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Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets?

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airline industry is facing—and, according to news reports, it will only worsen in the coming years. The crisis has already landed at the regional airline level, according to Peter Gall, a former American Airlines pilot and now a professor at West Virginia University. airline industry over the next decade.”.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Overseas Flights to Meet ‘Soaring’ Demand

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United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S. Washington, D.C.-MD-VA

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David Whitaker Named Greater Miami CVB President and CEO

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Although Whitaker was most recently president and CEO for Choose Chicago, this marks his return to South Florida. He previously worked at GMCVB for 17 years, in roles such as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. During the pandemic, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue also began service to Miami.

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Smart Moves in Tampa Bay, Denver and More

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Fernandez is touring tennis professional and Cox is director of racquet sports for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida. Rioux is director of sales and marketing for InterContinental Washington D.C.—The and director of sales and marketing at Rosewood Hotel Washington D.C. Tiffany Rioux. Amy Sirmons.

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Families Isolated by COVID Reconnect at Clear’s Reunion Event at MetLife Stadium

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In partnership with United Airlines and Marriott Bonvoy, Clear, a secure identity platform, leveraged its Health Pass service to deliver a COVID-safe reunion event hosted by Neil Patrick Harris at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. More Insights on Hosting in-Person Events: Producing In-person Events Post-COVID: Nine Resources for Event Marketers.

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Smart Moves in Aurora, New York City and More

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Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, named Moench director of sales and marketing. Moench previously worked as market director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Naples in Florida. Before that, she worked as market director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami Beach.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. 32 Florida $26.82 Edmund Bartlett along with executives of Delta Airlines at their Atlanta headquarters on Monday, June 12.

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