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A Winning Team: FedEx Office and Elite Meetings

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Speaking as a meeting planner myself, I know how important printouts are to an event. It’s one of the worst feelings when you realize you still need to print a couple hundred copies of the agenda at the last minute, only to be stuck in a business center by yourself with the world’s slowest copier. That’s why I’m so happy to announce the partnership of FedEx Office and EliteMeetings.com. This [...]

by Amanda Smith on August 2, 2010

Top 8 Ways to Get More Business on EliteMeetings.com

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Group business is back! Through EliteMeetings.com we’re seeing a consistent increase in meeting professionals turning to our site to gain valuable information on hotels and resorts that are suggested by their peers. As a recommended property we want to ensure you are top-of-mind when buyers are searching for a hotel in your destination. Here are the top 8 ways to increase your online visibility: Complimentary Tools: Update Property Details –verify [...]

by nhathaway on July 28, 2010

Time Saving Tips for Meeting Professionals

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If there is anything we crave more of in the event industry…it’s time. It’s amazing how often we find ourselves wishing for just a few more hours and minutes to get the last details completed. Essential time management yields increased success and productivity by eliminating distractions, getting enough sleep, and making use of the best tools. You can maximize your productivity and get more done in the few hours you [...]

by Mark Ley on July 19, 2010

United States Escapes

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Whether your group wants to escape to the heart of downtown or the middle of lake country, there’s a great property for everyone! Check out these rave reviews from meeting professionals about how fantastic their events went. Taj Boston “The Taj Hotel in Boston is my choice for meetings–whether they are a one-day event for 20 people or a week-long course for 150. With an easily accessible location, naturally-lighted meeting [...]

by Amanda Smith on July 12, 2010

Meetings Have Changed

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It was only May, but the limousine driver apologized to his out-of-town passengers for the June Gloom that had arrived early. The cool, overcast and almost foggy weather dimmed the stunning views of the Pacific Ocean as the airport shuttle brought meeting planners and luxury hoteliers to the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Seventy-six planners and 73 hoteliers converged on the stunning new luxury resort to talk, and [...]

by Mark Ley on July 8, 2010

Summer Sun + Great Reviews = Fabulous Meetings

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The summer sun is shining and it’s that time of year again when meeting professionals move their events out to the beaches and pools. These hotels & resorts offer quality service with a fantastic location to match for when your group craves that warm weather. The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa This is a first rate hotel and my guests couldn’t stop raving about it. The facility is well maintained, [...]

by Amanda Smith on July 2, 2010

Meet Elite at the MPI World Education Congress

Join the Elite Meetings International team at the Vancouver Convention Centre on July 24-27 for the MPI World Education Congress. The theme this year is “When we meet, we change the world” and in what better place to have the event than a city who, only months before, hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. John Furlong, CEO of the 2010 Vancouver Organizing Committee, will speak at the general session on Sunday, [...]

by Amanda Smith on July 1, 2010

The Evolution of Global Meetings

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The thought of managing meetings globally…somehow sounds very “glamorous.” Traveling to faraway places? Having your finger on the pulse of happenings half way around the globe? As a manager of a global meetings team, I’d have to say there are elements of “global” that are very edifying and educational. There are also elements that are exhausting. It requires a ‘no boundaries mentality’ to working hours, as someone on your team [...]

by Carolyn Pund on June 24, 2010

Warm Destinations for Winter Meetings

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It’s hard to think ahead to the chill of winter when summer is knocking at your door. Yet, as a meeting professional, that is exactly what we must do, even if we are in flip flops holding an ice cold drink to keep ourselves cool. This is exactly why we at Elite Meetings put together a list of top destinations that would provide a warm alternative when the chill comes [...]

by Mark Ley on June 11, 2010

5 Tips to Stay Organized

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In today’s fast-paced society, it is practically impossible to not get overwhelmed or stressed in your efforts to keep up, or to simply manage your day-to-day tasks. But hopefully you can take just five minutes out of your busy schedule to read about five easy tricks for organizing your day. 1. Make a schedule and stick to it. If you can find just five minutes a day (which you obviously [...]

by MKanter on June 8, 2010

APEX tames the wild west of Meetings

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It generates more than one third of the hotel industry’s $66 billion annual revenue. It accounts for 22% of airline industry operating income. And it directly supports over 1.5 million jobs in the US. The list could go on and on, but the statistics speak for themselves: the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry is one of the largest and most profitable. But with such a huge industry comes a wide [...]

by MKanter on May 26, 2010

Elite Meetings Alliance is a Smashing Success!

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It’s been less than a week since the Spring 2010 Elite Meetings Alliance at Terranea Resort ended but we already have such fabulous testimonials rolling in we could hardly contain ourselves. We feel like a proud parent sporting one of those Honor Roll stickers on the back of our minivan – you’ll have to excuse our bragging for a second: Elite Meetings proved ROI for our Resort in a down [...]

by Amanda Smith on May 25, 2010

Meeting Professionals Review Top Locations

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We meet regularly with our community of meeting professionals. They help us refine the EliteMeetings.com experience and help make our site a “Must Have” in their arsenal of meeting planning tools. We’re also consistently asking for their recommendations and feedback on properties across North America. Which have they recently visited and what did they like the most about their experience? Here’s a quick look at some the most recently reviewed [...]

by Mark Ley on May 24, 2010

Top Ten Most Viewed Properties for April 2010

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Once a month we dive into the EliteMeetings.com vaults and do a little digging. We’re like archaeologists looking for artifacts – in this case, the hotels and resorts that stand out the most among all those recommended by our Advisory Board on EliteMeetings.com. A “Top 10 Viewed,” if you will. To determine this list, we looked at overall page views, amount of time spent on the page, and highest overall [...]

by Therese Adams on May 19, 2010

Top Four Reasons to Add SpeedRFP to Your Hotel Website

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The team here at Elite Meetings has spent the past year and a half building SpeedRFP, and now it’s here, ready to use! To make it the best it can be, we surveyed our community of meeting professionals for their challenges, spoke with industry experts to determine standards, and tested the program mercilessly to ensure SpeedRFP was intuitive and easy to use. What emerged is a tool that has been [...]

by Therese Adams on May 8, 2010

Call it a Comeback!

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Luxury is alive! We’ve recently heard from two luxury brand hotel chains, Starwood⎯regarding W Hotels, St Regis, and Luxury Collection⎯as well as Marriott’s Ritz-Carlton Hotels, confirming that meeting and incentive travelers are back and booking business with shorter lead times. Starwood reports a 28% increase for the W Brand over 2009 and 15% for St. Regis and Luxury Collection. Marriott also gave a positive report for business travel and stated [...]

by Carol Lynch on May 7, 2010

Elite Meetings + SportEvents = Trip of a lifetime!!

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Recently Christine Gillis (corporate meeting planner from LIFE Technologies) won a trip to the Masters by using EliteMeetings.com to source great locations for her events and submit RFPs. It turned out that the trip she won (courtesy of SportEvents.com) fulfilled a lifelong dream and helped to strengthen the relationship between a daughter and her father. Thank you for sharing your story with us Christine! From the time I was a [...]

by Mark Ley on May 5, 2010

W Hotels ⎯ Planning it to the Letter

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While some hospitality brands are still buckling from last year’s economic punch, W hotels are building business, with nine new locations around the world last year alone. And Starwood’s single-letter luxury brand continues to gain traction with groups. “Innovative and creative meeting and event offerings are built into W’s DNA,” says Carlos Becil, vice president, brand management, North America for Starwood’s  St Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, and Le Meridien. [...]

by Viju Mathew on April 28, 2010

Magazine readers up 11% in the lifetime of Google.

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Just got my first glimpse of MPA’s “The Power of Print” campaign—couldn’t have said it better. New acquaintances are often surprised that we’re succeeding with a printed magazine—that supposed “legacy” non-electronic media. But that success is no surprise to me. Several times a week I spy one or more of our kids cross-legged on the rug enraptured with a “Boys Life” or “Lego” magazine while the family computer hums lonely [...]

by Bryce Johnson on April 15, 2010

Knowledge is power – so increase yours at IMEX

There are great industry events and there are great industry events that you MUST attend. IMEX is one that you MUST attend!! In today’s uncertain business climate, the more relevant knowledge you have, the stronger the position you’ll be in. At IMEX 2010, the essential exhibition for global meetings and events, there are over 70 events and seminars designed to guide you through the latest thinking, trends, insights and strategies. [...]

by Mark Ley on April 12, 2010

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