Endless Events
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
We’ve said time and time again that the events industry is changed forever. The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! Additionally, hybrid events have established themselves as the way of the future.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
After years of travel-banned holidays, we know you’re headed far out to your favorite corners of cities, woods and bluffs. But even with travel restrictions loosened, testing requirements and Covid-related rules still can make travel tricky. Not having the right documents could cost you your long-anticipated trip. And getting a Covid test with a reasonable turnaround time and accurate result should not be laborious, especially at this point.
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ETC Corporate
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Almost 900,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the EU at risk if restrictions return. Reinstating severe restrictions would cause serious damage to the sector . A staggering €35 billion could be wiped off the region’s economy this year. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), supported by a number of key travel stakeholders, have urged EU Member States to align their responses to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation and avoid imposing any limits t
EHL Insights
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Formerly Professor of Food and Beverage and Service Operations Management at EHL, Ian Scarth has a background in strategic development and leadership within the hotel and hospitality sectors. In this article he gives his views on what it means to be a purpose-driven organisation.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Endless Events
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Back in the summer, the Einsteins of Events put out an extensive guide to hybrid events. Generally speaking, they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but we’ve summed various hybrid experiences into four basic models: the Star, the Moon, the Planet, and the Satellite. Each of them has its own set of pros, cons, and venue considerations. But today, we’re focusing on one particular venue: the Star’s hybrid studio. .
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Denver and Phoenix lead the way in the resurgence of business travel and meetings in the United States. 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.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
An attendee at the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum picks up his badge and contact-tracing device. Participants wore the lanyards with wireless-enabled fobs that kept a record of where they were in relation to others and for how long. (Chris Ferenzi Photography). When the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) convened in early November, its organizer Sam Lippman, president of Lippman Connects, changed almost everything about the 20-year-old event, including making it hy
Business Traveler USA
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Starting next week, Vietnam Airlines is launching a new route between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco. According to the airline, it is “the first and only Vietnamese carrier to operate a direct flight route to the US of which the first flight will take off this November 28.”. Indeed previously there were no direct, nonstop commercial flights between Vietnam and the US operated by any carrier, meaning customers had to make a stop en route.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Leadership with Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) wanted to set an example. For the group’s 2021 FICP Annual Conference in Arizona, they put a stake in the desert early on that they would hold an in-person event at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa for 500 fully vaccinated people Nov. 14-17. “Our hope is that once [attendees] attend this event, they’ll be able to go back to their leadership and incorporate many of the things we’ll be doing at our event thi
Skift Meetings
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
The second in our four-part series of recordings from the Event Innovation Lab at IMEX America, this post will share expert insights on experiential and hybrid event design. Explore how event design can positively impact the event experience by creating unique moments of engagement and learn how event tech platforms are supporting future-focused event strategies. […].
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Sam Lippman shares his five event trends in five minutes during the Nov. 3 Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. (Chris Ferenzi Photography). While the 20th edition of the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) , held Nov. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, looked very different than previous versions, it was kicked off with a rapid-fire session that has been a mainstay of the event over the years: Organizer
Business Traveler USA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Singapore Airlines has revealed its new 737 Max 8 cabins, with 154 seats in a two-class configuration, with 10 seats in business class and 144 in economy. The airline plans to deploy the aircraft on short- and medium-haul routes in the coming weeks “subject to regulatory approvals.”. The fully lie-flat business class seats were designed by London-based Factorydesign and manufactured by Thompson Aero Seating, while the economy cabin includes slim-line seats by Collins Aerospace.
Travel Pulse
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
The discovery of a new COVID-19 variant of concern, called omicron, has caused some nations to immediately implement travel bans on areas of southern Africa, where the strain originated.
Skift Meetings
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Event planning has always been stressful. But with the challenges of the pandemic, event professionals are now experiencing more feelings of self-doubt, leading to growing concerns about imposter syndrome. Fortunately, planners are not alone, and there are ways to cope. Recently, mental health within the event industry has been in the spotlight, and for a […].
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Sherrif Karamat, CAE, President & CEO, PCMA. Renowned anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall has said of the climate crisis, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” We are at a tipping point now where we, as an industry, must make a significant difference and contribute to the solution rather than the problem.
Business Traveler USA
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
IHG Hotels and Resorts has announced that its Holiday Inn Express brand has surpassed the milestone of 3,000 open properties worldwide, and now offers more than 300,000 rooms in 2,100 cities. The midscale brand was launched in 1990 by then owner Bass, and its current slate of nearly 650 properties in development represents almost one third of the entire IHG pipeline worldwide.
Stova
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
We all know the line about humans having a shorter attention span than goldfish. Pre-pandemic, that attention span was only 8 seconds—and it’s not a stretch to hypothesize that it’s diminished even further since 2020.
Solimar International
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Photo courtesy of Tourism Unique Center. TUC campsite. As most expert travelers know, it is difficult to find an immersive, cultural experience in regions away from large population centers. In the Lori region of Northern Armenia, the NGO Center has created the Tourism Unique Center , known as TUC (????), which allows tourists to learn and play while benefiting the local village community in Dsegh through economic development and poverty alleviation.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The Farm at Javits Center, which is managed by urban farming company Brooklyn Grange, encompasses a one-acre working farm, a pear and apple orchard, and an all-season greenhouse. Editor’s note: Renowned anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall has said of the climate crisis, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Business Traveler USA
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Meeting planners expect face-to-face events to dominate 2022, with in-person gatherings accounting for approximately 80 percent of all meetings next year, according to a newly-released poll. The report, entitled 2021 Planner Survey: The State of the Meetings Industry, was released by Knowland, a data analytics company for the meetings industry, and ConferenceDirect, a full-service meetings solutions provider.
Eventbrite
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Music, especially live music, has the unique ability to quickly build connections amongst a roomful of strangers, who by the end of the night have created an entire community formed around knowing every single lyric to the closing number. As the demand for live events experiences a resurgence, music business owners have faced the incredible […].
Solimar International
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Developing a tourism management plan is challenging for any destination management organization. Working for a destination management organization across multiple islands is even more! Since each island is different, each one is prioritizing different things. Between plastic trash pollution , climate change , access to clean water, and food security, there are many problems that are on the agenda to solve.
I-Meet
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The countdown is on tempting travellers to BestCities Global Forum, an annual gathering of industry thought-leaders, international associations, and destinations that are members of BestCities Global Alliance.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
COP26 had more than 40,000 registered participants, including 22,274 party delegates, 14,124 observers, and 3,886 media. (Dean Calma/IAEA). It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct. 31–Nov. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change.
Meet Green
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Do you want to see sustainability in action? IMEX America has always taken the leadership position since the show’s inception in 2011 and this year was no different. Follow along as we show you what we saw at the event. Educational Tour. Educational tour of MGM Resort’s solar array. These solar panels helped power IMEX America with about 30% renewable energy during the event.
ITA Group
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
7 Tips for Sustainable Events in Post-COVID-19 Group Travel. Before the current pandemic, popular destinations globally had been struggling with over-tourism. Due in no small part to the massive numbers of travelers, local destinations were struggling to keep up with the explosive growth. From depleting local resources to creating pollution and waste problems, there are plenty of reasons the travel industry has been identified as a major obstacle to mitigating the effects of climate change.
Special Events
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Hiring is an exciting and empowering experience, but it’s also one that can be risky if not done strategically.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
“Each one of us has a critical role to play,” writes Katharine Mayhoe in her book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Editor’s note: Renowned anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall has said of the climate crisis, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Travel Pulse
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Now that COVID-19 immunity is on the rise and more people are becoming comfortable traveling, the costs of taking a trip are increasing, perhaps disproportionately.
Travel Daily News
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
On 1 to 3 December, Madrid will host the 24th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), where the future of a strategic sector for many countries after the pandemic will be analysed, bearing in mind the commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable tourism.
Special Events
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Weddings are set to break records in the year ahead as more and more couples expect to tie the knot.
Convene by PCMA
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
“Any discussion of hope would be incomplete without admitting the horrible harm we have inflicted on the natural world and addressing the real pain and suffering people are feeling as they witness the enormous losses that are occurring,” Jane Goodall writes in The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times. ( Simon Fraser University ). Michelle Russell.
Travel Pulse
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Officials issued updated travel advisories for more than a dozen countries ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Business Traveler USA
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
American Airlines and British Airways will offer their premium international customers free Qured COVID-19 antigen test kits through a new partnership with American Express Global Business Travel. According to an announcement from the carriers, “Business travelers who book premium seats on American or British Airways between the United States and the United Kingdom, departing from either country, through GBT will be eligible to receive the kits.”.
Travel Daily News
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
UFI’s award scheme focuses on sharing best practices and highlighting innovative solutions developed and applied throughout the pandemic.
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