EventMB

JANUARY 14, 2022

Taiwan’s low case numbers mean that it has in some ways been an oasis of normalcy during the pandemic, but those low rates are in part thanks to travel restrictions that have limited intervention business visitors. How is the local event industry faring? How has Taiwan experienced and adapted to the pandemic from an event […].

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Traveling internationally as an individual is tricky. Coordinating international travel for large groups? Smart Meetings spoke with Harmony Nordgren, vice president of operations at Cyberbacker, about things to consider when setting up international travel for your attendees. Traveling to the U.S.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Attendees balance a desire to participate in your event with the inconvenience of being away from home and the inherent risk of crowded environments while traveling and attending your event. 7: Vaccination verification, COVID test verification, and health screening. 5: Pricing. Do you counter with a lower price? Check-In Touchpoints.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

This is the third in a series of blogs posts, written collaboratively by our team, which uncover lessons learned in advising dozens of our clients on their events in the time of COVID-19. The previous low for occupancy was during the financial crisis in 2009 when occupancy was 55 percent. Do the Right Thing.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

As an industry, we spilled so much ink about Covid (originally novel coronavirus, then Covid-19 or “the vid”) over the last three years, it is a miracle the black liquid was not listed as one of the things in short supply along with toilet paper, eggs and patience. Is the events industry more prepared for a future emergency?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Those managers saw this firsthand during the Covid pandemic: Fifty-three percent say their firms had collaboration challenges because of the lack of in-person internal meetings between 2020 and 2022, while 52 percent experienced decreased employee engagement and 49 percent faced communication challenges.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Travel recovery post-Covid has been a case of two steps forward one step back. Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. Until, of course, the busy holiday travel season comes around.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 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. Monkeypox Takes the Front Page But Are Covid Rates the Real Story? The site also recommended that travelers should wash hands frequently and try to avoid hand-to-face touching while en route.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 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. sent a letter to Secretary Buttigieg with demands that meetings and travel planners dealing with participants missing days at events because of flight snafus might applaud.

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GEVME

JUNE 16, 2021

Siew Hoon Yeoh, founder of Web in Travel (WiT) , was in conversation with the Phare Performing Social Enterprise CEO, Dara Huot, and the Executive Director at Phare Ponleu Selpak. International tourism came to a standstill after the pandemic (COVID-19) hit. Phare in action during its live show. Snippets from the live interview.

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GEVME

JUNE 16, 2021

Siew Hoon Yeoh, founder of Web in Travel (WiT) , was in conversation with the Phare Performing Social Enterprise CEO, Dara Huot, and the Executive Director at Phare Ponleu Selpak. International tourism came to a standstill after the pandemic (COVID-19) hit. Phare in action during its live show. Snippets from the live interview.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2022

Weekly travel updates for the busy meeting professional. Covid-19 Updates. As Covid-19 rates decline in NYC, the CDC has added 15 countries to its Level 4 or high-risk category. In other Covid-19 news, The Republic of Ireland has announced a relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions: bars and restaurants will not need to close at 8 p.m.

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GEVME

APRIL 27, 2021

Due to COVID-19, event organisers have been pushed to look beyond the traditional and find ways to make virtual experiences engaging. After a plethora of virtual events popped up during the past year, organizers are starting to sense attendance fatigue and many struggle with monetization.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 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. ride for most travelers. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 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. ride for most travelers. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

During COP the Glasgow underground, a kind of Tonka Toy version of a normal city metro system, has extended hours on a Sunday and an integrated travel pass is also available for visitors. But COVID derailed that. This COP was supposed to take place last year. The locals coped, so bring it on.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Travel Association jump start efforts in getting meetings back on track? I’m asked quite often to make Covid-19 predictions. Do you now see a way forward for meetings and for travel in general? The difference between the early days of Covid and now is that now, we’re learning to live with it. I no longer make predictions.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Covid Shifts. Here is what you need to know.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

During the rest of 2022, we will highlight the power of in-person business events and Dubai’s strong value proposition to associations executives, corporate meeting planners and other decision-makers. Read More : Q2 Earnings Indicate a Business Travel Surge and Strong Leisure Trend. Travel Rules in Dubai.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

Yes, you read that right: the industry didn’t just change during the last year, and it won’t bounce back after we let some time pass. We’re not just talking about the virtual revolution here – the COVID-19 epidemic re-defined what it means to plan a safe event. COVID-19 Compliance Strategy.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

RevPAR grew 8% during the pandemic while the rest of the industry declined 17%, the press release said. Extended Stays and Covid. Covid may’ve hit the hospitality market badly, but the appeal of the extended stay is why it outperformed during that tumultuous time. A resilient market, the segments U.S. in demand and 3.1%

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said. Let’s take a deeper dive into why events and business travel might float above the turbulence. Travel Priorities First, some history. Many paid off credit cards and even saved during the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

” Cvent Top Meeting Destinations | North America As pandemic restrictions eased and travel returned, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) worked diligently to promote their cities and revive the industry as quickly as possible, and those efforts are paying off. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. after being named No.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, event marketers should avoid discussing content that might fuel concerns, like food sampling. Many event organizers are wondering how their communication strategies should evolve at a time when the appetite for travel and live events has decreased over COVID-19 concerns. COVID-19 Webinar.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

How AI and new demographics are changing incentive travel AI can help find relevant data and perhaps even write the first draft of an incentive program outline, but the level of personalization required to really motivate employees by rewarding them with experiences requires a human touch. We make a difference,” she concluded. Another change?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 1, 2020

Representatives from Scotland, Wales, London, England and Northern Ireland came together during the Meet GB forum to discuss how the United Kingdom is preparing to bounce back from COVID-19. Despite the challenges COVID-19 has posed for the meetings industry, the group painted a picture what future events will look like.

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EventMB

MAY 23, 2022

Double check current travel options. Getting to events has often been a challenge, but the travel experience in 2022 is likely much different than what you’re accustomed to. Hotel rates and airfares have jumped, not just because of a surge in demand from business and leisure travelers but because of skyrocketing labor and fuel costs.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 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. Florida Tourism has released Quarter One (January to March) results for travel to the state in 2022. Domestic travelers got the lion’s share (94.7 Florida Continues to Come Back Strong.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

All eyes are on the spreading COVID-19, or new coronvirus, and planners have an especially important task in managing the challenges that arise from the global health crisis. Planners Proactively Address Coronavirus Outbreak. Or who are depending on important keynoters from that nation? How to Protect Your Attendees from Coronavirus.

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EventSource

APRIL 22, 2020

Unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to be the ultimate party-pooper – impacting a lot of the 2020 wedding season, but also forcing couples to postpone or cancel their honeymoon plans. As disappointing as it is to have to cancel travel plans, the reality is the travel industry will not be back up and running for a number of months.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. As the country is facing its seventh Covid wave , international travelers must be part of a guided package tour, led by an escort.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Sam Lippman shares his five event trends in five minutes during the Nov. In response to COVID-19, the 2021 event’s floorplan was designed to enable social distancing, and a new format allowed for more networking and one-hour blocks of programming. Chris Ferenzi Photography). No one attends a hybrid event is data point 4.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

The roughly $100 device captured carbon-dioxide readings in the airport, the airplane, the ground transportation, the hotel, the conference center, and anywhere else that Segar went during his trip. First, Segar noted the CO2 concentrations his portable meter measured during his air travel. The Lessons.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 4, 2022

With demand for its in-person experience holding strong despite a new wave of Covid infections, Professional Convention Management Association gathers in Las Vegas early next week using several logistical changes. Over the past 60 days, the meetings and events industry has been whipsawed by the Covid pandemic.

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EventSource

JANUARY 10, 2024

I was a host at the O&B Café Grill during University and really fell in love with the restaurant business. I learned so much during the renovation and re-opening the space that I remember fondly! How did COVID affect the business? The COVID years were very tough. What have you had to change since?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Listen to “Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era” on demand. Pandemic-era contracts now require contract clauses that include Hotel Protocols and Policies for Covid-19 prevention. Key Clauses.

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