CHICAGO, IL – Following research among the 378 members of the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC), the association released its Top Meeting Package Trends for 2016, which are influe
CHICAGO, IL – Following research among the 378 members of the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC), the association released its Top Meeting Package Trends for 2016, which are influencing meeting planners and venue operators across the globe.
The concept of meeting packaging is one where the required components provided by a venue are included in a per person package. The concept carries different names in different parts of the world (such as Complete Meeting Package, Day Meeting Package, Day Delegate Rate, 24-Hour Rate etc.), but the concept is the same throughout IACC’s membership in 22 countries. An IACC-certified meeting venue must offer a package which includes food and beverage, meeting room hire and basic AV). See IACC’s Guide to Quality Standards fo
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