KIN 4513-Exam 2 Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Booking - Answer - the act of engaging and contracting an event or attraction
- also reserving a specific space for a specific date at a specific time for an agreed upon amount
of money
- finding business
- negotiating deals with outside users of your facility
- telling people who have no idea what they are doing that they have no idea what they are
doing (concessions)
- Opportunity and Long-term
- Block Booking
- Client Controlled
- Server Controlled
Opportunity Booking - Answer - short-term
- act comes in for a day and then leaves or booking them in short amount of time before they
come in
- one night events
Long-term Booking - Answer - the event will be there for a long amount of time
- event is in the venue for weeks or months
- festivals, plays, circus, broadway shows
Block Booking - Answer - associated with opportunity booking
- "what do you have going on March 12th?"
Client Controlled - Answer - promoted or the act themselves
- trying to book space in your venue
- enquire online on website calendar
- technology is prevalent
Server Controlled - Answer - servers that venues can join to access promoter's schedules
- shows when acts are on tour
- Ex: see when ACDC is on tour and book them
, Why does your facility exist?MGM Grand Garden Arena - Answer - money
- media exposure
- attracting casino customers
Scheduling - Answer - the reservation process and coordination at all events to fit the facility's
available time space
- discusses what's coming up on the calendar to the event management person
- coordinating facility calendar
- communicating (not dictating) scheduling priorities to facility users
- communicating event schedule to key facility staff
Why does your facility exist?
Schottenstein Center - Answer - money
- OSU athletics
- student experiences
- diverse calendar of events for the university
- gateway to the university
- destination for sport pilgrimage
- nostalgia
Tentative Hold Reservations - Answer - organization requests a date and time on the facility
calendar but no actual contract signed/prepared
- no contract is prepared, no money is exchanged
- usually 3-4 days "on hold" to pay
Contracted Reservation - Answer - organization which has placed a deposit for the agreed
upon date and time and contract negotiations started
- Rates: Club seats ($2,000-$3,500/day and/or 10-20% of box office gross)
- Arena floor ($5,000-$10,000/day and/or 12-20% of box office gross)
-Ancillaries may be involved (e.g., concessions, parking, retail, etc.)
What should the facility or organization be flexible about? - Answer - the confirmation period
and establish clear guidelines concerning length and time of usage
Correct Answers.
Booking - Answer - the act of engaging and contracting an event or attraction
- also reserving a specific space for a specific date at a specific time for an agreed upon amount
of money
- finding business
- negotiating deals with outside users of your facility
- telling people who have no idea what they are doing that they have no idea what they are
doing (concessions)
- Opportunity and Long-term
- Block Booking
- Client Controlled
- Server Controlled
Opportunity Booking - Answer - short-term
- act comes in for a day and then leaves or booking them in short amount of time before they
come in
- one night events
Long-term Booking - Answer - the event will be there for a long amount of time
- event is in the venue for weeks or months
- festivals, plays, circus, broadway shows
Block Booking - Answer - associated with opportunity booking
- "what do you have going on March 12th?"
Client Controlled - Answer - promoted or the act themselves
- trying to book space in your venue
- enquire online on website calendar
- technology is prevalent
Server Controlled - Answer - servers that venues can join to access promoter's schedules
- shows when acts are on tour
- Ex: see when ACDC is on tour and book them
, Why does your facility exist?MGM Grand Garden Arena - Answer - money
- media exposure
- attracting casino customers
Scheduling - Answer - the reservation process and coordination at all events to fit the facility's
available time space
- discusses what's coming up on the calendar to the event management person
- coordinating facility calendar
- communicating (not dictating) scheduling priorities to facility users
- communicating event schedule to key facility staff
Why does your facility exist?
Schottenstein Center - Answer - money
- OSU athletics
- student experiences
- diverse calendar of events for the university
- gateway to the university
- destination for sport pilgrimage
- nostalgia
Tentative Hold Reservations - Answer - organization requests a date and time on the facility
calendar but no actual contract signed/prepared
- no contract is prepared, no money is exchanged
- usually 3-4 days "on hold" to pay
Contracted Reservation - Answer - organization which has placed a deposit for the agreed
upon date and time and contract negotiations started
- Rates: Club seats ($2,000-$3,500/day and/or 10-20% of box office gross)
- Arena floor ($5,000-$10,000/day and/or 12-20% of box office gross)
-Ancillaries may be involved (e.g., concessions, parking, retail, etc.)
What should the facility or organization be flexible about? - Answer - the confirmation period
and establish clear guidelines concerning length and time of usage
