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Position paper: Travel and tourism stakeholders’ call to lift unnecessary travel restrictions

ETC Corporate

EU leaders must focus on restoring international air travel as quickly as possible, building on the success of the Digital COVID Certificate (DCC). Since its launch in June 2021, the DCC has quickly become the de facto global standard, with over half a billion certificates downloaded.

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IATA Calls EU’s DCC a “Blueprint” for Global Vaccination Verification

Business Traveler USA

The International Air Transport Association is calling for governments worldwide to adopt the EU’s Digital COVID Certificate, or DCC, as the global standard for vaccination certificates, saying the DCC should “serve as a blueprint” for other nations.

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Flight Credits: What You Need to Know Before Cashing In

Business Traveler USA

Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation proposed new rules that would clarify and expand the department’s authority around airline ticket refunds for canceled flights and changes in service. In the past, policies governing these credits and refunds have been murky at best. Credits set to expire or issued on or before Dec.

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In Search of Something Better for the Events Industry

Convene by PCMA

Let’s take, for example, an almost universal practice among research conferences: the peer-review process, the evaluation and appraisal of submitted research papers or presentation proposals by specialists in a particular field. It’s something experimental psychologist Adam Mastroianni, Ph.D.,

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

Social Tables

Event planners compare the received responses, weigh various quotes, and select the best proposal based on the client’s needs. Government meetings and events. Planning meetings and events for government contractors or federal groups, for example, requires a vastly different skill set that planning destination weddings.

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Why Are Public and Private Stakeholders Investing in Foreign Tourism Projects?

Solimar International

Private and Governmental Investment in Foreign Tourism Projects An important reason why governments and corporations invest in foreign tourism is because it is a form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In early 2023, the Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) formulated ten development project proposals (DPPs), which will require around $1.18

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

Proposals have been approved and dreams have been shattered on the convention center circuit. In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) proposed a $1.2 California.

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