Negotiating a Multi-Year Contract with Your Venue

Given the current event landscape, is it smart to push for a multi-year contract with your venue? Here are 3 tips to keep in mind as you ponder a venue negotiation approach: 1. Know Your Attendees It’s important to look at your attendee demographics and preferences....

Keeping Tabs on Culinary Costs

Between disruptions in the world’s supply chain as a result of the pandemic, the rising price of oil and gasoline, and the effects of global warming, recent price increases for food have caught the attention of consumers and event planners. Experts agree that these...

Venue Selection in 2022: What’s On the Horizon?

What do event planners need to know as they begin to think about venues for next year’s meetings and events? EventPrep’s Denise Radcliff weighs in on planning for 2022. Now that business travel is beginning to open up and people are becoming more...

Venue Spotlight: Great Wolf Lodge Northern California

Great Wolf Lodge is synonymous with Family Fun. Families flock to one of their 19 North American-based lodges. Whether it’s a home base for a week of fun in an exciting destination or a weekend spent exploring the lodge and splashing in the waterpark, the amenities in...