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This Week in Travel: Covid Tests, Airline Fees and Sustainable Travel

Smart Meetings

Southwest’s incoming CEO Robert Jordan told AP in an interview conducted in December but published this week, that the airline is not considering changing its “no bag or change fees” policy. JetBlue Sustainable Travel Partners Debuts. Free Seating Up for Grabs at Southwest? Kits are available at CityHealth.

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Meeting Professionals International Announces 2017 Boards

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Immediate Past Chair: Fiona Pelham, managing director, Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact, Manchester, United Kingdom. Michael Massari, chief sales officer, Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV. Chair-Elect: Jordan Clark, vice president of sales, Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV.

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Four Incentive Travel Trends to Follow in 2022

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Trend #1: Sustainability . Sustainability is a hot topic the world over and in the incentive travel industry, it’s no different. 82% of people state that sustainability is more on their minds than before the pandemic.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

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Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. pic.twitter.com/dD39yCSkL3. —

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

SmartMeetings

Each empty chair represents 250,000 out-of-work live-event workers—caterers, florists, entertainers and the supply chain behind them. The UK-based group is raising money through donations and merchandise sales (including branded facemasks) to fund charities supporting entertainment technology workers, actors and stagehands.

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Phoenix: A Meetings Destination Unlike Any Other

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is served by 16 airlines with more than 1,200 daily flights. American Airlines, Southwest and Frontier as well as international carriers, British Airways, Condor Airlines and Air Canada are all adding new flights in 2018. Downtown Phoenix is pedestrian-friendly.

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Guest Blog: The Engagement Opportunity – Why are live events missing this valuable asset?

Event Industry News

Have you ever wondered why the airlines don’t allow you to print your boarding pass when you purchase your ticket? Why do the airlines do this? The reason the airlines direct you to wait until 24 hours before your flight, has to do with utilising the undivided attention of their customers. CHECKING-IN WITH AIRLINES.