Site Management Flashcards
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A 'familiarization (FAM) trip' is most accurately described as:
Answer: A complimentary or discounted hosted trip for planners to experience a destination or venue
FAM trips are hosted by CVBs, hotels, or destinations to give planners firsthand experience of facilities and services, encouraging future bookings.
Which element of a hotel contract specifically protects both parties in the event of a natural disaster, pandemic, or government travel ban that prevents the event from occurring?
Answer: Force majeure clause
Force majeure ('Acts of God') clauses excuse both parties from contract obligations when extraordinary events beyond their control prevent performance.
A convention and visitors bureau (CVB) primarily assists meeting planners by:
Answer: Acting as a free local resource for venue sourcing, housing, and destination marketing
CVBs are publicly funded destination marketing organizations that offer free site sourcing assistance, housing bureau services, and local logistical support to attract meetings to their region.
When evaluating a venue for a large exhibit hall, the term 'clear span' refers to:
Answer: The unobstructed floor-to-ceiling height without support columns
Clear span describes the unobstructed height of a space without interior support columns, which is critical for tall exhibit booths and hanging signage.
A planner is managing a citywide convention and needs to coordinate housing across multiple hotels. The most efficient approach is to use:
Answer: A third-party housing bureau or integrated housing management system
Third-party housing bureaus or housing management systems centralize reservations across multiple hotels, providing real-time pickup data and reducing administrative burden.
Which metric is used to calculate the revenue value of a meeting to a hotel and helps determine how much concession the hotel will offer?
Answer: Total Estimated Value (TEV) or Total Event Value
Total Event Value (TEV) aggregates all projected revenue streams—room nights, F&B, AV, room rental—to quantify the meeting's total worth to the hotel and justify concessions.
A planner reviewing a venue's electrical load capacity discovers the exhibit hall can support 400 amps of single-phase power. An exhibitor requests a dedicated 50-amp circuit. How many such circuits can the hall theoretically support before reaching capacity?
Answer: 8 circuits
Dividing 400 amps total capacity by 50 amps per circuit yields a theoretical maximum of 8 dedicated 50-amp circuits before reaching the hall's electrical limit.