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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

Smart Meetings

Read More : Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Business travel has been a key economic driver, thanks in no small part to the power of in-person meetings and events. While virtual meetings kept people connected during the pandemic, in-person engagements are proving more critical than ever.” million people).

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The meeting industry new normal – Part 3

Conferences that Work

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.

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TWT: Hotel Aquarium Explodes, Travel Risk Assessment

Smart Meetings

Massive Hotel Aquarium Explodes at Meetings Hotel. The hotel, which has three floors of meeting space has been closed following the incident. Social media was flooded with images of the damage. American Airlines Raises the Bar for Gold Status. American Airlines has raised the bar for attaining Gold Status.

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Alaska and Southwest Tops for Airline Customer Service

SmartMeetings

Power’s 2017 North America Airline Satisfaction Study actually indicates that things have improved. In the report released on May 10, overall customer satisfaction with North American airlines has soared to its highest rate ever. This year marks the 13th annual North America Airline Satisfaction Study. How did airlines rank?

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Essential! Support the $1 Trillion Meetings Industry, Restart America

SmartMeetings

When the lights went dark on the more than $1 trillion meetings and events industry in March, the call to shelter in place dimmed prospects not only for 26 million people whose jobs are directly or indirectly connected to bringing people together, but also for the 1.5 billion globally who attend meetings and $2.5 Out of the Shadows.

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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. Social media is going to be your best friend here. Save- the-date notices were sent out on through the radio, social media, and newspapers.

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Skies Not as Friendly for Comfort Animals, Airlines Say

SmartMeetings

Major airlines are tightening policies on bringing animals on board —in part, at least, because of situations such as the one United Airlines faced at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) recently. The peacock, whose name is Dexter, became a social media star…or villain, take your pick. United said no.