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Hospitality and event management terms 22-2023

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Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX)   show
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show A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room set-up.  
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Banquet Event Order (BEO)   show
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show a participatory meeting designed for discussion, fact finding, problem solving and consultation  
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Convention   show
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Destination Management Company (DMC)   show
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Events Industry Council (EIC)   show
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show Event at which products and services are displayed the primary activity of attendees is visiting exhibits on the show floor. These events focus primarily on business to business relationships  
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Exposition   show
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Meeting   show
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show The capacity of airlines flying into a destination in terms of the number of flights and number of seats available  
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association   show
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show Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal education programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. ]  
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show A group of people who obtain a charter granting them (as a body) the legal power, rights, privileges, and liabilities of an individual, but are distinct from those individuals making up the group  
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Exhibition Management Companies   show
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show The use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems. It is often incorporated into MEEC programming  
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show travel reward given by companies to employees to stimulate productivity  
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per diem rate   show
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show Exhibition that is open to the public, usually requiring an entrance fee. The attendees are basically defined by their interests and geographic proximity to the show location  
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sourcing   show
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sponsor   show
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show Intermediaries in the sales process, such as hotels.com for hotel rooms, or expedient for meeting and convention venues  
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show exhibit of products or services held for members of a common or related industry that is not open to the general public  
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show an advanced educational program for veteran and career-minded DMO executives who are looking for senior-level professional development courses; main goal is to prepare senior executives and managers of DMOs for increasing change and competition  
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show designed to provide DMOs with practical actions and strategies for improving their performance and attainment of future goals;  
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show world largest resource for official destination marketing organizations DMOs dedicated to improving the effectiveness of DMOs in more than 25 countries.  
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show not for profit organization charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Aka services that are provided to tourists  
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Requests for proposals (RFPs)   show
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amphitheaters   show
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show Difference between the actual number of sleeping rooms picked up (or food and beverage covers or revenue projections) and the number or formula agreed to in the terms of the facilities contract.  
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show room set permanently with a fixed table and suitable seating  
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show Small function rooms set up for a group within an event as opposed to a plenary or general session.  
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show tent that has a strong roof structure so it is possible to hang lighting from the beams by using special clamps  
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complete meeting package   show
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concessionaires   show
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show a participatory meeting designed for discussion, fact finding, problem solving and consultation event used by any organization to meet and exchange views, convey a message, open a debate, or give publicity to some area of opinion on a specific issue.  
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conference center   show
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show organizer of promoter of an exhibition responsible for the rental of space, as well as financial control and management if the exhibition. Sometimes an agent can act in this capacity  
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show area within a facility where the exhibition is located  
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frame tent   show
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hotel   show
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international association of conference centers (IACC)   show
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show Event, such as a graduation ceremony or a local festival, that draws its audience primarily from the local market. Typically 80% of attendees reside within a 50-mile radius of the event site.  
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pole tent   show
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show area adjacent to the main event location often used for receptions prior to a meal or coffee breaks during an event  
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residential   show
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seasonality   show
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shoulder   show
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show venues in which sporting events are held  
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stadium   show
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show Facility with fixed seats usually on a sloped floor with site lines focused on a permanent state. Typically a Stage Box is located behind the Proscenium which contains the performance area and the Fly Loft.  
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Business-to-business (B2B)   show
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Business-to-consumer (B2C)   show
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show The business practice whereby a potential "buyer" of convention products or services has their travel expenses paid by exhibitors at a convention in return for agreeing to meet with exhibitors.  
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in-line exhibit   show
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island booths   show
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show system often used by large companies to expand their exhibit space without taking up more floor space. The upper floors may be used for special purposes such as meeting areas, private demonstration areas, or hospitality stations  
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peninsula booths   show
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public shows   show
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)   show
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Return on Investment (ROI)   show
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show international term for an exhibition  
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show one or more standard units of exhibit space; in the US a standard unit is generally known to be a 10x10  
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show Destination Marketing and Management Organizations  
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The second most common place for a meeting (after a conference room) is a   show
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The PCMA published a guide to what quality for the MEEC industry?   show
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Which gathering involves a group of participants who study under an expert or professional   show
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Exhibition Managers organize and manage trade shows   show
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show Association- they dont really hold the standards of corporation guidelines  
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The top city to host meetings in 2013 in US was   show
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The meeting space in a hotel business is often a loss leader whose primary purpose is to fill what would otherwise be empty sleeping rooms   show
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Trade shows are exhibits of products and services that are open to the public and may ether be part of a convention or stand alone   show
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show False  
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show True  
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show DMOs work with both large and small group meetings  
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show corporations  
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show pre-function spaces  
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show DMPs (dependent meeting planners)  
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The majority of DMOs in 2005 were:   show
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show True  
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show True  
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What is the meaning of APEX   show
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A site inspection may only be required at the beginning of the sales process   show
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A breakout room is   show
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Convention centers are operated by   show
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In order to represent all their constituents most DMOs have a ________ process wherein the sales contact circulates meeting specifications to possible facilities and lodging entities   show
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Attrition penalties are   show
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