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3 Event Contract Trends in 2022

EventMB

If you thought event contracts were tricky before the pandemic, buckle up for even more complications. In 2020, executing the force majeure clause in a contract was fairly straightforward. The fundamental purpose of meetings had been frustrated. Performing the activities stipulated in the contract had been made impracticable.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Can ‘Broken’ U.S. Airlines Be Fixed? Senate Hearing Spotlights Consumer Frustrations, Airline Accountability

Smart Meetings

Flight disruptions have become the norm rather than the exception, and when things go wrong–as they so often do now–we are at the mercy of the airlines’ own Contracts of Carriage, rules written by and most assuredly for the airlines. consumer complaints were already 603% higher than in November 2019. Meeting Planners Takeaway U.S.

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The QEII Centre announces stellar performance figures

Prestige Events Magazine

-Third best trading year since opening in 1986- World-renowned conference, events, meetings and exhibition centre, The QEII Centre , has announced a remarkable year of business stabilisation and recovery, resulting in the Centre’s third best trading performance since opening in 1986.

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2019 15 Over 50: Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM

Connect Your Meetings

As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Ferreris discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: I am responsible for contracting more than 75 hotel agreements per year. In 1989, I left Wiley to join RIMS ’ Government Affairs Department and planned their legislative seminars.

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How Meeting Professionals Can Help End Human Trafficking

PCMA Convene

meeting planners was initiated, not by ECPAT-USA, but by Nix Conference & Meeting Management, a St. Joseph — to research a hotel’s policy on preventing human trafficking before it signed a contract, and Nix turned to ECPAT-USA for help. The organization’s first contact with U.S. Louis– based company, Guelbart said.

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ICC Wales Attracts Major Events Back to Venue

Prestige Events Magazine

The disruptions of the pandemic meant ICC Wales only saw its first full year of trading in 2022, having launched in September 2019. Another repeat client is the University of South Wales (USW), who have contracted five days of Graduation Ceremonies each year from 2023 until 2028 which ICC Wales secured as part of a detailed tender process.

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Wyboston Lakes Resort sees demand for events surge for 2022, well ahead of pre-pandemic years

Prestige Events Magazine

Bookings for conferences, meetings and training events at Wyboston Lakes Resort for 2022 are currently over 140% ahead of 2019, alongside a record number of large events from leading pharmaceutical companies taking place this Autumn. New business has increased by 266%, compared to 2020, and is up by 14% on 2019.

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