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

Smart Meetings

McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel, American Economic Liberties Project, told the Committee that “the nation’s airline industry is broken.” American Airlines is about to launch “New Distribution Capability,” which will make airfares more opaque than ever. Department of Transportation authority to oversee the airlines.

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Your Post-COVID Planner Contract Questions Answered

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In the latest Smart Meetings Accelerator “ Top Planner Contract Questions Answered ,” Lisa Sommer Devlin, an expert in contract law at Devlin Law Firm , answers those very questions (and more) for planners. If a planner wants to make a change to a contract, is it necessary to sign a whole new contract? More : J.D.

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3 Keys to Speaker Success at a Virtual Event

PCMA Convene

The founder of a speakers bureau recently shared with Convene what event organizers need to keep in mind when working with presenters at online events. At an in-person event, you can feel the energy in the room when a speaker on stage is commanding the attention of the entire audience. Don’t Skip This Important Call.

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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. This includes details most people never consider, such as recruiting speakers for the event and marketing the event. So why does Forbes list event planning so high?

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We’ll Meet Again: Kevin Iwamoto, Chief Strategy Officer, Bizly

MeetingsNet

Everything including how we greet one another, how we interact, how we share meals, manage speakers, and organize logistics will change. We will need to modify contract verbiage to address unforeseen cancellations due to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks.

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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

Smart Meetings

Read More: Power Of Purpose 2023 Highlights In the process of evolving the offerings, what was Destination Showcase became Showcase, a place modeled after the energy of South by Southwest for technology companies, agencies, hotels, airlines, any supplier that works to make events successful can get connected to meeting producers who need their help.

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12 Event Trends and Shifts for 2021

Attendease

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Micro-Trend: Ultra Personalization.

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