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Planning Events In 2022: The Pandemic Is Over, But Don’t Plan Like It’s 2019

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And to the Event Brew hosts, they often look identical to 2019. She notes that, indeed, some events look a lot like 2019 in 2022. The Powerful Return To 2019 Might Leave Some Behind. In his view, events look the same as they did in 2019. . ” How To Move Beyond 2019 When Planning Events In 2022.

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U.S. Travel Is Up, But Not Out of Weeds Yet

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decrease from 2019—and supported 57,933 local jobs. Travel, overseas visitation will likely not reach 2019 levels until 2025. Cincinnati has not yet reached 2019 levels, but its visitation is trending positively. Occupancy is Cincinnati is not back to 2019 but it is getting much closer,” Conklin said. “In Much like D.C.,

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European tourism reaches new highs in 2024 as travellers’ plans diversify

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Foreign arrivals (+6%) and overnights (+7%) surpassed 2019 figures, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 12% and 10%, respectively. Europe’s tourism industry continued its recovery in the second quarter of 2024. The growth is propelled by robust intra-regional travel from Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.

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Here’s Where Business Meetings and Travel Are Being Booked

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That’s according to predictive data company Adara , which reports that both those Western cities are down only 29 percent for business trips booked in the last two months as compared to same period in 2019. Los Angeles and Atlanta are next in the Top 10, each down 35 percent as compared to 2019.

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The Breakdown on International Travel in 2022

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International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Meetings Recovery Continues Upward Trajectory, According to New Report

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Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Business Travelers to See Travel Price Increases Through 2023

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“Labor shortages across the travel and hospitality industry, rising raw material prices and greater awareness for responsible travel are all having an impact on services, but predicted pricing is, on the whole, on par with 2019.”. Cost-per-attendee in 2022 is expected to increase by roughly 25%, as compared to 2019.

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