Meeting News - September 8, 2008 - (Page 9) What’s Up @ MeetingNews.com MiGurus Negotiating is an Art. Negotiating is a Science. Negotiating is a Skill. Posted by Nancy A. Norman The above statements are all true, and they become more important as our economy changes. If you are a hotelier, you have been noticing a distinct difference in your return on investment and your average daily rate, and if you’re a planner, perhaps you have been noticing that your booking playing field for upcoming meetings has been leveling off a bit and in your favor. These are cycles that we are all familiar with, albeit, at present the conditions are ever more serious, it seems. On the one hand, records indicate that fewer attendees are traveling to conferences, but on the other hand, it’s been reported that those who do attend are qualified buyers and, therefore, more important in the long run to meeting sponsors. So all is not gloom and doom, after all. For the full blog, go to MiGurus at MeetingNews.com. Hot Deals meetingnews.com/hotdeals * MEETING PACKAGE: Eaglewood Resort Offers Special Room Rate The Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL, near O’Hare International Airport, has announced a special group room rate for this fall and winter. * MEETING PACKAGE: Jacksonville Hilton Offers All-Inclusive Deal The Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra in Ponte Vedra, FL, has an all-inclusive, per-person small meetings package that it said will help planners and attendees cope with rising inflation and the slow economy. * MEETING PACKAGE: Renaissance Pittsburgh Gives Attendees Free Gas The Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel unveiled the “Great Group Gas Up!” promotion. It will give each attendee who drives to the hotel a $10 gas card for each night of stay. * MEETING PACKAGE: Hotel Le Bleu Debuts ‘Meeting Green’ Package Hotel Le Bleu, Brooklyn, NY’s first luxury boutique hotel, and the borough’s first state-of-the-art green facility, the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, are offering the “Meeting Green” meeting and conference package. *Please call to confirm all prices and terms. http://MeetingNews.com http://vnutravel.typepad.com/migurus/ http://meetingnews.com/hotdeals http://MeetingNews.com http://www.wyndham.com http://www.wyndham.com http://www.wyndhamriomar.com
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