What Millennials Want From Your Events

Planners are always striving to understand their audiences. Increasingly this means they must seek to understand the large proportion of attendees who are 18-30 and in the ascendance: the Millennials. Knowing what they want and how they respond to messages and technology will be of ever increasing importance to the savvy event planner. This week’s post brings you a number of ideas.

 

Technology

People may think that Millennials are tech savvy. Maybe, tech dependant would be a better description. They have an expectation that tech will be at the heart of what they do, see and experience. They don’t know a world that is not connected or did not have the internet. This means event planners need to plan with this need from the outset. Practical measures include: high bandwidth broadband, charging stations, useful apps and second-screen technology so attendees can interact and access presentations from their devices.

Interactivity

Millennials interact both with each other and with content, before, after and during events. They do this face to face and virtually – you need to enable this. To really embrace interactivity requires it to be built into the plan. Their needs to be event hashtags, a dedicated team to handle social media questions and the possibility for speakers to field questions via social media after the event has taken place. While radical, some are asserting that the real event is just a highpoint in interaction, with virtual interaction taking place over a much longer time frame. This view challenges what an ‘event’ actually is.

Learn by doing

The Millennials are much better predisposed to learning about things by finding out and play. This is acceptable to this generation, who think nothing of opening a new gadget, ignoring the instructions, and just figuring out how it works. You can design content with gamefication in mind, to make it competitive and fun, to make use of this trend. You can also think about how you get your message across, making use of smaller more dynamic working groups with problems to solve.

Sustainability

The Milennials are environmentally aware than any preceding generation. They expect events to be low impact and sustainably staged. This is a trend we’ve witnessed elsewhere and there is abundant information on this blog to help you plan a sustainable event. You just need to know that it’s expected, so consider this in your promotion and event literature with the Millennials in mind.

With sustainability in mind, Philadelphia Limousine is a ground transportation that strives to deliver the most environmentally responsible travel solutions possible. We hope that these short tips are of use and can offer one further certainty: if you need sustainable ground transportation in the Greater Philadelphia area, we should be your first choice of call. The primary goal of our Limousine Service is to provide service of premier quality from the beginning to the end of your journey. We’d love to be your responsible ground transportation partner.

Philadelphia Limo Travel Tips - What You Need to Know About Business Travel Security

Security while on business travel encompasses every thing from ensuring sensitive corporate information remains secure, to minimizing the risk of violence and kidnap. Security is the job of the employer, who may be held liable in the event of something going wrong.

Here are some quick tips to make your next business trip a safe one:

Planning ahead

We live in a changing world– some places which were safe last year are dangerous to travel in this year. It takes just a small political or religious change to make a destination unsafe. The Department of State constantly monitors the world’s changing political and religious environment and keeps that information at your disposal on their website: www.state.gov

Keeping current on any travel alerts and advisories on their website can help prevent you from sticking out like a confused traveler, with a ‘mug me now’ sign on them, when you arrive.

Think about where you’ll stay

The simple rule is that the more you pay, the safer a hotel is likely to be. Check out reviews on sites like tripadvisor.com and pay particular attention to the average user rating; this will give you a more objective feel for the place.

Try to avoid the smaller operators unless they are really expensive. Smaller means less resources will be devoted to internal security and hence a higher risk of hotel theft and minor criminality.

Only take what you need

The numbers of people that lose baggage and sensitive equipment per year is staggering. Operate a ‘can lose’ principle. Don’t take anything to a risky area that you cannot live without.

Laptop computers are a great target for theft. They are easy for a criminal to sell and difficult to trace. Why you may not be heartbroken if you lose your laptop, the data that it contains may be another matter. You should ensure that it is encrypted, password protected and wherever possible, backed up. Loss of sensitive data can be catastrophic to a company’s reputation.

Ensure you’re Insured

Insurance for travel to the more risky parts of the world is a complicated business. You should ensure that you have the basic coverage, such as: health coverage, med-evac to mainland USA and loss of property. You may want to investigate hostage scenarios if appropriate. This is not something the average firm can afford and the government will not help.

Consider a risk consultant

For trips to areas with insurgency, high crime rates, terrorism or a kidnap threat, you should speak to a professional risk consultancy. They can provide a full spectrum of services from advice, training, to in-country bodyguards.

Organize ground transportation

You are normally most vulnerable just after arriving in a new area, when you are not yet accustomed to your new surroundings. Even the most experienced individual is sometimes partially overwhelmed and unable to process all the new information. For this reason we suggest the services of a professional ground transportation company. Do not take a risk in the first half an hour of your stay. Philadelphia Limousine Service offers  wide selection of the newest models of luxury sedans, SUVs and mini coach bus rentals, for you to choose from. The primary goal of our Philly Limo Professionals is to provide service of premier quality from the beginning to the end of your journey.Give us a call to arrange all your travel needs, Philadelphia Limo would be delighted to provide you with the service tailored to your exact requirements.

No Bids At Parking Authority Taxi Medallion Auction

The Philadelphia Parking Authority held the first sale of new taxi medallions in 15 years last week. The results were a surprise to everyone.
What if they threw an auction and nobody came? That’s essentially what happened when the Parking Authority offered the first two of 45 new medallions last week.
“There were no bids,” said general counsel Dennis Weldon. Weldon says he’s not too worried at the lack of bids. He doesn’t think it’s the price, though at $475,000 they’re nine times more expensive than the last ones issued 15 years ago.
The price has gone up as existing medallions, which are needed to operate a taxi, have been traded privately.
Weldon thinks it’s like any new process. “They’re not used to it, so as we go along, people will become more accustomed to it and we anticipate more people will submit bids,” he said.

What to Pack For Your Next Conference

For those who travel often for business conferences getting the packing right can be a source of stress and unnecessary effort. As a ground transportation company that proudly supports many business events, we see less and less checked luggage being carried these days. This makes it harder to get the packing but right but makes the traveling bits go much more easily. This post give you an idea of what you should be taking on those trips.

Things you cannot live without
Suitable charging is a necessity for most travelers. There are a few of strategies: One is to get a load of USB cables for your devices and charge everything from your laptop. The other is to get a portable charger that can be charged up in your hotel room/before you go and the will do all the charging for you. If you bring a portable power strip, it’s unlikely that you’ll get frustrated in hotels or at conferences trying to charge stuff again.

The right bag
For the carry-on traveler the right bag is vital. You want something durable but not too heavy. It should have wheels but some people swear by a small flexible bag that can go under the seat on a plane. You can also think about having a smaller pack-flat bag for your actual conference that can go inside your main bag.

The right clothes
Most business travelers find the only way to pack suitable clothing for all occasions and not end up lugging a huge bag is to take clothes that you can mix and match. This is as true for women as for men. Consider neutral colors that can be dressed up and down as necessary and ensure shoes are flexible in what you can wear them with.

There is one more aspect of conference prep we can help with: getting you there and about. As one of the most outstanding limo and corporate transportation services in the Greater Philadelphia Area, New Jersey and New York City area, Philadelphia Limousine can get you to the right place, at the right time and in the right style. We are highly experienced at serving the needs of businesses and individuals in the conference industry and we’d love to be your next transport partner. Call us today to see what we can offer.

Advantages of City to City Chauffeured Services

Do you need to travel from city to city for business? A chauffeured city to city transfer service is usually your best bet. A chauffeured city to city transfer service can take you from your origin to your destination on your own schedule and directly.

A Direct Route From City to City

Rather than having to arrange for transportation that will take you on a pre-scheduled route at a pre-scheduled time, you can simply go directly from point A to point B based on your own schedule. A direct route will save you time — and, as you undoubtedly know, time is money.

No Return to City Fees

If you try to drive yourself, it’s very likely that you’ll face fees for returning your transportation method to its origin city. With city to city transportation, you simply have a set price based on destination and time — you don’t need to worry about any additional fees.

Time to Relax and Focus

With other limousine service, you would not need to worry about getting out on time or navigating unfamiliar streets. With a city to city chauffeured service, you can just kick back and relax in the back before you arrive at your destination — or do some work before you arrive. Either way, you’ll be able to use your time to your own advantage.

No Parking, No Worries, No Stress

If you’re on a tight schedule, you don’t want to have to worry about parking or finding your destination. Stress is one of the major factors of poor business trips, and having a chauffeured service can greatly reduce this. Moreover, you don’t want to have to find and pay for parking in an unfamiliar area. A city to city limo service will make this much easier.

No Waiting and Delays

The last thing you want to do is have to wait for your ride when you need to get going. Your city to city limo service can be there when you arrive or can even meet you at your home. No other transportation service can offer this level of convenience.

You can arrange a city to city transportation in advance to ensure that you know that you are taken care of. A city to city chauffeur is the easiest, most convenient and most stress free method of travel.

Philadelphia Limousine offers an array of exclusive luxury vehicles, service in a class of its own and a dedication to excellence that makes luxury travel into an event to be remembered. The primary goal of our Philly Limo Professionals is to provide service of premier quality from the beginning to the end of your journey.