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Guest blog: Insuring against festival fears

Event Industry News

After the double disappointment of 2019, organisers need to reassure and protect prospective festivalgoers who will avoid paying the high price of tickets if the risk of poor experiences remains. One of these extras should be insurance, which is no longer a necessary evil but a vital experience-enhancer. But how can this be done?

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How to start a wedding venue: Tips from two wedding industry experts

Planning Pod

Is it your dream to run a wedding venue perfect for tying the knot? Whatever the reason, starting a wedding venue can be a great choice to shift your career and improve your financial portfolio–but getting an event venue up and running isn’t always easy. Andrea Vallencourt, Owner and Venue Director, Clay Theatre.

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Cavendish Venues joins with Foodinate to donate meals for people in need across 5 London venues

Event Industry News

Cavendish Venues, one of the most prominent conference groups in the capital, has teamed up with multi-award-winning social enterprise, Foodinate, to provide meals for local people in need. As an initial period, from January to May 2020, Cavendish Venues’ five Central London spaces will be the newest ‘Foodinating’ locations.

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Top Medical Conferences in 2019. Is it worth sending people to a healthcare summit?

Eventory

Medical Conferences in 2019. This article highlights the biggest and most influential healthcare events of 2019, the expected attendees and the major benefits of the events listed. We have chosen the best and most interesting conferences and events in 2019. Top Medical Conferences to attend in 2019. January 2019.

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Financial Meeting Planners Face Special Challenges During Crises

SmartMeetings

When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. Managing risk is particularly important in the financial and insurance meetings sector, and meeting planners play a key role in this process.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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US News: Live event workers devastated by COVID rally in Philadelphia

Event Industry News

Live events brought Philadelphia over $10 billion in 2019. Many of these workers are 1099 freelance independent contractors and pay for their own health insurance benefits out of pocket. The event industry is a powerful contributor to the American economy, supporting more than 12 million jobs and delivering over $1.3

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