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IHG Is the Latest Hotel Company to Aid On-Site Covid Testing

MeetingsNet

IHG, whose meetings-focused brands include InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent, and Crowne Plaza, has announced a partnership with Wellness 4 Humanity to provide and administer rapid on-site covid testing for corporate and association meetings at more than 70 properties in the United States.

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Cvent lists on the Nasdaq as “CVT” after announcing close of business combination with Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II

Event Industry News

II (formerly Nasdaq: DGNS) (“Dragoneer”), announced the completion of the business combination of Cvent and Dragoneer, a special purpose acquisition company formed by Dragoneer Investment Group (the “Business Combination”) on 8 December 2021.

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In-Person Events: Good News and Bad News

MeetingsNet

Two bodies of research highlight planners’ challenges and potential attendees’ preferences when it comes to meetings. In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

Did you anticipate that we would be at this stage in terms of vaccination distribution, variants, and other COVID-related impacts in the first quarter of 2021? What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? With very broad brushes, yes. Do you see resistance to this new model?