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Job Hunting During COVID: What Meeting Professionals Need to Know

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The travel, hospitality and meetings industry has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 slowdown. Delta Airlines and American Airlines have announced that they will continue to furlough employees due to the ongoing slowdown in business; Marriott International anticipates further staff reductions.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Plan on delays. How cold will it get? What can planners do? Move it inside.

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Canceling An Event: What You Legally Have To Do

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So there’s a strict force majeure principle out there” “Now, what we’ve done in the meetings industry is broaden that. There shouldn’t just be a cancellation if it’s impossible or illegal to have a meeting. But we’ve talked about, is it impractical to have a meeting?