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You probably have a pretty good picture of what you expect your Florida destination event to be (or at least you will when your event and destination planner is through with you!). But do you know what your participants are expecting?

Looking at event and destination planning from the perspective of the participant is advantageous in planning a successful, well-attended, and memorable Florida destination event. Florida destination and event planners are keen to the expectations of event participants—they should be, it’s their job!

Even though you are not likely to have the in-depth insight into participant expectations that a Florida destination event planner does, it will help you as you work with your partnering destination planner if you know what to plan on behalf of your participants.

Attendees Come Looking For Fun & Learning

Your destination event attendees will come looking for all that Florida is famous for—interest, relaxation, improvement, and entertainment in a great atmosphere.

* A learning experience:

Destination event participants recognize that your Florida event is an opportunity, a learning opportunity. They look forward to coming to your event and learning the skills and techniques that are most valued by your organization.

* Interest:

Participants come to Florida destination events in search of something interesting; yes they want to know what you want them to know, but they also want to learn something of value and interest to them and their future.

* Networking:

Have you ever experienced a serious disaster whilst on holiday? If not, it’s merely a matter of time. It has been said there are two kinds of travellers, those that have experienced a problem holiday and those that are still going to.

Tasked with identifying the top ten travel tips immediately got my mind going but an idea soon took shape. Why not use the experiences of the professionals, ask them to identify the more common causes of problems when travelling. Unbeknown to me this certainly dropped the cat amongst the pigeons, largely because limiting this to only ten became a problem, thank you so much to all those who were a part of the panel.

One of the most common problems and a unanimous choice of the panel were problems surrounding logistical arrangements. Largely related to reservations; dates and ticketing, these can be problematic despite the ease and simplicity of the internet. It is imperative when planning any holiday to any destination that all bookings are made well in advance, followed up either by e-mail or telephone a few days before your departure and still in time to rectify problems if discovered. After this has been done, prevent further problems by ensuring you have proof in the form of copies of any relevant document or reference number, this could be a receipt confirmation of a deposit paid or any item depending on your personal arrangements. This is one of those suggestions where prevention is definitely far better than cure.

Vacation Rental Listings – The Good, The Bad and the Outright Scams

Advertising vacation rentals across the nation has changed to the property owner’s advantage. Five years ago, property owners depended on their local newspaper to advertise their vacation rentals. Newspapers charged anywhere from $50.00 to $100.00 to run a three-line cram-it-in ad for 30 days as a classified listing ($1200 per year). The reach was limited to the amount of papers that were printed and read on any particular day. Compare that to today’s global reach and on-demand access to rental listings on the World Wide Web.

This is great news for owners wishing to advertise to the far corners of the earth. Travelers from around the world now have the ability to view listings on thousands of advertising sites with relative ease. There are risks, though: RENTER BEWARE! That vacation rental you have selected in New York, Utah or Lake Tahoe may be an empty lot upon your family’s arrival at 9:30 pm after a day of traveling.

Travelers are beginning to become keen to the fact vacation rentals are a popular choice when traveling with the family, but checking to see if that perfect getaway is verified is an often overlooked step. Anyone from Hong Kong to the Idaho can post a listing for a vacation rental on the internet. Simply log on to the internet, pay your $100.00 to post your listing on a popular rental site, and field the inquiries as they arrive in your inbox. Not getting enough inquiries? Lower the price and add a few more pictures. Owners know this all too well and unfortunately so to the scammers.

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