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2019 Event Trends That Will Change the Path of Events

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The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Attendees want to experience, not just witness, whatever the event is about. At their most powerful, metrics can be used in real-time to predict and fulfill your attendees’ desires.

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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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GDPR Redefines Industry Privacy Practices on a Global Scale

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Since taking effect in May, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has altered data management practices throughout the meetings industry, not just in Europe, according to 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast report. Ripple effects of GDPR are reaching even further, affecting attendees, as well. What to Do.

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Disney’s Covid-Era Crowd Management Offers Lessons for Planners

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Disney’s global theme parks welcomed just shy of 156 million guests in 2019, according to the TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index —nearly twice the number of international travelers who came to the United States during the same year. Gran Destino/Photo credit: Dahlia Kapelke. QR codes help reduce lines that might form at bar service.

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TWT: Spirit Shareholders Approve JetBlue Bid, Airlines Report Rebound, Marriott Acquires Mexican Hotel Group

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. We look forward to continuing our ongoing discussions with regulators as we work toward completing the transaction and delivering value to team members, guests and stockholders.” carriers.

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Business Events Industry Focus Is Shifting Back to the Future

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Baltimore, for example, successfully welcomed the CIAA Tournament in February of this year and saw numbers that exceeded their 2019 championship day numbers by nearly 4,000 people. Just over two months prior, around 60,000 attendees raced into Indianapolis for the Performance Racing Industry tradeshow and met with success.

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

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This on-again-off-again dynamic was evident in the responses to an American Express Global Meetings and Events Forecast from last year that found 62% of respondents in the area expected attendee numbers to return to pre-pandemic numbers in the next one to two years. State of Singaporean Events. But challenges remain.