
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Source: Brand Week, January 2008
InterContinental New Orleans, LA
The beautiful InterContinental New Orleans is located just 2 blocks away from the French Quarter in the heart of the city. The hotel's decor is polished and sophisticated, creating a welcoming environment for all who stay here. The InterContinental's hotel staff are also extremely efficient and prompt, which are keys to success for any group function or event.
With 19 eloquently furnished meeting rooms, this hotel is a wonderful location for a small to medium size conferences. The La Salle Ballroom is situated on the 3rd floor, and is flanked on both sides with foyer space that is perfect to accommodate full food and beverage accommodations for your group. Located on the same floor are breakout rooms that can accommodate up to 60 people in a classroom style set-up.
Overnight accommodations are well equipped for the business traveler and tourist alike. All rooms are equipped with Internet and the hotel also offers free Internet service in the common areas of the hotel, in exchange for a quick feedback survey.
If you are looking for a fun and exciting place to have your next conference, be sure to think of historical New Orleans and the InterContinental Hotel!
To learn more about this venue, please visit: www.ichotelsgroup.com
...that Opus Solutions has launched an all new Event Resource Center (ERC)? The ERC now has new functionality specifically designed to make creating, managing and wrapping up events so much easier. Opus event technology services work in concert with you through these new offerings:
- Enterprise Reporting Services include new event dashboarding – alerts and charts
- Enterprise Application Services include new turnkey registration; roommate pairing and substitutions; and global events calendar
- Enterprise Communication Services include new event management tool kit; new features and flexibility in the Event approval workflow processes; and event administration – onsite attendance, event import, self-managed budget creation and management tools
- Enterprise Integration Services include new lead system integration; and rooming block management
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