Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. United Airlines called the increased desire to travel “a permanent structural change” rather than transitory pent-up demand. Travel Priorities First, some history.

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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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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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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.” Plan for future COVID-19 variants (and new pandemics).

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