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Summer Is Over & COVID-19 Is Back: Now What?

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COVID-19 cases are rising, rules and regulations around COVID-19 compliance for events are changing every month, and now, in-person events are getting canceled left and right all over again. They conclude that it’s not just a health crisis anymore – COVID-19 is, as of 2021, also a PR and an HR issue. ” he wonders.

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Business Travelers to See Travel Price Increases Through 2023

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Shorter lead times—meetings that were scheduled six months in advance are now scheduled just one month out—led in part by constantly changing Covid regulations, are also a factor. decrease in 2021. to $435 in 2021. and rose in 2021 by 5.1%, the only sector to see an increase in 2021. Increase in Hotel Stay Pricing.

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New CDC Guidelines: Still No Large Gatherings, But No Masks Outdoor If Vaxed

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Despite the loosening of restrictions by the CDC, groups are still bound by state and local regulations and the CDC recommends that planners check in with their respective locale’s rules before moving forward. Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) April 27, 2021. To date, more than half of U.S. Let’s do this. Vax up, CA!!

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CDC Will Allow Cruise Travel to Resume This Summer   

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Cruise line representatives cited the vaccination requirement as part of a multi-pronged approach to keeping crew and passengers safe, in addition to implementing CDC regulations, requiring negative testing before boarding and adhering to reduced capacity and social distancing guidelines.

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Post-Pandemic Events: The Contactless Way

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Most events that are scheduled for the second half of 2020 to the beginning of 2021 will operate in phase 2 of the guidelines, restricting attendees, and making use of contactless technologies. . Starting from 2021, all major events will be looked at closely with a potential disaster scenario. The unthinkable will become an agenda.

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

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Other Asian countries, such as Singapore, have had relatively minimal levels of regulation. PCMA Convening Leaders 2021 hybrid event broadcast from a hub in Singapore in January, a last-minute shift from Houston, Texas, where it was scheduled in North America. State of Singaporean Events. But challenges remain.

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Automation—the Next Big Step for Meetings Management?

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Overall, tools and systems that fall into the growing category tend to offer automated scheduling, management and analytics, along with mobile-first apps for ease of use, compliance plans for regulations such as GDPR , enterprise scalability and digitized meeting data.