SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. Gating level.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

Gone are the days when people were content with staying in a hotel that could be in Anywhere, USA, and traveling for work without truly getting out and experiencing the destination. At the same time, gone are the days of companies and organizations having enough staff and budget to plan every detail for travelers.

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Airlines Hospitality Travel Advertising 38

MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment. Penfold believes work-life factors have also chipped away at the candidate pool for planning professionals. It was nothing to travel 60 to 70 percent of the time.

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Meetings 2022 2023 Travel 52

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

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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Transportation Negotiating Airlines Insurance 44

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

We marketed around traveling with a purpose,” Waterman said. The DMC now has a formal visitor-emergency evacuation plan that will allow groups to get airline seats out of town before residents who might have more options. The campaign told the story of how the city is open and stronger than ever. “At

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 11, 2017

RewardExpert, a free service, is designed to help travelers maximize airline points and miles. In another endeavor to help travelers, the company released its 2017 Airport Dining Scorecard. However, when an airport restaurant does manage to impress, it can have a lasting effect on the rest of a trip.

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Airlines Travel 2017 Venues 43

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating.

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Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Mask Lifts, Flight Refunds and Airline Sickouts. The Los Angeles Times quoted Alaska Airlines , saying they would also look at these refunds on a case-by-case basis.

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Sustainability Travel Airlines 2022 98

Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

Is it terrorism just in the city where your meeting is going to be? If there’s terrorism in Europe, people might not want to get on an airplane and travel. But is really bad heat going to be a force majeure if your meetings in Scottsdale in July or August? What happens when a client cancels a meeting for force majeure?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2022

District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a federal judge in Florida, ruled the directive unlawful, opening up a loophole for airlines (many of whom have publicly voiced support for the end of the federal mandate) to allow customers to make their own decision to mask or not. mask mandate on public transportation, U.S.

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Airlines Travel Transportation Hospitality 122

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In addition to hotels, airlines — including Delta, United, American, and others — have also committed to employee training. . ” A concrete way that meeting planning professionals can combat child sex trafficking is by integrating requirements about anti-trafficking policies and training into RFPs. .

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Airlines Hospitality 2014 Travel 65

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In addition to hotels, airlines — including Delta, United, American, and others — have also committed to employee training. . ” A concrete way that meeting planning professionals can combat child sex trafficking is by integrating requirements about anti-trafficking policies and training into RFPs. .

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Airlines Hospitality 2014 Travel 40

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The company was founded by Colin Cowie who has traveled all around the globe promoting his personal brand through books, television appearances, and speaking engagements. Notable clients: American Airlines, American Express, BEAM, E&J Gallo, Shell. Meeting Expectations. Notable clients: NicSt, Virgin, SoLac, BRB. CPG Agency.

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2019 Sports Entertainment Advertising 78

SmartMeetings

MARCH 2, 2017

While business travel to the United States continues to decline—thanks to President Trump’s travel ban restricting travelers from certain, mostly Muslim countries—tourism to Dubai is picking up. And one major force driving this growth: meeting planners. Dubai snaps up meetings awards.

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Tourism Meetings 2016 Government 40