Event Dining Costs and Complexity Rise in the Instagram Age
Photo Credit: Chefs preparing dishes at a Culinary Institute of America event. Flickr / Culinary Institute of America
Skift Take
Dining has become an integral part of the travel experience in recent years while remaining somewhat secondary for many meetings and events. Events are now working to leverage quality food and beverage options without breaking the bank.
Dining and drinks have become as important to the attendee experience as an event's programming and networking opportunities, mimicking a wider shift across the travel industry.
We've all stared down a tepid chicken breast during a conference's banquet lunch, wondering if it's worth even taking a bite. Sadly, heading to the hotel Starbucks afterward for a rubbery, predictable sandwich is often a more satisfying idea.
What a missed opportunity for an event to make memorable, and shareable, impressions on its guests throughout the da
