PlanetIMEX Set to Impress
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.
Prevue Announces 2021 Visionary Summits
The intimate size of Prevue's Visionary Summits, with fewer than 50 attendees, make them the ideal educational setting for these times.
Amtrak Enhances Safety Protocols
Amtrak announced enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols and a new partnership with the makers of Lysol.
Pacific World to Close
The closure of Pacific World, a DMC leader around the globe including in 15 countries in Asia, is another blow to the beleaguered meetings industry.
Hotel Industry in Crisis
Consumer travel remains at an all-time low, 40 percent of hotel employees remain unemployed and almost two-thirds of hotels remain at or below 50 percent occupancy.
Airlines Drop Change Fees
First United Airlines announced it was eliminating domestic change fees then Delta Air Lines and American Airlines followed suit.
Going Hybrid With New Resources
As hybrid and digital events become de rigueur several new studios and services have been created to meet the needs of such gatherings.
CDC Lifts Quarantine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has very quietly lifted its 14-day quarantine for travelers.
How the RNC is Screening Attendees
There's a lot to learn about COVID-19 protocols for large meetings
and strategies for screening attendees from this week's Republican National Convention in Charlotte, NC.
A detailed plan for screening attendees before, during and after the...
Monopolies and Meetings
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?
Costa Rica Reopens to Some
Costa Rica, a popular incentive destination, has announced that residents of six U.S. states will be permitted to enter the country by air as of Sept. 1, 2020.
Is It Safe to Fly Yet?
We have about a 1/4300 chance of getting COVID-19 on a full two-hour flight—that is, about 1 in 4,300 passengers will pick up the virus, on average. The odds of getting the virus are about half that, 1/7,700, if airlines leave the middle seat empty.
Venues Earn GBAC STAR Rating
The most recent facility to secure the GBAC STAR accreditation is the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
The Future of Large Events
Three recent happenings—the Together Again Expo, U.K. concerts and South Korean baseball—offer a glimpse into the future of large events in the COVID era.
