Category: Contracts

Event Contract Pet Peeves- Part 1

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

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In this video, you’ll learn if you’re making these common event contract pet peeves with your hotel partner? This video covers hotel event contracting pitfalls to avoid such as, failing to use consistent terms throughout your event contract, addenda vs. addendum, and sloppy drafting.

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Hotel Event Contract Pet Peeves- Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

This video covers hotel event contracting pitfalls to avoid such as handwritten changes, dangling counteroffers, and a one-way street clause. Are you making these common event contract pet peeves with your hotel partner?

Third party commission payments in your hotel event contracts

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn what commission payments in hotel contracts mean and why they are used. Understand how hotels view third-party commission payments and learn how groups should approach third-party commissions. You’ll also learn about how to structure commission agreements and how to avoid the most common commission issues with hotels.

Insurance for meetings, events, and tradeshows

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn what is the purpose of insurance for your live events. Why do hotels require vendors to have insurance at your event? What does having an additional insured mean for your event? Why would hotels resist naming groups as additional insured? How to check if your vendors have insurance and what to look out for when reviewing your vendor’s insurance?

How to Approach Force Majeure In Your Hotel Event Contracts

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn how to approach Force Majeure clauses, and whether they may or may not need to change as a result of COVID-19.

How to Structure Your Hotel Event Deposits and Credits

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts, RFP Best Practices

In this video, you’ll learn about how to approach your event deposits with your hotel partner. Learn about what it means for a planner to have a master account with a hotel, how to structure your deposit schedule with your hotel partner and why getting your hotel partner to agree to accept your deposit be placed into an escrow account might be difficult.

Construction and Renovation Occurring At Your Hotel During Your Event

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn how to navigate your group if construction and renovation are occurring at your hotel during your event, three main areas of the construction and renovation clauses to cover + more!

Food and Beverage Minimums In Your Hotel Contracts

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn why food and beverage can be important for groups to focus on for receiving the benefits of concessions, discounts, and function space. Understand how hotels account for F&B revenue differently than room revenue and much more!

Housing Pirates In Events

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn what housing pirates are, how to avoid them, and what to do if you encounter housing pirates leading up to your group’s event.

Intentional Interference with Contract

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sean Whalin - Contracts

In this video, you’ll learn the concept of intentional interference with a contract, how to avoid any claims that you have intentionally interfered with your hotel contract.