Coronavirus

Coronavirus

IRF

IRF Event Protocols Model Best Practice

The IRF Education Invitational has made its health and safety protocols available as an example of best practice for large gatherings.
Safe F&B

Tips for Safe F&B

Today, as the axis of the food & beverage world has shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, safety and cleanliness have taken center stage.
California

California Opens to Meetings of 5,000

California has announced that it will open to big meetings of 5,000 starting in June, raising hopes that other states will soon follow.
GMID

Dominguez at GMID: Floodgates About to Open

All signs are good from here on, Dominguez told the GMID audience, from the ramping up of the vaccine in the U.S. to more than 3 million doses per day
vaccine

Have Vaccine, Ready to Travel

This summer, we will see a historic shift in travel, with leisure travelers who now have had their vaccine driving demand and hotel occupancy continuing its upward trend.
CDC

CDC: Vaccinated People Can Now Fly

Though the CDC gave the green light for fully vaccinated people to fly, it has still not changed its recommendations for everyone else to avoid nonessential travel.
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Lessons in Resilience

After going through political unrest, hurricanes and earthquakes, the Puerto Rico tourism sector had an idea of how to handle a crisis.
digital vaccine passport

NYC, Vegas First to Roll Out Digital Vaccine Passport

New York and Las Vegas are leading the country in the creation of a digital vaccine passport.
Tracking In-Person Events

Tracking In-Person Events in Real Time

Several companies have created online tools for tracking in-person events that are taking place under best-practice guidelines. As the industry takes steps towards recovery, several organizations are tracking in-person events and compiling data on meetings...
face masks

Face Masks Rulings Tighten Travel Safety

The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) zero tolerance policy on disruptive passengers backs up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) ruling on face masks earlier this year. Following the CDC order in January requiring...
COVID-19 testing

Hotels Offer COVID-19 Testing On-Site

For pre-meeting safety, several hotel groups have taken steps to provide on-site COVID-19 testing at their properties.
gathering size

Nevada Increases Gathering Size

Nevada loosens its gathering size restrictions, allowing meetings and conventions including IMEX America to increase capacity to 50 percent.
hybrid events

Hotels Invest in Hybrid Events

We take a look at how hotel groups have been innovating to overcome the challenges of the global pandemic by offering hybrid events.
IMEX

IMEX Is a Go, Say Bloom and Bauer

IMEX America has always been a trend-setter, and one trend the industry has been awaiting is to see the show go live again.