HOW OFTEN DO YOU BOOK A MEETING AT A DESTINATION OR VENUE AFTER A SITE VISIT THERE?
4b
Almost always 45%
Rarely 2%
Sometimes 52%
Never 1%
HOW OFTEN DO YOU BOOK A MEETING AT A DESTINATION OR VENUE AFTER A FAMVISIT THERE?
Almost always 14%
Never 10%
Sometimes 67%
Rarely 9%
After a fam, Savery produces a grid that contains all of these points,which her board reviews and votes on. Not that your checklist is carved in stone.
CERTIFICATION MADE POSSIBLE
You have to be willing to revamp it depending on the meet- ing. “I have an overall [checklist], but I would also adjust it for specific meetings,” Ahaesy said. “Certain basics hap- pen, but every meeting has its own personality.You have to address those, because it can make a big difference.”
On the Agenda Most hosting organizations will provide a trip itinerary ahead of time.It’s critical that you pore over this, making a note of anything you need
to see that has been left out.Clements did just that in advance ofVisitPittsburgh’s Hosted Holiday Fam.“I had already been talking to the Fairmont in Pittsburgh for my event, and I knew it was part of the trip,” she said.“If it hadn’t been, I probably would have just taken off a couple hours during our free time and run over there to take a look.”
“Tailor the agenda and visits to one’s needs/requirements; i.e., if an organization books events in four- or five-star properties, then there’s no need to see three-star ones—it’s a waste of my time.”
would you make in order for site visits to be a better use of your time?
“Add professional development! This would justify my time away by providing me with some takeaway even if the destination will ultimately not suit my needs.”
“Fit as much business into the trip as possible. I don’t have time to be out of the office on a boondoggle, so I need to see as much as I can with the time that I have.”
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