Скачать или смотреть EPNow: Sourcing Meetings - Hot Cities, Smart Strategies & Key Trends

Speaker: Jennifer Bates

Hotel rates are high, demand is tight, and planners are under pressure to deliver more value with less flexibility. In this insightful session, Jennifer Bates breaks down the latest sourcing data, city trends, and negotiation strategies every event professional should know for 2025 and beyond.

You’ll learn how to:
• Navigate a seller’s market and understand today’s RevPAR landscape
• Identify second-tier destinations with first-class potential
• Negotiate smarter amid rising food, labor, and service costs
• Build flexibility into your RFPs to win better space and rates
• Use timing, market compression, and multi-year deals to your advantage

From new construction slowdowns to convention center expansions and regional demand shifts, this session gives you a realistic look at what’s shaping meeting sourcing right now — and how to stay ahead of it.

Watch now to get data-backed insights and practical tactics for sourcing success.