Nancy Nachman
Nancy Nachman was born a traveler, and by car and plane she visited the United States and many other countries on family vacations. It was then and there that she developed a passion for wanderlust and a love of hotels. In college, Nancy studied hotel management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst then went on to a hotel sales career with some of the finest luxury hotel companies in the world such as Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, L'Ermitage & Small Luxury Hotels of the World. In 1991, she opened The Meetings Concierge as her greatest pleasure is taking excellent care of anyone who plans meetings for their organization. Nancy is at the crest of professional meeting planners by having earned the top accreditations in the meeting industry — the CMM (Certified Meeting Manager) and the CMP (Certified Meeting Professional). Nancy has her own LinkedIn Group — Meeting Planner Tools, Tips and Best Practices — where she frequently shares thought knowledge about how to plan perfect offsite meetings.
Articles by Nancy Nachman
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Top hotel contract negotiation tips when planning off-site meetings
Thursday, October 29, 2015There are a lot of people to please when it comes to pulling off a successful off-site meeting. Your boss depends upon you to find a perfect hotel that falls within budget and makes people feel important and safe. You have to plan menus that make people thank you after every banquet meal for choosing healthy and delicious dining events while keeping the costs down as much as possible. Your guests anticipate the time they spend at your meeting to be worthwhile and time well spent while taking home new ideas and knowledge to make them want to do their job better.