Contracts

Event Contracts 2025: Attrition and Cancellation
Event Contracts 2025: Attrition and Cancellation
Northstar Meetings Group's longtime legal expert, Jonathan Howe, looks at these essential clauses in...
How Meeting Planners Can Negotiate With Hotels in a Seller's Market
How Meeting Planners Can Negotiate With Hotels in a Seller's Market
Here is how hotels have tweaked attrition terms to their advantage.
Tips for Managing Event Contracts in Challenging Times
Tips for Managing Event Contracts in Challenging Times
Adding verbiage that addresses price increases, staffing shortages, diversity and force majeure can...
Essential Contract Clauses for Events for 2024 and Beyond
Essential Contract Clauses for Events for 2024 and Beyond
These must-have elements should be in all your agreements with a venue or service provider.
Detecting Deception in Negotiations
Detecting Deception in Negotiations
Body-language expert Traci Brown reveals some subtle signs of fraud.
Beyond Force Majeure: Legal Trends in a Post-Pandemic World
Beyond Force Majeure: Legal Trends in a Post-Pandemic World
Issues to consider when putting together your latest meetings contracts.
Ask the Expert: "How Should I Phrase a Mutual Cancellation Clause?"
Ask the Expert: "How Should I Phrase a Mutual Cancellation Clause?"
Jonathan Howe offers recommendations for planners looking to protect themselves — and their hotel...
Ask the Expert: "How Do I Protect My Group from Credit Card Surcharges?"
Ask the Expert: "How Do I Protect My Group from Credit Card Surcharges?"
Jonathan Howe explains how to avoid an add-on hotel credit card fee.
Ask the Expert: "Do I Have to Pay When a Hotel Charges an 'Event Fee'?"
Ask the Expert: "Do I Have to Pay When a Hotel Charges an 'Event Fee'?"
A meeting planner wants to know how to respond to an 8 percent "event fee" on their bill.
Ask the Expert: "Can You Legally Guarantee a High Level of Service?"
Ask the Expert: "Can You Legally Guarantee a High Level of Service?"
As planners struggle to ensure suppliers deliver quality service, it raises the question: Can service...
Ask the Expert: "How Do I Get Credit for Rooms Booked Outside Our Block?"
Ask the Expert: "How Do I Get Credit for Rooms Booked Outside Our Block?"
A planner looks for advice getting credit for their attendees' bookings.
Current Challenges for Meeting Planners in Hotel Negotiations
Current Challenges for Meeting Planners in Hotel Negotiations
Both planners and venue representatives are navigating a changed and challenging negotiating...
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