Free Webinar To Master Art Of Hotel Negotiations

Online, November 8, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Not all meetings are created equal; in fact there are a number of factors which make meetings more or less desirable to hotels and facilities such as:

• Meeting room to guest room ratio,
• Time of year, and
• Arrival and departure patterns

On November 10 at 1:00 pm EST, Jennifer Johnson, General Manager and Owner of the Johnson Meetings Group will team up with empowerMINT.com to discuss "The Top 5 Factors Affecting Your Hotel Negotiations" in a free webinar providing meeting professionals with strategies to make their meetings more desirable to hotels.

Hosted by empowerMINT.com, as the featured guest speaker, Johnson will teach attendees to counter balance factors of lower leverage with factors that have higher leverage considerations in their own meeting negotiations.

"Even as a seasoned negotiator, I learn something new every time I book a meeting. We all think we have great meetings, and of course we do, but in reality not all meetings are created equal," says Johnson. Understanding how to evaluate your meeting gives you the opportunity to understand your position of strength and weakness as you begin to negotiate with hotels. Your CVB expert is a great resource for helping you understand how to maximize your meeting according to the destination's seasonality and individual hotels business base."

In addition to revealing her best strategies for negotiating the best rates and venue arrangements, Johnson will also share tips she has learned during her 25 year career as an independent meeting planner to make negotiations both hassle- and stress-free.

Interested meeting professionals can register for this upcoming webinar here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/278678362

Media interested in this writing about this topic are welcome to join the webinar, or can also contact Kristen Clemens at kclemens@destinationmarketing.org or +1.202.835.4214.