What to consider when choosing your event venue?

With GPS maps, driving directions, and parking/shuttle information at their fingertips, your attendees will feel relieved. If the venue is within a large campus or institute, maps with pins especially help a lot. For events with exhibitions, posters, or parallel sessions, interactive indoor maps will help attendees conveniently navigate.

Why do you need to know the capacity of a venue?

You’ll need to know the room capacity of the venues for a few reasons. First, 500 people (if it is your estimated event size) can’t comfortably fit into a room with a 250-person capacity. And second, there are fire and safety codes that the venue has to abide by.

When does CCTV go on in a venue?

CCTV is installed and operating at each entry and exit point. Patrons are recorded entering and exiting the venue, and in all their interactions with staff and crowd controllers at these points. CCTV is operating from 8pm to 1 hour after the close of business.

What makes an event more valuable to a hotel?

Make your event setup match the previous events’. This makes your event more valuable to the venue without adding cost to the hotel contract. The same goes for food. When the catering staff can make twice as much of a dish (instead of a completely different recipe), it saves time and drives down your F&B minimum. 6.

What are the ADA standards for lodging facilities?

The Standards require lodging facilities to install visual fire alarms and to have rooms that are equipped for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

When does a hotel have to be ADA compliant?

Under the ADA, hotels, motels, inns and other places of lodging designed or constructed after January 26, 1993, must be usable by persons with disabilities. To meet this requirement, lodging facilities must comply with certain regulations published by the Justice Department.

Which is an example of ADA compliant shower?

ADA-compliant roll-in shower design. The roll-in shower compartment pictured above is an example of ADA compliance. It features the required folding seat, water controls within reach, a handheld showerhead and grab bars placed in the appropriate locations.

What’s the best way to complain about a hotel?

If you’ve arrived home with memories you’d rather forget, then make sure you make an immediate complaint. Write to the customer services department of the company involved, whether it’s a hotel chain or a tour operator. Give your booking reference, a clear account of the problems, and what compensation you want.