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This Week in Travel: What Will Frontier-Spirit Airline Merger Mean for Future of Budget Travel?

Smart Meetings

This week, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced a proposed merger, which would make the new airline the fifth largest in the United States. On a call announcing the deal on Monday, Spirit’s CEO Ted Christie touted both airlines’ “commitment to affordable travel.”. And there is a place for such an airline.

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Events and Venues Face New Challenges to Safety, Security

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who recently stepped into his new role as senior vice president and general manager of McCormick Place campus, with Oak View Group (OVG360), now the venue’s management company. “It It is top of mind for me as a venue leader to assure customers that when they walk into any venue that I am operating,” he added, “that they feel safe.” “We

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The QEII Centre strengthens leadership team with two new female directors

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Leading London events venue, The QEII Centre , has strengthened its director team with the appointment of Elena Gurgul as Sales and Marketing Director and EeLain Ong as Finance Director. I can’t wait to continue building on the success of this pioneering world-class venue and am looking forward to making 2024 the QEII Centre’s best year yet.”

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

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Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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Metaverse Replicas of Event Venues Make Site Inspections Faster, Easier and Greener

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The process of picking the perfect event venue is a time-consuming one. RendezVerse’s method of creating virtual models of existing venues diverges from other digital meeting ventures. RendezVerse’s parent company, Worldwide Events , already offers potential venues to their meeting planner clients. A Virtual Mission.

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8 Important Lessons to Take Away from Airline Missteps

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Airline food has earned a reputation for a reason and now isn’t even included in the price of the ticket any more. Ask attendees for their special requests in advance and work with the venue to make sure the gluten-free, vegan meals are delivered just as quickly and as satisfying as the ones they will be eyeing at the table next to them.

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Market Trends Point to Strong Growth for Meeting Venues

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Citing the higher occupancy numbers, IACC CEO Mark Cooper says, “The figures predicted are showing that conference- and meeting-focused venues are, for the first time in at least five years, in line with the wider lodging market when it comes to occupancy rate.”. Unfortunately, this means higher prices for attendees.

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