HTL 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane, Meeting And Convention Planner
11 Dec 2017
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Incentives - a reward given to those who qualify: meetings - people gathering to discuss a topic, conventions - series of meetings with a tradeshow/exhibit attached, exhibitions - a tradeshow/exhibit without meetings. How does a city benefit from mice events: generates employment within the city. Increases the number of tourists visiting the city. Increases direct and indirect revenue: extending the number of days of their trip to see local attractions, wom marketing. Bid - an invitation to hold an international event/congress in your country: congress - is a large international convention. Is a key participant in creating the bid proposal. If the bid is accepted - cannot negotiate as they need to remain partial: destination management consultant (dmc, primary role to assist meeting planners (transportation, activities, etc. , secondary role to plan events. Bid proposal can also include a subvention (form of assistance) It is a government incentive given to entice business (cash, hov lane, host)
