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On-Site Meeting Management
ONCORR Online Registration
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Dinner Meetings
Meetings of All Sizes
Meeting Planning Consulting
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Summit Travel Management
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Air Ticketing for Third Party Planners
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10 Reasons to Use a Travel Agent in 2020
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Custom Meeting App
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Navigating the Next Normal
June 28, 2021
State of The Industry
Summit Management
Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)

Just as we predicted this past March, normality has indeed come to the meetings and travel business.

Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)
January 26, 2021
Best Practices
Summit Management
The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual ...

As the business of meetings continues to exist in the virtual and hybrid worlds for the foreseeable future, the role of an experienced and technologically savvy meeting planner/tech team is more important than ever to the success of your program.

The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual Meetings
September 2, 2020
State of The Industry
Rob Lipman
Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” ...

Two weeks ago, I attended the “Back to Business Experiential Form” in Dallas, sponsored jointly by Associated Luxury Hotels International (AHLI) and OMNI Hotels

Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” Face-to-Face Meeting in the Age of Covid
July 27, 2020
Best Practices
Summit Management
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? ...

While past few months have acclimated many of us to the world of virtual meetings, too many online participants, particularly presenters, don’t often employ best practices that can make the experience more effective for all involved.

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 2: How to be a More Effective Virtual Presenter
March 30, 2020
Best Practices
Summit Management
Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline ...

With airline rebooking and refund policies changing seemingly minute-by-minute, Summit recommends these three sites to make sense of all the current chaos.

Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline Rebooking and Refund Policies
Summit Management
February 28, 2018
Best Practices

You've Got Mail

Summit Management
February 28, 2018
Best Practices
You've Got Mail

We have recently embarked on a new marketing venture. 

Tagged: Marketing, Client Relations

Summit Management
February 20, 2018
State of The Industry

At Long Last, Corporate Travelers Have Embraced Technology. Now What?

Summit Management
February 20, 2018
State of The Industry
At Long Last, Corporate Travelers Have Embraced Technology. Now What?

Travel Information is everywhere. But where can you turn for guidance?

Tagged: Hotels, Airport, Hotel Selection

Summit Management
February 19, 2018
Best Practices

How to Manage the Cost of A/V - Addressing Sound Reinforcement

Summit Management
February 19, 2018
Best Practices
How to Manage the Cost of A/V - Addressing Sound Reinforcement

It's difficult to write about this topic without offending someone. Yet, I can assure you that is not my intention. My goal is to share some thinking about the investment in your meetings.

Tagged: Meeting Technology, Meeting Audio VIsual, Meeting A/V, Meeting Budget

Summit Management
February 9, 2018
Best Practices

Secret Ingredients of Business Travel: Hot Sauce and Cash

Summit Management
February 9, 2018
Best Practices
Secret Ingredients of Business Travel: Hot Sauce and Cash

Most likely one of the greatest accomplishments one can achieve in travel is to have a story (a positive story) done on you and have it appear in the Sunday Travel section of the New York Times. 

Tagged: Hot Sauce, Travel, AIrline Food

Summit Management
February 7, 2018
Partner Spotlight

Baccarat Hotel, New York, Truly Exceptional!

Summit Management
February 7, 2018
Partner Spotlight
Baccarat Hotel, New York, Truly Exceptional!

Voted by Travel & Leisure as the Best New Hotel on the Planet and featured on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2017 Gold List.

Tagged: Hotels, Meetings

Summit Management
February 5, 2018
State of The Industry

On Travel Insurance

Summit Management
February 5, 2018
State of The Industry
On Travel Insurance

Good Travel protection is essential. Travel insurance can help protect you in these and many other situations: 

Tagged: Travel Insurance

Summit Management
February 1, 2018
Partner Spotlight

World-class Meeting Space Convenient to the Tri-State Area

Summit Management
February 1, 2018
Partner Spotlight
World-class Meeting Space Convenient to the Tri-State Area

Are you looking for a fresh conference space located near New York or Philadelphia? Perhaps for a pop-up midweek meeting this winter necessitating a quick turnaround?

Tagged: Conference Centers, Meetings, Hotels

Summit Management
January 31, 2018
Best Practices

Here is a great new idea for your next incentive or meeting!

Summit Management
January 31, 2018
Best Practices
Here is a great new idea for your next incentive or meeting!

When your meeting ends at lunchtime (or anytime!) and attendees are rushing for flights, we all know how expensive hotel “box lunches” fail on so many levels.

Tagged: Gift Cards, Meeting Meals

Summit Management
January 22, 2018
State of The Industry

United Lounge, The Kobayashi Maru

Summit Management
January 22, 2018
State of The Industry
United Lounge, The Kobayashi Maru

This was a training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario.

Tagged: Airline Travel, Club Lounges, Frequent Flyer Programs, United Airlines

Summit Management
January 17, 2018
Promotion

Special Pharma Promotion 2018 - Vienna Marriott Hotel & Imperial Renaissance Hotel

Summit Management
January 17, 2018
Promotion
Special Pharma Promotion 2018 - Vienna Marriott Hotel & Imperial Renaissance Hotel

Our friends at Marriott Vienna are currently offering great savings for Pharma meetings for a limited time only.

Tagged: International Meetings, Investigator Meetings, Pharma Meetings

Summit Management
January 16, 2018
Travelogue

City Safari in Johannesburg, Day 1

Summit Management
January 16, 2018
Travelogue
City Safari in Johannesburg, Day 1

Your Summit Management tour hosts, Rob Lipman and Layne Shockley, welcomed 24 guests to our first South African expedition

Tagged: South Africa, International Travel

Summit Management
January 15, 2018
Best Practices

The Next Evolution of Meeting Information Management

Summit Management
January 15, 2018
Best Practices
The Next Evolution of Meeting Information Management

The Thumb (or Flash, USB) Drive Era is over. 

Tagged: Meeting Technology, Second Screens, Meeting Information

Summit Management
January 2, 2018
Best Practices

Better Registration Management in 2018

Summit Management
January 2, 2018
Best Practices
Better Registration Management in 2018

Often we hear about meeting organizers who throw up their hands in frustration and ask if there if there is a better system out there than big box registration software.

Tagged: Meeting Registration, Registration Software, ONCORR.com, Meeting Planning

Summit Management
December 26, 2017
Announcement

Happy Holidays from Summit Management Services!

Summit Management
December 26, 2017
Announcement
Happy Holidays from Summit Management Services!

To our friends around the world,

May your days be filled with peace,  
hope, and joy this holiday season. 

Source: http://conta.cc/2DhEX4G

Glen Alcantara
December 13, 2017
State of The Industry

My First IMEX

Glen Alcantara
December 13, 2017
State of The Industry
My First IMEX

IMEX America bills itself as "America's worldwide exhibition for inncentive travel, meetings, and events". 

Tagged: IMEX America, Meeting Planners, Conventions, Las Vegas

Summit Management
December 11, 2017
Best Practices

Great Hotels That Are Perfect for a One Day Fly-in/Fly-out Meeting

Summit Management
December 11, 2017
Best Practices
Great Hotels That Are Perfect for a One Day Fly-in/Fly-out Meeting

Save money on round-trip transfers - often offsets room rates.

Tagged: Hotel Selection, Venue Selection, Venue Sourcing, Airport Hotels

Summit Management
December 6, 2017
Best Practices

When Less is More: The Great A/V Debate

Summit Management
December 6, 2017
Best Practices
When Less is More: The Great A/V Debate

As the old saying goes, when investing scarce meeting budget funds, it never pays to be “penny-wise and pound-foolish.”

Tagged: Meeting Technology, Meeting A/V, Meeting Audio VIsual

Joe Lipman
December 1, 2017
State of The Industry

Passenger Comfort

Joe Lipman
December 1, 2017
State of The Industry
Passenger Comfort

Nobody thinks about passenger comfort, unless you want to eat!

Tagged: air travel, airports, passengers, Newark Airport, EWR

Summit Management
November 29, 2017
State of The Industry

On Cutting Costs

Summit Management
November 29, 2017
State of The Industry
On Cutting Costs

Meeting Planners aren't all equal. This is how some choose to "cut costs". We see the beef but where are the veggies?

Tagged: Meeting Budget

Summit Management
November 27, 2017
Best Practices

Slide Review: The Key to a Successful Meeting

Summit Management
November 27, 2017
Best Practices
Slide Review: The Key to a Successful Meeting

Resist the temptation to assume everyone else did their slides as professionally as you might have. 

Tagged: slide review, meetings management, meeting planning, PowerPoint

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