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Meeting Planners Travel Report: Airlines Get Poor Report Card

Smart Meetings

. – Ed Bastian, Delta CEO on CBS This Morning Airline Satisfaction: Food is the Only Category Rising The JD Power 2023 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released on May 10 found that customer satisfaction with major airlines is down significantly for a second consecutive year.

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2025 Meeting Costs: Hotels and Air a Bit More Fair

MeetingsNet

With many organizations in the midst of setting their travel and event budgets for 2025, the recently released Global Business Travel Forecast from business-travel and meetings agency CWT and the Global Business Travel Association provides data that planners can use to justify next year’s funding requests. percent. . percent to $162.

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The Future of Meetings Starts with Rebuilding Trust

SmartMeetings

Temperature checks, reduced occupancy and increased physical distancing in shared spaces—these were some of the protocols floated by hospitality partners and meetings professionals as they sketched out what a return to travel after COVID-19 shutdowns will require. Sanitation Ratings. Travel Considerations.

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Smart Moves at Destinations International, Fairmont Dallas and More

Smart Meetings

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. Due to her exceptional support of her team and dedication to collaboration, she was quickly promoted within the food and beverage department.

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. Transportation providers from airlines to shuttle bus providers to shared ride services and taxis are all raising fees. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Organizing a Pop-up Event: 4 Keys to Success

Eventmobi

More and more, corporate event and meeting planners are using pop-up events for meetings, product launches, and even hybrid events. Here’s an example from an airline. Dometic as well as Evaptainers have developed new, low tech approaches to keep food cool at remote locations. Strong Marketing to Create Buzz.

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Airline Complaints – This Time It’s about the Passengers

Master the Event

The airline complaints usually consist of: why is my flight delayed, the flight attendant was rude, the airline wouldn’t let me take my bag on, etc. The meetings and events industry involves working with various professions within the hospitality industry as a whole. Airline Complaints: Things That Drive a Flight Attendant Nuts.