HFT 1000 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION 2024/2025 UPDATE
Destination Management Companies - Answer--service organization within the visitor
industry that offers a host of programs and services to meet clients' needs
-initially a destination management sales manager concentrates on selling the
destination to meeting planners and performance improvement companies
meeting planners - Answer--may be independent contractors who contract out their
services to both associations and corporations as the need arises or they may be full-
time employees of corporations or associations
-plans the meeting down to the last minute
service contractors - Answer--individual responsible for providing all of the services
needed to run the facilities for a trade show
-hired by the exposition show manager or association meeting planner
types of meetings - Answer--clinic
-forum
-seminar
-symposium
-workshop
clinic meeting - Answer-workshop-type educational experience in which attendees learn
by doing
forum meeting - Answer-an assembly for the discussion of common concerns
seminar meeting - Answer-a lecture and a dialogue that allow participants to share
experiences in a particular field
symposium meeting - Answer-an event at which a particular subject is discussed by
experts and opinions are gathered
workshops meeting - Answer-small group led by a facilitator or trainer.
meeting setups - Answer--theater style
-classroom setup
-boardroom setup
,theatre style meeting setup - Answer-large audience that does not need notes
classroom setup - Answer-meeting setup is instructional; workshop style
boardroom setup - Answer--small numbers of people
-meeting is around one block rectangular table
association meetings - Answer--focus on the destination's availability of hotel and
facilities, ease of transportation, distance from attendees, transportation costs, and food
and drink
-members attend voluntarily
conventions - Answer--larger meetings with some form of exposition or trade show
included
-mainly held in large hotels over a 3-5 day period
expositions - Answer-events that bring together sellers of products and services at a
location where they can show their products and services to a group of attendees at a
convention or trade show
types of associations - Answer--trade association
-professional association
-medical and scientific association
-religious organizations
-government organizations
venues for meetings, conventions, and expos - Answer--city centers
-convention centers
-conference centers
-hotels and resorts
-cruise ships
-colleges and universities
trends in meetings, conventions and expositions - Answer--more people are going
abroad to attend meetings
-some international shows do not travel very well so organizations like Bleinheim and
Reed Exposition Group airlift components and create shows in other countries
-competitiveness has increased among all destinations
-convention centers will expand and new centers will come online optics is present
everywhere
-shows are growing at a rate of 5-10 percent per year
-compared to a few years ago, large conventions are not as well attended and regional
conventions have more attendees
what event planners do - Answer--set the date and location
-advertise the event
, -provide refreshments
-arrange catering, speakers or entertainment
event management - Answer--requires vision and leader-manager skills
-key result areas are: marketing, financial, operational, legal
-prepare proposal for client's approval and contract signature
-sponsorships are important
-events include a location charge, security costs, labor costs, production costs
event manager usually knows the ticket sales expected
-takes place at convention centers and hotels
-booking manager books the space and works with organizers to help them save money
the event planning process - Answer-research
design
planning
contribution
evaluation
challenges and tools for event planners and managers - Answer--time management
financial management
technology
effective human resource management
classifications of special events - Answer--corporate events
-association events
-charity balls and fundraising events
-social functions
-fairs and festivals
-concerts and sporting events
-mega sporting events
corporate events - Answer--annual, sales, new product meetings etc
association events - Answer--monthly luncheon or yearly convention
-planned 2-5 years in advance
-destination is the determining factor
charity balls and fundraising events - Answer--theme
-event manager works with particular group/charity
social functions - Answer--weddings, holiday functions
-planners/managers work on broad variety of events
-SMERF: social, military, educational, religious, fraternal
fairs and festivals - Answer--purpose is usually related to agriculture industry
-themed
SOLUTION 2024/2025 UPDATE
Destination Management Companies - Answer--service organization within the visitor
industry that offers a host of programs and services to meet clients' needs
-initially a destination management sales manager concentrates on selling the
destination to meeting planners and performance improvement companies
meeting planners - Answer--may be independent contractors who contract out their
services to both associations and corporations as the need arises or they may be full-
time employees of corporations or associations
-plans the meeting down to the last minute
service contractors - Answer--individual responsible for providing all of the services
needed to run the facilities for a trade show
-hired by the exposition show manager or association meeting planner
types of meetings - Answer--clinic
-forum
-seminar
-symposium
-workshop
clinic meeting - Answer-workshop-type educational experience in which attendees learn
by doing
forum meeting - Answer-an assembly for the discussion of common concerns
seminar meeting - Answer-a lecture and a dialogue that allow participants to share
experiences in a particular field
symposium meeting - Answer-an event at which a particular subject is discussed by
experts and opinions are gathered
workshops meeting - Answer-small group led by a facilitator or trainer.
meeting setups - Answer--theater style
-classroom setup
-boardroom setup
,theatre style meeting setup - Answer-large audience that does not need notes
classroom setup - Answer-meeting setup is instructional; workshop style
boardroom setup - Answer--small numbers of people
-meeting is around one block rectangular table
association meetings - Answer--focus on the destination's availability of hotel and
facilities, ease of transportation, distance from attendees, transportation costs, and food
and drink
-members attend voluntarily
conventions - Answer--larger meetings with some form of exposition or trade show
included
-mainly held in large hotels over a 3-5 day period
expositions - Answer-events that bring together sellers of products and services at a
location where they can show their products and services to a group of attendees at a
convention or trade show
types of associations - Answer--trade association
-professional association
-medical and scientific association
-religious organizations
-government organizations
venues for meetings, conventions, and expos - Answer--city centers
-convention centers
-conference centers
-hotels and resorts
-cruise ships
-colleges and universities
trends in meetings, conventions and expositions - Answer--more people are going
abroad to attend meetings
-some international shows do not travel very well so organizations like Bleinheim and
Reed Exposition Group airlift components and create shows in other countries
-competitiveness has increased among all destinations
-convention centers will expand and new centers will come online optics is present
everywhere
-shows are growing at a rate of 5-10 percent per year
-compared to a few years ago, large conventions are not as well attended and regional
conventions have more attendees
what event planners do - Answer--set the date and location
-advertise the event
, -provide refreshments
-arrange catering, speakers or entertainment
event management - Answer--requires vision and leader-manager skills
-key result areas are: marketing, financial, operational, legal
-prepare proposal for client's approval and contract signature
-sponsorships are important
-events include a location charge, security costs, labor costs, production costs
event manager usually knows the ticket sales expected
-takes place at convention centers and hotels
-booking manager books the space and works with organizers to help them save money
the event planning process - Answer-research
design
planning
contribution
evaluation
challenges and tools for event planners and managers - Answer--time management
financial management
technology
effective human resource management
classifications of special events - Answer--corporate events
-association events
-charity balls and fundraising events
-social functions
-fairs and festivals
-concerts and sporting events
-mega sporting events
corporate events - Answer--annual, sales, new product meetings etc
association events - Answer--monthly luncheon or yearly convention
-planned 2-5 years in advance
-destination is the determining factor
charity balls and fundraising events - Answer--theme
-event manager works with particular group/charity
social functions - Answer--weddings, holiday functions
-planners/managers work on broad variety of events
-SMERF: social, military, educational, religious, fraternal
fairs and festivals - Answer--purpose is usually related to agriculture industry
-themed
