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TWT: Monkeypox May Be a Red Herring, Bleisure Booms

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Arriving at your meetings destination without your checked bag may be more likely this year, suggests a new report by SITA (Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques). Luggage being loaded on board. The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35

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Will Death of Net Neutrality Kill the Event Store?

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In November, the Supreme Court declined a petition from telecommunication industry groups to take up the issue of the legality the FCC’s ability to regulate the issue. Meanwhile, the FCC is suing states that passed local net neutrality regulations, saying they violate the Commerce Clause.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

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From an abundance of hand sanitizing stations to more visible cleaning and F&B options, Jason Sabin, director of group sales with Langham Hospitality Group , says he has seen groups as diverse as financial, information technology, real estate, telecommunications and sport and entertainment make the decision to go back to in-person meetings at The (..)

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Global Meetings Industry Day 2022 Announced

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million American jobs—more than the telecommunications and oil/gas extraction industries—and spurred hundreds of billions of dollars in annual revenue. “The services provided by the meetings industry often go unnoticed, but the economic impact is unmistakable. Prior to the pandemic, in-person meetings supported 5.9

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Evolving Event Design with David Ball from Brandfuel

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He has worked with major brands in hospitality, banking, telecommunications and technology and he has been delivering projects all over the world for Google, for the last sixteen years.

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What Does the Net Neutrality Appeal Mean for Planners?

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Eliminating Net Neutrality would hand over such power to the biggest telecommunication giants in the United States—Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. For instance, a cable provider may choose which channels it offers but an internet provider can’t pick and choose which websites are accessible. Well, that’s for now.

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GL events UK extends leadership team with Group Quality Manager

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Steve Collins joins the business in the role, reporting to Managing Director, Scott Jameson, and brings with him experience working for brands including Vinci Construction, telent telecommunications and Marconi operating in the highly regulated rail, highways, telecom and construction sectors.