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Here you will find several helpful tools for Meeting Planners Book Michael Today - Our online form for booking Michael Pre-Event Resources - Our Pre-Program Questionaire for optimizing and customizing your program Media Gallery - Audio Clips and downloadable photos of Michael. Cultural Planner FAQ'S There are over one million people from overseas coming into the United States every year plus over 70 million multicultural Americans are already here. This is a huge market for planners and Destination Management Companies (DMC's) all across the country - if you know how to meet the unique needs of clients from other cultures. Click on any of the Frequently Asked Questions from the list below to find the related answer. 1."DO PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES ONLY WANT TO WORK WITH A PLANNER FROM THEIR OWN CULTURE?" 2."DO MULTICULTURAL PEOPLE HAVE MORE SUPERSTITIONS AND BELIEFS THAN AMERICANS?" 3."ARE SOME PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S. LESS UNETHICAL THAN AMERICANS? SOME INSIST ON RENEGOTIATING A CONTRACT FOR A ROOM OR BLOCK OF ROOMS AFTER IT HAS BEEN SIGNED." 4."WHY ARE PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY SO UNREASONABLE WHEN IT COMES TO NEGOTIATING?" 5."DO YOU THINK PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES ARE JUST TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO BOTHER WITH?" 6."SHOULDN'T PEOPLE DO AS AMERICANS DO WHEN THEY'RE IN THIS COUNTRY." 7."WOULDN'T IT BE TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO CUSTOMIZE MY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES?" 8."SHOULDN'T WE JUST TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLY, REGARDLESS OF CULTURE?" 9."DO PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CULTURE - WOULDN'T THEY JUST RATHER BE TREATED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?" 10."SHOULD A PLANNER DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT WHEN PRESENTING A PROGRAM OVERSEAS?" 11."WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER DO YOU WANT?" 12."INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Can be very different than domestic meetings." 1."DO PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES ONLY WANT TO WORK WITH A PLANNER FROM THEIR OWN CULTURE?" Nothing could be further from the truth unless there is a language issue. Most of the people who complain about having trouble with multicultural customers are European American meeting planners. They just need to understand how to meet the wants and needs of people from other cultures. In fact, many cultural groups would prefer to work with a planner from outside their own culture. There is often a fear that if they work with someone from their culture that person might tell others in their community about sensitive issues. Return to top 2."DO MULTICULTURAL PEOPLE HAVE MORE SUPERSTITIONS AND BELIEFS THAN AMERICANS?" Remember that people in the United States have beliefs that often baffle outsiders such as the fact that black cats, walking under ladders, and the number thirteen are unlucky. Most other cultures have their own beliefs that are just different. Many cultural beliefs happen to directly affect the choice of hotel rooms and tours. Such simple issues as the color of the flowers that are placed in a room can create problems for the unaware. For instance, Asians consider white flowers only appropriate for funerals. Room and floor numbers can be significant for some.

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