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About
Our Clients
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Our Team
A Personalized Firm vs. Big Box Agencies
Meeting Services
Turnkey Solutions
On-Site Meeting Management
ONCORR Online Registration
Investigator Meetings
User Conferences
Dinner Meetings
Meetings of All Sizes
Meeting Planning Consulting
Venue Sourcing and Contract Negotiation/Risk Mitigation
Compliance and Reporting
Travel Services
Summit Travel Management
Corporate Air Ticketing
Air Ticketing for Third Party Planners
Honeymoon Planning
10 Reasons to Use a Travel Agent in 2020
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Interactive Virtual Meetings
Full Audio/Visual Production, Staging, and Technical Support
Interactive Meetings
Video Recording & Multi-Site Meetings
Second Screen Technology
Presenter in The Center
Custom Meeting App
Webinar Management
Medical and Pharma Support
The Need to Connect
Case Studies
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Optimized Travel
Outside of the Box Thinking
Client Satisfaction
International Reach
Cost Control
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Incentive Travel
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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
November 9, 2020
State of The Industry

Virtual Meeting Solutions - Remote or Hybrid?

Summit Management
November 9, 2020
State of The Industry
Virtual Meeting Solutions - Remote or Hybrid?

As of today, Summit is pleased to announce that we have successfully reformatted 8 of our clients’ canceled face-to-face to hybrid/virtual meetings.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Hybrid Meetings

Summit Management
October 13, 2020
State of The Industry

Updated: The latest Caribbean Travel Protocols for U.S. Visitors and Map

Summit Management
October 13, 2020
State of The Industry
Updated: The latest Caribbean Travel Protocols for U.S. Visitors and Map

Several Caribbean islands are reopening to international tourism, with protocols in place to protect visitors and residents against Covid-19.

Tagged: International Travel, Caribbean

Summit Management
September 22, 2020
Best Practices

Can't Fly? Plan a Weekend Incentive Getaway Instead.

Summit Management
September 22, 2020
Best Practices
Can't Fly? Plan a Weekend Incentive Getaway Instead.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted traditional multi-day incentive trips for the foreseeable future.

Tagged: Incentive Travel

Rob Lipman
September 11, 2020
State of The Industry

Back-to-Business Part 2 – The Psychology of Meeting During an Epidemic

Rob Lipman
September 11, 2020
State of The Industry
Back-to-Business Part 2 – The Psychology of Meeting During an Epidemic

As the date for the Back to Business Experiential Forum approached, I did feel reassured and even comforted by pre-meeting communications from the organizers.

Tagged: Next Normal, Meetings, Safe

Rob Lipman
September 2, 2020
State of The Industry

Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” Face-to-Face Meeting in the Age of Covid

Rob Lipman
September 2, 2020
State of The Industry
Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” Face-to-Face Meeting in the Age of Covid

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

Tagged: Next Normal, Meetings, Safety, Health, Covid -19

Summit Management
August 21, 2020
Best Practices

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 5: Cleaner Air is Healthier Air

Summit Management
August 21, 2020
Best Practices
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 5: Cleaner Air is Healthier Air

Today we have successfully completed the installation of a bi-polar ionization HVAC unit at the Summit Management corporate headquarters located in the Glass Building at 579 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, NJ.

Tagged: Next Normal, Covid -19, Air Quality, Ionization

Summit Management
August 19, 2020
State of The Industry

Port Authority Shares "Steps to Safety Video"

Summit Management
August 19, 2020
State of The Industry
Port Authority Shares "Steps to Safety Video"

During an industry conference call yesterday, The Port Authority of NY/NJ shared a status update on their new airport safety protocols - another stage in the next normal of travel.

Tagged: Next Normal, Airport, Safety, Covid -19

Summit Management
August 6, 2020
Best Practices

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 4: Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Improve Your Webcasting Experience

Summit Management
August 6, 2020
Best Practices
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 4:  Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Improve Your Webcasting Experience

The way you set-up your system makes a big difference in the quality of your communication.

Tagged: Webcast, Next Normal

Joe Lipman
August 3, 2020
State of The Industry

Economic Slowdown or Shutdown?

Joe Lipman
August 3, 2020
State of The Industry
Economic Slowdown or Shutdown?

These are photographs of Terminal C at Newark Airport at 7:50 AM on July 31, 2020.

Tagged: Airport, Air Travel, Safety

Summit Management
July 29, 2020
Best Practices

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 3: Enagaging Your Meeting Attendees from the Start

Summit Management
July 29, 2020
Best Practices
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 3:  Enagaging Your Meeting Attendees from the Start

The Next Normal of Meetings, for the foreseeable future, will overwhelmingly take place virtually.

Tagged: Next Normal, Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
July 27, 2020
Best Practices

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 2: How to be a More Effective Virtual Presenter

Summit Management
July 27, 2020
Best Practices
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 2: How to be a More Effective Virtual Presenter

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.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
July 23, 2020
Best Practices

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 1: Safety Protocols

Summit Management
July 23, 2020
Best Practices
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 1: Safety Protocols

In the first of a series of posts on The Next Normal of Meetings, we will discuss the most important factor in getting back to business, the health and safety of your guests.

Tagged: Next Normal, Covid -19, Safey, Social Distancing

Summit Management
June 29, 2020
Best Practices

Live Webcast from Your Location or Chosen Venue

Summit Management
June 29, 2020
Best Practices
Live Webcast from Your Location or Chosen Venue

Professionally produced virtual meetings at affordable cost are available to you and your clients from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world.

Tagged: New Normal, Webcast, Hybrid Meetings, Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
June 29, 2020
State of The Industry

For When You Absolutely Have to Fly

Summit Management
June 29, 2020
State of The Industry
For When You Absolutely Have to Fly

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to adjust their approach to travel management.

Tagged: Air Travel, Travel Agent

Summit Management
April 20, 2020
Best Practices, State of The Industry

8 Significant Risks COVID-19 Poses To Clinical Trials — And How To Mitigate Them

Summit Management
April 20, 2020
Best Practices, State of The Industry
8 Significant Risks COVID-19 Poses To Clinical Trials — And How To Mitigate Them

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical trials has been immediate, due to challenges posed by travel bans, hospital/clinic visitation restrictions, and social distancing precautions, just to name a few.

Tagged: coronavirus, covid 19, clinical trials

Summit Management
April 16, 2020
Announcement

New Coronavirus Update from Vacations To Go

Summit Management
April 16, 2020
Announcement
New Coronavirus Update from Vacations To Go

Each time cruise lines or hotels roll their suspensions of service forward for a month, we have tens of thousands of affected customers asking for assistance at essentially the same time.

Tagged: Coronavirus

Summit Management
April 13, 2020
Announcement

Progenabiome is leading two FDA approved COVID-19 studies (“HELP COVID-19”) for immediate recruitment

Summit Management
April 13, 2020
Announcement
Progenabiome is leading two FDA approved COVID-19 studies (“HELP COVID-19”) for immediate recruitment

Progenabiome is leading two FDA approved COVID-19 studies (“HELP COVID-19”) for immediate recruitment.

Tagged: Coronavirus

Summit Management
March 30, 2020
Best Practices

Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline Rebooking and Refund Policies

Summit Management
March 30, 2020
Best Practices
Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline Rebooking and Refund Policies

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

Tagged: Airlines, Cancellations, Refunds, Rebooking

Summit Management
March 5, 2020
Best Practices

Don't Cancel Your Meeting! Create an Interactive Virtual Meeting Instead.

Summit Management
March 5, 2020
Best Practices
Don't Cancel Your Meeting! Create an Interactive Virtual Meeting Instead.

As we all continue to wait-and-see on the extent of the Coronavirus impact on travel, Virtual Meetings have emerged as a more viable option for important and necessary IM’s.

Tagged: Meetings, Virtual Meetings, Second Screens, iPads

Summit Management
February 26, 2020
Announcement

Urgent: Travel Advisory Guidance on Guest Travel

Summit Management
February 26, 2020
Announcement
Urgent: Travel Advisory Guidance on Guest Travel

As we look forward to the state of travel returning back to normal very soon, it's important to make note of ways to help ensure that your clients enjoy a safe and worry-free vacation.

Tagged: Travel Advisory, International Travel

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