HFT 2750 Exam Questions with
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Business & Corporate Events - ANSWER-Any event that supports business
objectives,
including management functions, corporate communications, training, marketing,
incentives, employee relations, and customer relations.
Fundraising - ANSWER-An event created by or for
a charitable or cause-related group for the purpose of attracting revenue, support,
and/or awareness
Entertainment & Leisure Events - ANSWER-A one-time or periodic,
free or ticketed performance or exhibition event created for entertainment purposes.
Exhibitions/Expositions - ANSWER-An event bringing buyers and sellers and
interested persons together to view and/or sell products, services, and other
resources to a specific industry or the general public
Meetings/Conventions - ANSWER-A commerce-oriented
event to facilitate bringing buyer and seller together or to create awareness of a
commercial product or service
Social/Life-Cycle Events - ANSWER-A spectator or participatory event involving
recreational or competitive sport activities.
Trade Show - ANSWER-An exhibit of products and services targeted to a
specific clientele and NOT open to the public
Seminar - ANSWER-A meeting or series of meetings of ten or more specialists who
have different specific skills but have a specific common interest and come together
for training or learning purposes
Workshop - ANSWER-An informal and public session of free discussion organized to
take place between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a
conference, either on a subject chosen by the participants themselves or on a
special problem suggested by the organizers
Clinic - ANSWER-A workshop-type educational experience where
attendees learn by doing
Break-Out Sessions - ANSWER-Small group sessions, panels, workshops, or
presentations offered
, Assembly - ANSWER-general or formal meeting of an organization attended by
representatives of its membership
Congress - ANSWER-The regular coming together of large groups of individuals,
generally to discuss a particular subject
Corporations - ANSWER-Legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on
behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value
Associations - ANSWER-The name implies the act of being associated for certain
common purposes
▫ professional ▫ industry ▫ educational ▫ scientific ▫ social
SMERF - ANSWER-Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
DMO - ANSWER-Destination Marketing Organization
DMO - ANSWER-not for profit organizations charged with representing a specific
destination and helping the long term development of communities through a travel
and tourism strategy
DMO responsibilities - ANSWER-Encourage groups to hold meetings,
conventions, and trade shows in the city or area it represents
Assist those groups with their meetings and
meeting preparations
Encourage business travelers and leisure
tourists to visit and enjoy the historic, cultural, and recreational opportunities the
destination offers
DMO Does not - ANSWER-Actually organize meetings, events, and conventions
Solely book hotel rooms and convention space
Work only with large groups
Own and/or run convention centers Have planners pay for their services
DMO Advantages - ANSWER-Assist planners in all areas of planning
Provide planners with detailed references
Encourage attendance
Act as a liaison between planner and the community officials
MINT - ANSWER-Meeting Information Network
The premier convention and meetings database
Visit Florida - ANSWER-The official tourism marketing organization of the State of
Florida
Visit Orlando - ANSWER-The official tourism sales and marketing
organization for the Orlando and Orange County region
Complete Solutions
Business & Corporate Events - ANSWER-Any event that supports business
objectives,
including management functions, corporate communications, training, marketing,
incentives, employee relations, and customer relations.
Fundraising - ANSWER-An event created by or for
a charitable or cause-related group for the purpose of attracting revenue, support,
and/or awareness
Entertainment & Leisure Events - ANSWER-A one-time or periodic,
free or ticketed performance or exhibition event created for entertainment purposes.
Exhibitions/Expositions - ANSWER-An event bringing buyers and sellers and
interested persons together to view and/or sell products, services, and other
resources to a specific industry or the general public
Meetings/Conventions - ANSWER-A commerce-oriented
event to facilitate bringing buyer and seller together or to create awareness of a
commercial product or service
Social/Life-Cycle Events - ANSWER-A spectator or participatory event involving
recreational or competitive sport activities.
Trade Show - ANSWER-An exhibit of products and services targeted to a
specific clientele and NOT open to the public
Seminar - ANSWER-A meeting or series of meetings of ten or more specialists who
have different specific skills but have a specific common interest and come together
for training or learning purposes
Workshop - ANSWER-An informal and public session of free discussion organized to
take place between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a
conference, either on a subject chosen by the participants themselves or on a
special problem suggested by the organizers
Clinic - ANSWER-A workshop-type educational experience where
attendees learn by doing
Break-Out Sessions - ANSWER-Small group sessions, panels, workshops, or
presentations offered
, Assembly - ANSWER-general or formal meeting of an organization attended by
representatives of its membership
Congress - ANSWER-The regular coming together of large groups of individuals,
generally to discuss a particular subject
Corporations - ANSWER-Legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on
behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value
Associations - ANSWER-The name implies the act of being associated for certain
common purposes
▫ professional ▫ industry ▫ educational ▫ scientific ▫ social
SMERF - ANSWER-Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
DMO - ANSWER-Destination Marketing Organization
DMO - ANSWER-not for profit organizations charged with representing a specific
destination and helping the long term development of communities through a travel
and tourism strategy
DMO responsibilities - ANSWER-Encourage groups to hold meetings,
conventions, and trade shows in the city or area it represents
Assist those groups with their meetings and
meeting preparations
Encourage business travelers and leisure
tourists to visit and enjoy the historic, cultural, and recreational opportunities the
destination offers
DMO Does not - ANSWER-Actually organize meetings, events, and conventions
Solely book hotel rooms and convention space
Work only with large groups
Own and/or run convention centers Have planners pay for their services
DMO Advantages - ANSWER-Assist planners in all areas of planning
Provide planners with detailed references
Encourage attendance
Act as a liaison between planner and the community officials
MINT - ANSWER-Meeting Information Network
The premier convention and meetings database
Visit Florida - ANSWER-The official tourism marketing organization of the State of
Florida
Visit Orlando - ANSWER-The official tourism sales and marketing
organization for the Orlando and Orange County region
