MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Strong consumer-protection legislation is making its way through Congress in the wake of a couple of very difficult months for the airline industry. have reintroduced two pieces of legislation, the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights and the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 29, 2023

As with recent hotel-labor agreements around the country plus a new contract for UPS workers, fresh contracts for more than 45,000 airline pilots may well affect costs around business events. The compensation and benefits for American pilots will be more than $9 billion across the four-year contract.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Reports began flooding out midday on November 29 of a major technical mishap at American Airlines. “The airline is a 24/7 op,” union spokesman Dennis Tajer told CNBC. It certainly won’t be an easy fix, but it seems that American Airlines is putting in the effort, or more accurately cash, to amend the lapse.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

For future events, the site also offers “model protective language [to] stay in control of your options by including these key clauses in your event contract.” The labor action underscores the importance for planners of doing due diligence on issues such as potential labor actions when negotiating contracts with suppliers, Jonathan T.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Sometimes airlines and destinations will not accept antigen tests (but will accept an NAAT test), but often a viral test is the only specification. Check your airline’s and your destination’s government or tourism bureau travel restrictions website to ensure your negative result meets every qualification.

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Prestige Events Magazine

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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Air Travel Despite the chaos airlines have seen over recent years, passengers are not staying away. According to Internal Air Transport Association, airlines are expected to carry 4.35 Aggregate travel spend to increase the value of regular contract proposals. billion traveling across the globe. Consolidate and compromise.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

Many commended new safety guidelines being put in place by hotels, associations and airlines, but still saw gray areas about how these would play out when actual attendees show up. Acing the Post-COVID Contract. Before the coronavirus, many venue contracts didn’t feature force majeure clauses. Now they’re top of mind.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days. Airlines claim “cabin air is refreshed 20-30 times an hour.” See below for situations when masks cannot be worn.

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The Castle Group

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Studies have shown that while contracting COVID on airplanes is a fairly low risk due to advanced air circulation systems, this is not reflective of the time spent in the airport. Many airlines are now offering tests either at home or at the airport prior to departure. A number of airports from New York’s John F.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2023

A: The airline industry standard is a bag has to be lost for a minimum of 90 days before it’s deemed unclaimed. A: We have exclusive contracts with all of the major airlines. It all just kind of aligned perfectly like it was meant to be. That makes us one of the top tourist attractions in the state of Alabama.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 29, 2020

We will need to modify contract verbiage to address unforeseen cancellations due to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks. We may not be able to bring in speakers and VIPs so easily as some may be reluctant to address large crowds for fear of contracting COVID-19 or another virus.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Even airline certificates good for up to three years in any dollar amount are available. Cassidy reported that financial and insurance companies were the first to see the value, but others have contracted as well when they saw how simple the program was to use. Companies can choose just one brand or ask for a custom trip.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

We know them, they know us, they know if we say we’re booking something and we contract with them, they’re going to get their money and we’re going to be there for the long run.” “Meeting professionals can pick a venue that’s fabulous for their event, but we have more buying power,” says Diane Lyons, DMCP, CMP, owner of ACCENT New Orleans. “We

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Guidebook

MAY 16, 2023

The top four most stressful jobs were soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, and police officer. A police officer or airline pilot’s stress ends when they go off duty. That’s where you’ll have digital images of documents like contracts with the catering company and the venue owner. So why does Forbes list event planning so high?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most airlines now offer the opportunity to offset carbon emissions while booking the ticket, plus organizations such as Montréal’s own Carbone boréa l can also help. But regardless of where you’re planning your next event, here are four simple ways that you can ensure it’s more ecologically sustainable: Make travel carbon neutral.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Garrett founded the Garrett Speakers International bureau in 1993 after a stint in the airlines, planning events for organizations including the Young Presidents Organization, and working in Mary Kay Cosmetics’ business travel department. Before signing a contract with a speaker, Garrett suggests holding a “discovery call” with the speaker.

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Event Planning BluePrint

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Let’s hope you covered all your bases in the contract you had your clients sign. What does your contract say? Developing a cancellation policy to include in your contract is an absolute must. What happens if the client cancels because of a mistake or breach of contract on your end? If so, how much? Entertainment.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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. The travel, hospitality and meetings industry has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 slowdown.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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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.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Thank you @LEOEvents for putting some context behind the increased prices and fees we are seeing in contracts. In union venues, he is negotiating contract clauses that say if the venue can’t get enough people when they are needed, Leo can bring in their own. Scarcity Eats Cost for Breakfast. MeetSmart pic.twitter.com/lIi0DNi23g.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

Read More: Power Of Purpose 2023 Highlights In the process of evolving the offerings, what was Destination Showcase became Showcase, a place modeled after the energy of South by Southwest for technology companies, agencies, hotels, airlines, any supplier that works to make events successful can get connected to meeting producers who need their help.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

American Airlines couldn’t care less that I’ve been a member of its loyalty program for 30-plus years. Some shows impose penalties for skipping a year, not staying in the contracted block, breaking down early, etc. Here’s how it works: 1. It only cares about my loyalty and spend this year. Punitive Policies.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets. She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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