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15,000 Flights in Jeopardy Due to American Airlines Fluke

SmartMeetings

Reports began flooding out midday on November 29 of a major technical mishap at American Airlines. “The airline is a 24/7 op,” union spokesman Dennis Tajer told CNBC. It certainly won’t be an easy fix, but it seems that American Airlines is putting in the effort, or more accurately cash, to amend the lapse.

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Nine Cool Technologies to Help Plan Your Next Event

TicketBud

Event coordinator is consistently listed in the top 10 most stressful jobs , along with military personnel, airline pilots and newspaper and broadcast journalists. The technology also allows you to add your signature to scanned documents, so vendor contracts have never been easier to share, sign and send. And why wouldn’t it be?

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Event Planning: The Key Elements to Successful Event Execution

Guidebook

The top four most stressful jobs were soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, and police officer. A police officer or airline pilot’s stress ends when they go off duty. That’s where you’ll have digital images of documents like contracts with the catering company and the venue owner. So why does Forbes list event planning so high?

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The meeting industry new normal – Part 3

Conferences that Work

Vaccine hesitancy, fueled by substantial misinformation on social media and some media channels, remains a significant barrier to taming the ravages of COVID-19. We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19.

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The Unpopular Opinion Part 3: Blockchain will be prolific within the events industry

Event Industry News

Housing: Hotel agreements will become smart contracts on the blockchain, eliminating any ambiguity and enabling hotels to easily decipher what the organiser requires in their contract. Third-party provided tech : airline and hotel loyalty rewards program transactions will be easily accessible and recorded.

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How to Handle Last Minute Event Cancellations

Event Planning BluePrint

Let’s hope you covered all your bases in the contract you had your clients sign. What does your contract say? Developing a cancellation policy to include in your contract is an absolute must. What happens if the client cancels because of a mistake or breach of contract on your end? If so, how much? Presenters. Exhibitors.

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Essential! Support the $1 Trillion Meetings Industry, Restart America

SmartMeetings

The International Monetary Fund is predicting a global economic contraction of 4.9 She wants to bring together all the verticals—business meetings, events, trade shows and expos, caterers, airlines and hotels, theater owners, people who put on concerts, church events and even quinceaneras. Nearly half the 16.9 We are the bowl.

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