Tag: coronavirus
Cautious Optimism Ahead for Fall 2021
The catch-phrase for meetings and events in fall 2021? Cautious optimism.
How to Meet Safe: Helpful COVID Web Sites
Bookmark this list of helpful COVID web sites for updated information and strategies for health and safety.
Prevue Survey Finds Meeting Plans in Flux Due to Delta Variant
While most respondents to a new Prevue survey are taking a wait-and-see approach, a third reported that they had canceled or postponed an upcoming meeting due to the Delta variant.
Business Travelers Can’t Wait to Travel Again
A new survey tracking experiences of business travel has found that 64 percent of business travelers enjoy their job less without travel.
Research Recommends Double Masking
President Biden issues a mask mandate while his CDC makes mask wearing mandatory on all public transportation and recommends double masking.
So, What’s Going on in Australia?
As coronavirus restrictions ease in Australia and domestic events restart, here’s the latest for planners on all things Australia.
Phased CDC Return To Cruising
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order that introduces a phased approach for the safe and responsible resumption of passenger cruises.
COVID Vaccines Being Rolled Out
The U.S. government has reported that it will make COVID-19 vaccines available for free to all Americans, a key to opening up the meetings industry.
Let’s Go There Campaign
Meetings will not be held before attendees feel safe to travel and that is what the U.S. Travel Association’s Let’s Go There campaign is aimed at.
State Travel Guidelines
State-by-state travel guidelines change on a weekly basis. Where can you find the most up-to-date information?
Amtrak Enhances Safety Protocols
Amtrak announced enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols and a new partnership with the makers of Lysol.
Airlines Drop Change Fees
First United Airlines announced it was eliminating domestic change fees then Delta Air Lines and American Airlines followed suit.
The Robots are Coming
COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of travel and many are turning to an unlikely resource for help – robots.
Hawaii Postpones Reopening
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.