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Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. Holding in-person meetings: what do we now know? Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days.
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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Smart Meetings
APRIL 7, 2023
United Airlines called the increased desire to travel “a permanent structural change” rather than transitory pent-up demand. Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients. There is resilience,” he said.
Smart Meetings
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Meeting for a Good Cause Mattered. Tanal’s team had prepared by stockpiling water and fuel, setting up meeting spots in advance and relying on apps to coordinate rescue work, but the hit to the hospitality sector was painful. The meeting industry was down 80 percent for 16 months,” he said.
The Castle Group
AUGUST 23, 2022
While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market. How do you plan for these conditions that you have little control over? So how can you prepare? Supply Chain.
SmartMeetings
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 19, 2023
Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive Hong Kong has announced the lifting of all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers; however, travelers coming to the U.S. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better.
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