Hot Hospitality Exchange

The Event Journey

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:14:45 -0800

Hello I'm Sabrina Meyers and welcome to my channel - Hot Hospitality Exchange!

On my channel, I create vlogs on my experiences an an event planner on hotels, venues, suppliers, shows and destinations around the globe for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events). I also work with different brands and suppliers within the industry to create content and campaigns specifically geared towards MICE. Join me as I discover places and faces as well as explore interesting topics from an event planner's perspective in this great big world of events.

This vlog is the last of a series of vlogs I am creating as part of a social media campaign with Vienna House Andel's Hotel in Berlin, Germany. I have been their MICE Ambassador for the last few months and every month I dropped a vlog on a different topic to do with event planning and incorporated the hotel into it as my perfect example and muse!

This last VLOG of the campaign is on The Event Journey and the faces behind the faces here at Vienna House Andel's Berlin Hotel. Over the last few months, I covered lots of topics from sustainability to bleisure to being tech savvy and event accessibility and this time, I am focussing on the most important part of this hotel - the people. Specifically the faces you meet on your event journey at this hotel from finding out about the hotel to having your event at the hotel.

In this vlog, we meet:

- Nadine from Sales

- Manuel from Convention Sales

- Cagdas from Concierge

- Thomas the Florist

- Stefan from the Kitchen

- Eva and Lukas from Convention Sales Operations

Join the hotel on their following social media platforms to check out their adventures as a brand! Instagram: @vienna_house_stories

Twitter: @vh_stories

YouTube: Vienna House

LinkedIn: Vienna House

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Hello NORWAY! 48 hrs in Oslo.

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:05:19 -0800

Hello I'm Sabrina Meyers and welcome to my channel - Hot Hospitality Exchange!

This vlog is of my experience as I was invited on a business familiarisation trip to Oslo, Norway. The trip was organised by Nordic Choice Hotel Group, The MICE Guru (a local destination management company) and Norwegian Airlines.

(sponsored & hosted trip)

It was a trip organised for event planners from the UK to get them to experience what Oslo has to offer for meetings, incentives, conferences and events. From flying over with the national carrier to staying in the largest event hotel in Norway to experiencing cultural and active group activities to discovering attractions and local gastronomy - this was my 48 hours in the capital.

This was my itinerary of 48 hours in Oslo:

Day 1: AM arrival from Cologne. Transfer to hotel. Walk over to Clarion Hotel Oslo followed by site inspection and lunch. Ipad Rally through the city ending up at Hotel Amerikalijnen. Cocktails and site inspection at the hotel. Walk back to Clarion Hotel Hub followed by dinner at Restaurant Norda.

Day 2: Morning transfer to go on RIB boat tour through the fjords. Coffee and cinnamon roll stop at a cafe en-route to Astrup Fearnley Museum. Site inspection and tour of AF Museum. Walk over to The Thief for lunch and site inspection. Transfer to Holmenkollen for a tour and absailing down from the top! Transfer to FRAM Museum then onto Vigeland Park tour of the sculptures. Back to hotel then refresh and head to dinner at Sudoest Restaurant. Party at TAKET club till late.

Day 3: Depart! The following are links to all the suppliers we got to meet and experience on this trip:

Nordic Choice Hotel Group: https://www.nordicchoicehotels.com/

The MICE Guru:...Read More

How To Be Tech Savvy for MICE

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:15:48 -0800

Hello I'm Sabrina Meyers and welcome to my channel - Hot Hospitality Exchange!

This vlog is part of a series of vlogs I'm creating as part of a social media campaign with Vienna House Andel's Hotel in Berlin, Germany. I am their MICE Ambassador for the next few months and every month I'll be dropping a vlog on a different topic to do with event planning and incorporating the hotel into as my perfect example and muse!

Our fourth VLOG is on TECHNOLOGY and how to be tech savvy for MICE. Specifically things that Vienna House Andel's Berlin Hotel embrace technology across all facets of their business to make guests and event planners lives (like me!) easier.

In this vlog, I highlight the following areas where the hotel incorporates technology to provide easier, more efficient solutions to the user experiences as well as for example sustainability via resources.

- They have a Mobile Concierge

- They have an incredible interactive meetings and events website

- They utilise 100% green electricity in the hotel

- They embrace the world of social media as a sales and marketing platform not just for leisure or corporate but also for MICE!

- They support and encourage tech savvy suppliers in-house

Check out my vlog to find out exactly what I mean by the above points and I'd love to hear from you if you found it useful to see real life examples and actions a hotel can take! so let me know your thoughts below in the comments :)

The following are links to key information mentioned in the vlog:

Green Globe Certification: https://greenglobe.com/

Vienna House Andel's Berlin: Read More

Sustainability : A Real Life Case Study

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:19:41 -0800

Hello I'm Sabrina Meyers and welcome to my channel - Hot Hospitality Exchange!

This vlog is part of a series of vlogs I'm creating as part of a social media campaign with Vienna House Andel's Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

I am their MICE Ambassador for the next few months and every month I'll be dropping a vlog on a different topic to do with event planning and incorporating the hotel into as my perfect example and muse!

Our third VLOG is on SUSTAINABILITY: A CASE STUDY. As a sustainable certified event planner, I aim to organise and execute events in the most sustainable ways possible. My aim with this vlog was to showcase a real life example of a hotel and supplier - The Vienna House Andel's Berlin and what actions and measures they take to be sustainable.

To my knowledge, no venue or hotel is 100% sustainable but it's inspiring and motivating to see what is being implemented by this hotel because we can all learn what is available and possible to do in order to be able to do it ourselves.

In this vlog, I talk about the 4 key areas that I broke 'the hotel' and it's actions and measure down into to help me assess and evaluate a supplier when it comes to sustainable considerations and they are:

1. Eat & Drink

2. Meet & Sleep

3. Team Effort

4. Communications

Check out my vlog to find out exactly what I mean by the above points and I'd love to hear from you if you found it useful to see real life examples and actions a vendor can take! so let me know your thoughts below in the comments :)

The following are links to key information mentioned in the vlog:

Green Globe Certification: https://greenglobe.com/

Stadtbaüme für Berlin Campaign:...Read More

How Bleisure Impacts MICE Decisions

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 06:12:10 -0700

Our second VLOG is on How BLEISURE Impacts MICE Decisions. As an event planner, staying on top of travel trends is key because it could affect and impact my event planning. According to Forbes and Travelpulse, Bleisure is one of the top trends in travel especially amongst millennials. So naturally I wanted to explore this trend and the impact it has on MICE decisions especially from the perspective of an event planner.

In this vlog, I talk about the 4 key areas that I always focus on when it comes to bleisure and evaluating a venue and/or destination for my planned events:

- Gastronomy

- Sipping Spaces

- Wellness

- Culture

Check out my vlog to find out exactly what I mean by the above points and how they impact my decisions when it comes to event planning especially with regards to destination and venue as well as agenda! I'd love to hear from you if you consider bleisure when it comes to planning events or attending events!

Personally it's something I do very often so I can only imagine it is a trend that shows no sign in stoping anytime soon but will become the 'norm'. Let me know your thoughts below in the comments :)

The article I mentioned from Forbes is at the below link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eustacia

Vienna House Andel's Berlin has so much to offer for bleisure making it a unique venue in one of...Read More

Meet, Discover & Music!

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:56:05 -0700

This vlog is my second day experience taking part in a Press Trip as an event planner from Germany attending MICEPeak in Riga, Latvia. It was my first time not only in Riga but also to Eastern Europe and Baltics.

MICEPeak is an annual show organised by PeC Communications and part of MICEBoard which is an online MICE resource and news board for event planners and professionals in Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as German speaking territories. Every year it takes place in a different city outside of Germany.

It was 4 nights and 4 days or 3 nights and 4 days depending when you arrive. It is an event designed for event planners to meet with international suppliers (non-German), learn about the destination and network through various organised engaging and interactive activities and events.

Overall Experience Feedback: Very positive experience as I really discovered what a great destination Riga is for MICE. I networked with some fantastic diverse international suppliers and also met high-level German, Swiss and Austrian peers in the industry. The format of the show was also different in that the buyers got to choose who they wanted to meet from a selection of suppliers. There were more buyers than suppliers so if you didn't get a meeting slot to meet with your preferred suppliers, you could connect with them during the many networking activities.

Below are the details of all the partners of the show and what I experienced on day 2 of these 4 days.

Destination: Riga, Latvia Destination Representatives:

MEET Riga - Aigars Smiltan - Convention Bureau Riga Link: https://www.meetriga.com/en/

Magnetic Latvia - Ieva Gredzena, MICE - Tourism Department Latvia Link: Read More

Access ALL Areas!

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:07:28 -0700

Hello I'm Sabrina Meyers and welcome to my channel - Hot Hospitality Exchange!

On my channel, I create vlogs on my experiences an an event planner on hotels, venues, suppliers, shows and destinations around the globe for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events).

Join me as I discover places and faces in this great big world of events.

Our first VLOG is on THE ART OF EVENT ACCESSIBILITY. As an event planner, one of the most important things for me to consider when selecting a venue and/or destination is accessibility. In this vlog, I talk about the 4 key areas that I always focus on when it comes to evaluating accessibility of a venue and/or destination:

- There & Back

- Up & Down

- In & Out

- Information (and services)

Check out my vlog to find out exactly what I mean by the above points! I'd love to hear what is the most important thing for you when it comes to accessibility and selecting a venue and/or destination when you are planning an event so please let me know in the comments below as perhaps there's something I left (we're always learning!)

If you want to go check out the spaces at Vienna House Andel's Berlin, then send an email to:

Janka Altmann, Director of Convention Sales - janka.altmann@viennahouse.com

*Let her know you saw the vlog and want to further explore :)

If you think this hotel is a great option for an upcoming event then send your request to Janka as well so her and her team can look after your requirements!

For further information on the hotel, check out their website: Read More

Hello I'm a MICE Ambassador!

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:43:14 -0700

Hello! I'm Sabrina Meyers and Welcome to my channel Hot Hospitality Exchange.

I create videos on my experiences as an event planner where I get to visit different hotels, venues and destinations, attend different types of client and supplier events such as trade shows, forums and familiarisation trips and meet different suppliers from all around the globe.

This vlog however is different and it's a special announcement and a FIRST! I'm excited to announce that I'm collaborating with Vienna House Andel's Hotel Berlin, Germany on a special social media campaign for the next few months where I will be their official MICE Ambassador!

What does it mean? It means that for the next few months, I've teamed up with the hotel and we will be creating content on different topics from an event planners' perspective i.e. ME.

Vienna House Andel's Berlin Hotel is part of The Vienna House Hotel Group which is the largest chain of hotels in Austria and has hotels all across Europe from Switzerland to Germany to Russia and Romania. And this hotel in particular is one of the LARGEST MICE hotels in Berlin, the capital of Germany. That means it has a plethora of event space which is an event planners dream when it comes to organising events of all types and sizes in this uber trendy and exciting European capital.

So stay tuned and follow me on the following platforms and experience #endlessexploration as #MICEambassador for this fantastic MICE hotel.

SUBSCRIBE to this channel!

Vienna House also have their own channel called Vienna House

Instagram: @hothospitalitye @vienna_house_stories

Twitter: @HHExchange @vh_stories

LinkedIn: Sabrina Meyers - connect with me :) and Vienna House company page

Facebook Page: Hot Hospitality Exchange

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Bunkers, Bobsleds & Birch Sap!

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:36:22 -0700

This vlog is my first day experience taking part in a Press Trip as an event planner from Germany attending MICEPeak in Riga, Latvia.

It was my first time not only in Riga but also to Eastern Europe and Baltics. MICEPeak is an annual show organised by PeC Communications and part of MICEBoard which is an online MICE resource and news board for event planners and professionals in Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as German speaking territories. Every year it takes place in a different city outside of Germany.

Overall Experience Feedback:

Very positive experience as I really discovered what a great destination Riga is for MICE.
I networked with some fantastic diverse international suppliers and also met high-level German, Swiss and Austrian peers in the industry.
The format of the show was also different in that the buyers got to choose who they wanted to meet from a selection of suppliers.
There were more buyers than suppliers so if you didn't get a meeting slot to meet with your preferred suppliers, you could connect with them during the many networking activities.

Below are the details of all the partners of the show and what I experienced over these 4 days.

Destination: Riga, Latvia

Destination Representatives:

MEET Riga - Aigars Smiltan

Convention Bureau Riga Link: https://www.meetriga.com/en/Read More

Let's Talk About MICE!

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:17:59 -0700

This vlog is my interview with Peter Cramer, owner of PeC Communications who organises a show I recently attended called MICEpeak.

Peter organises various events throughout the year specifically for German speaking buyers and international suppliers to engage, interact and exchange. Of these events, the three main events are MICEpeak (which I attended), MICEBoat and MICE by Melody Roadshow.

It was my first time attending the show as I was invited as press to cover the event via social media on my platforms (vlogs soon to follow) and if you're interested to see how it went - be sure to follow me on Instagram (@hothospitalitye) and check out the 2 Highlight Stories created on my experience.

To find out more about MICEboard, the online newsboard and ultimate resource for Germany-based or speaking buyers looking for information on international suppliers, please visit: www.miceboard.com

Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud

Song Name: Vacation

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If you have any questions or feedback, I'd love to hear from you so please comment below :) Are you interested in collaborating on bringing awareness, increasing engagement and having a MICE (Meetings,...Read More