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October Education Breakfast

October 7, 2026
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs
700 Cool Springs Blvd
Franklin, TN
United States
Organizer
MPI Tennessee Chapter
Phone: 423-667-3115

Every planner sends RFPs. Almost nobody knows what a “normal” response actually looks like.

Join MPI Tennessee for an education breakfast that pulls back the curtain on hotel sourcing — using real data from 100,000+ proposal requests across 150,000+ hotels in 94 countries.

We’ll answer the questions planners currently guess at:

· How many hotels really bid on your RFP?

· How much lead time actually buys you better options?

· Which concessions do hotels say yes to?

· And why does Nashville behave differently than Atlanta?

Sean Whalin, Co-Founder & CEO of Hopskip, kicks us off with a 25-minute data presentation — followed by a candid panel of planners and hoteliers tackling what needs to change about the traditional RFP process.

Meet the Panel

Shannon Worley — Franklin Marriott Cool Springs

Fionna Nieman — Indaba Events

Sean Whalin — Hopskip

Kayla Hadley — Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Facilitated by Ashley Brooke James — Triluna Wellness

 

 

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