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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Travel Association Says Airlines in the United States Are Sub-Par In a new quarterly press conference launched today , the U.S. Travel Association Calls Out ‘Sub-Par’ Airlines appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: U.S.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

In recent years, many event organizers have observed a notable trend: despite offering enticing early bird registration discounts, many attendees are hesitant to commit to conferences well in advance. As a result, many are cautious about allocating funds to nonessential activities like conferences.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Offsetting Travel with Airline Partner. Australia ICOMOS has the support of Qantas, through the airline’s Future Planet Program, to match every carbon offset purchased by attendees of GA2023. Paper programs and other hand-outs will be minimized by using a GA2023 app and website, which will include the conference program and abstracts.

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APRIL 14, 2021

One of our early — and still applicable — recommendations was for conference organizers to communicate and publish the date when they expect to make the decision for their in-person conference. Are You an Expo with a Conference, or a Conference with an Expo? It’s not going to happen overnight.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Travel, Airlines for America and other advocacy groups voiced disagreement with the extension. After Frontier Airlines made a bid for Spirit Airlines this February, JetBlue followed up with a surprise bid for the airline on April 6, which Spirit deemed “likely a superior offer.”. Not surprisingly, U.S. population.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said there was “no concern about operations being disrupted” while at a security conference on Sea Island, Georgia. United Airlines Bulks Up in Summer 2023. United Airlines, which recently announced it would stop flying out of John F. airlines combined.”.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

“The removal of quarantine means that businesses again can plan and venture on meetings, incentive trips, conferences and events in Norway; though maybe with more thought and consideration than before.”. American Airlines, British Airways Tease JFK Terminal Specs. Our Take: Expect that planned upgrades may take longer than announced.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s difficult to determine what to include — and not include — when collecting attendee data at the time of conference registration. In the spirit of making it easy to say “yes,” session sign-up should be delayed until 30–45 days prior to the conference. One best practice for conference registration?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

Read More : American Airlines Eases Pet Policy New Study Reveals Benefits of Sports and Music Tourism Collinson International has just released a report revealing the details of spending by those traveling for sports and music events, and the results are eye-opening. The value of face-to-face engagement continues to grow.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Packing bags simply and efficiently is one of the major challenges for planners, and it is becoming more of a necessity as airlines continue to increase prices for checking bags. Last month, Delta became the latest airline to raise the price of checking a bag , joining Jet Blue, United, and multiple Canadian airlines.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

The revenue per available hotel room (RevPAR) across the conference and meetings market is predicted to grow by 3.5 Forecasts for 2018 in general predicted higher costs across hotels, airlines and venues, and it is a trend that will continue if occupancy remains high. Unfortunately, this means higher prices for attendees.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Elena joins the venue as Sales and Marketing Director from Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, where she re-launched the hotel post-pandemic, built a brand-new corporate base, and secured several major airline contracts.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

At Southwest Airlines, one or more dedicated cultural ambassadors in each of the brand’s locations are tasked with maintaining morale, organizing engaging internal activities and generally taking care of the staff. A killer opening reception can set the tone for the entire event.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

ASH collaborated with government agencies, airlines, venues and partners to advance medical science based on robust data When the goal is to produce the 66 th anniversary of the premier event in classical and malignant hematology, then doing whatever it takes to get the best in the world to the general session is job one.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. At this new conference center, there are no restaurants, says Director of Group Sales Louis Gonzales. “It Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days. Airlines claim “cabin air is refreshed 20-30 times an hour.” “ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. I’ve heard reports of this natural but hazardous behavior at many conferences held over the last couple of years.

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. The planner/conference host needs to be sure that they have covered all their bases and prepared for any and all situations. What does this mean? Temptations.

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EventMB

MAY 23, 2022

Returning to face-to-face meetings after two years of canceled conferences and way too many Zoom calls? Airlines have made significant changes in schedules, so the nonstops you favor may not exist anymore, and many routes have been sharply reduced or abandoned. Here are a few ways to cope with re-entry. Go easy on yourself.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

If I could completely avoid flying American Airlines I would. Not because of the airline’s mediocre rankings in on-time arrivals, lost baggage, fees, and customer satisfaction. After all, there are some airlines that are even worse (Spirit, I’m looking at you ). There’s a big difference.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Don’t leave home without these With the world wide open for business, you may be headed for an international conference or meeting. Consider international travel insurance, not only for health (especially emergency evacuation services) but also to cover your airline tickets, accommodations and personal belongings. Conferences?

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APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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APRIL 8, 2022

In a public earnings update in March, Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, said that Asia detours because of closed Russian airspace would cost “a single-digit-million-euro” amount per month. Issues like closed flight paths (over Russia) and heightened fuel costs have dampened the prospects of a smooth spring and summer travel recovery.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

While one of the quickest to begin accepting travelers again, they haven’t been quick to drop Covid protocols, like many destinations, airlines and cruises have done in recent months. Dubai has been accepting visitors since August 2020. Sitting in front of the property is a 2,624-foot strand of sand, where groups can sit back and relax.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place. Now is the time to reimagine your internal programs.

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APRIL 24, 2023

As Whitney Eichinger, svp-culture and communications at Southwest Airlines, put it, “You can decorate anything, but you have to have culture at your core.” It’s just one of more than 250 employee events produced annually, from workshops to conferences to hackathons.) Clearly, the weekly bar cart is no longer going to cut it.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

But the prospect of continued investment in an exploding airline industry doesn’t excite everyone — including Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden who founded the international school strike for the climate movement last year. Airlines Get Serious About Going Green. The world’s airlines, including U.S.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. This one-day cross-country journey will anchor the week on Wednesday, April 10.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. COP 25, the UN Climate Change Conference, which has the objective to move the United Nations Paris Agreement into practical action, really couldn’t have got off to a worse start.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, many airlines run CSR campaigns meant to offset the carbon emissions that result from air travel. Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. It refers to the obligation corporations have to provide non-profit-oriented support to their local and global communities.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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