Trend #1 Cautiously Optimistic for 2010, with Strong Pacing for 2011!
Trend #2 Booking in the Month, for the Month in 2010 ... but at least meetings aren't cancelling!
Trend #3 Extreme Price Sensitivity, with Hotels once again competing for Meetings Business with Aggressive Package Pricing
Trend #4 Meeting Groups are Smaller in 2010 and Carving a Day off their Stay.
Trend #5 Being Green is now generally assumed, but for certain segments, such as Federal & State Government and Education business, it's a requirement.
Trend #6 No Frills Meetings are ROI driven and have pushed Teambuilding, the Spa and the Golf Course onto the back burner.
Trend #7 Maximum Internet Bandwidth is the expectation for Planners this year. All other technology demands are eclipsed by this.
Trend #8 Today's planner is a fierce price negotiator, and feels empowered to expect concessions.
Trend #9 Health-conscious Food & Beverage Options Scrutinized. Buffets for All
Trend #10 Social Media and the Meetings Industry ... LinkedIn, Trip Advisor, and Facebook Friends.
Social media is all the rage in 2010, but not in the meetings business. corporate meetings segment is still reliant on old-fashioned face-to-face contact
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