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PlanetIMEX returns October 12-16, promising meeting and events industry professionals an enhanced program and seamless virtual user experience with a full week of creative and educational content delivered by memorable and inspiring speakers.

First United Airlines announced it was eliminating domestic change fees then Delta Air Lines and American Airlines followed suit.

The Events Industry Council (EIC) issued the Health and Safety for Hotels Accepted Practices Guide, the second release of the APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force.

COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of travel and many are turning to an unlikely resource for help – robots.

From corporate meetings and events to product launches that range in size, complexity and purpose, a CSM will ask the right questions at the right time and know that the small details do matter.

If Accor and InterContinental Hotels Group do merge as reports predict, will this create one of many monopolies and what will this mean to the industry?

Hawaii will not reopen to tourism until October at the earliest, said Hawaii Gov. David Ige. This comes as COVID-19 cases in Hawaii surge.

The most recent facility to secure the GBAC STAR accreditation is the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Meeting Professionals International is offering Women in Leadership: Executive Skills Certificate Program that will help women learn how to break down barriers.

Following the roll out of Marriott International’s Commitment to Clean and Global Cleanliness Council, it has introduced digital content about redefined processes and reimagined spaces.

The Washington, D.C.–based Live Events Coalition recently staged three dramatic scenes with more to come to illustrate the staggering losses to the events industry. Events were held in NYC’s Times Square, D.C.’s National Mall, and in Dallas.

Due to health and safety conditions improving in some countries and deteriorating in others, the U.S. State Department is moving away from a generalized travel advisory against international travel and returning to its previous system of providing travel advice specific to individual countries.

The COVID-19 Global Science Summit sponsored by Carnival Corporation and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) offered glimmers of hope.

Here is the most up-to-date information regarding starting up meetings in a COVID-19 world.