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2020 Event Trends Shaping Attendee Experience

Guidebook

With this in mind, here are the top three trends shaping attendee experience in 2020. We saw an increased focus on sustainability within the events industry, and expect that this focus will only continue to increase into 2020. Look for sustainable venues, communication, vendors like food & beverage, and furniture rentals.

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Planners Face Changes in Their Hotel-Sales Relationships

MeetingsNet

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. In that time, “we saw lots of property salespeople and directors of sales get furloughed or let go, and even some people in regional sales offices.”

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12 Event Trends and Shifts for 2021

Attendease

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points.

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

PCMA Convene

“They gave us three options: Terminate our original contract and they would return our deposit with no penalty, Reschedule the event in 2020 with new contract terms; or. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020.

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Smart Moves in San Antonio, Atlanta and More

Smart Meetings

—equips him well to oversee the growth of Zentis Osaka’s appeal to luxury lifestyle, following the full opening of Japan’s borders this past May, after the pandemic put a damper on the hotel’s opening in July 2020. She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin.

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Events Can Thrive in the NOW Normal – Knowing How Puts the Power in Your Hands

MeetingsNet

Individually packaged food and beverages. Our testing identified two infected participants—one who had contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 and was fully vaccinated. Meetings situated one person per six-foot table, each six feet apart. Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking. Sanitized mic between speakers (masked).

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Events can thrive in the NOW Normal – knowing puts the power in your hands

MeetingsNet

Individually packaged food and beverages. Our testing identified two infected participants—one who had contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 and was fully vaccinated. Meetings situated one person per six-foot table, each six feet apart. Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking. Sanitized mic between speakers (masked).