Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Easing COVID Guidelines
Cruise lines continue to ease up on their COVID guidelines, opening the way for unvaccinated passengers to cruise as well.
The Great Resignation’s Impact on Your Event Database
The implications of the Great Resignation on database marketing is huge: One report estimates that the data decay rate for B2B lists has grown to 70.3 percent per year.
Meet Well Sets the Standard for Healthy Meetings
Prevue's Meet Well Summit, held last week at Lake Nona Wave Hotel, was part wellness retreat, part information-sharing.
ASAE 2022: 5 Interesting Ideas
ASAE 2022 was full of great ideas, inspiration, education and networking. Here are a few that made it unique.
Meeting Costs Soar as Business Booms Back
Meetings costs are soaring as in-person meetings and events begin to come back in full force.
Meetings Survey Shows Career Opportunities and Rising Costs
The Q2 Meetings & Events Pulse Survey from Global DMC Partners shows rising prices, rising program budgets and career opportunities.
Non-Cash Incentives Reach $176B in 2022
Incentive spend by U.S. companies has risen almost 50% over the past six years, reaching an estimated $176B in 2022.
The Summer of Lost Luggage
With rates of mishandled luggage still climbing, meeting planners are calling it "The Summer of Lost Luggage."
Flight Delays and Cancellations Still on the Agenda
Flight delays and cancellations are starting to seem like another piece of our new, post-pandemic normal — and not a happy one for attendees.
Do Meeting Planners Need to Worry About Monkeypox?
Now that the Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, do meeting planners need to worry?
Accor Panel: Make Meetings Mindful and Meaningful
In-person meetings are coming back, but in today’s environment, they will have to be both mindful and meaningful to make it worth the time, energy and carbon footprint.
Testing is Key for Duty of Care at Meetings
Attend Safe CEO Amanda Schleede shares tips on what planners need to know to ensure safe events.
Industry Comes Together to Support Sustainable Travel
The USTA's new Sustainable Travel Coalition ha launched with 60 members, including airlines, CVBs and hotel companies.
Survey: Meetings Activity Hits Post-Pandemic High
A new Planner Pulse survey from Encore finds booking and sourcing new events at a post-pandemic high. However, it also found that lead times and cost increases continue to be a challenge.
