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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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Many companies provide meeting plan services to clients in exchange for hotel commissions. What happens when a client cancels a meeting for force majeure? Do the meeting planners have any recourse for services already rendered for both parties? Because the hotels, the venues, they want to keep your money.