Sourcing Trend: Top Sourced Cities for Q1 were: San Diego Orlando Chicago Phoenix / Scottsdale Dallas Total RFPs sourced are up 12% from last year’s Q1! Date flexibility continues to be key. If you can look at a flexible pattern within the week and/or the weeks prior or after, this may help open availability and […]
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Mar
Mar
Sourcing Trend: SHORT TERM LEADS! 90 days out and under leads are up substantially; 11% from last year. If you are trying to book a short-term meeting, you may want to consider marking the dates as flexible on the front end to allow for more options in a short time frame. Promotion Alert! Although demand […]
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Jun
Jun
So Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City Upon arrival last weekend, I was very impressed with the transformation that has taken place there. No longer is it just pretending to be a rich man in a poor man’s shirt. The aurora is truly rising behind this solid meetings destination. With the recent opening of the […]
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Jan
Jan
Specifically: Hilton Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Chicago, Thompson Chicago, Hyatt Regency at McCormick Place Whenever I am asked what my favorite city in the US is, I never hesitate to say Chicago. To me, this city has everything I could possibly want. World class museums, a great transportation network, one of the best [...]
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Dec
Dec
A few of the SoCal based HPN associates (Lexi Hennessy, Jennifer Gale & Julie Shkolnik) spent a day in Long Beach to see the convention center and city package. For those that may be unfamiliar with Long Beach, it is located on the southern end of LA County, was home to the TED Conference for […]
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Oct
Oct
In 2016, event promotion is not complete without a social media strategy. Sure, leading up to the event posts promoting attendance are vigilantly published. But where most organizations falter is covering the event. We understand, social media is often a secondary responsibility, not a specific role. That’s where digital media experts come in. We’ve put […]
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Mar
Mar
When sourcing programs that are for further out years or for International destinations we are noticing a trend in a longer turnaround time. Hotels are taking a bit longer to respond because they are picking and choosing what works best for them for future years now that they can. The HPN Global sourcing team is […]
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Jan
Jan
There are many factors to consider when choosing which fish to eat, two of which include species (the type of fish) and source (is it farmed or wild caught). These aren’t simple decisions when you consider that the nutritional value of fish varies from species to species, and that each source carries a different potential for contamination, nutrition and environmental impact.
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May
May
Need space at the Marriott Marquis in Houston? HPN Global is working on several groups for this hotel contact for volume deal. HPN’s Tim Arnold did a site last week at the new Marriott Marquis in downtown Houston. Here is the feedback he provided. “This will be an awesome hotel. It will have 1000 rooms, […]
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Feb
Feb
“Mark has been an invaluable asset to my extended team! Planning 12-20 meetings a year, I know I can depend on Mark for a quick turnaround of comprehensive, well-negotiated bids from any city in the country. He is consistent in his ability to deliver quality bids and brings extensive knowledge of the properties to the […]