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Business Travelers to See Travel Price Increases Through 2023

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“Demand for business travel and meetings is back with a vengeance, of that there is absolutely no doubt,” said Patrick Andersen, CEO of CWT. Increase in Meeting Spend. Increase in Meeting Spend. Cost-per-attendee in 2022 is expected to increase by roughly 25%, as compared to 2019. in 2022, greater than 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. Outside of Europe, meetings and events professionals are feeling the pressure, as well.

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

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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.” Read More : JW Marriott’s Scented Supper Made Meeting Memories. 30—up 13% from 2019, despite a cut in frequency by 10%.

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

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Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. Meanwhile, Disney’s meetings business has been up and running since the parks opened, albeit on a reduced scale.

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

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Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. Other Asian countries, such as Singapore, have had relatively minimal levels of regulation. State of Singaporean Events.

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Business Events Industry Focus Is Shifting Back to the Future

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The recent celebration of Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) provided our industry with an opportunity to step back from the chaos of the last two years and assess not only where we have been, but where we are going. The necessity of hybrid meetings brought many things to light. Not All Audiences Are the Same.

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Rebranded PCMA Embraced World Stage at Convening Leaders Conference

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We asked PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat about the high-profile, diverse agenda at PCMA Convening Leaders for 4,000 meeting professionals in Houston this week. Author and TED Talk legend Brene Brown called on meeting strategists to stretch themselves. Its not supposed to be comfortable. Former U.S. We can make a difference.