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Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost?

Smart Meetings

Read More : How to Prepare for the Next Crisis: Event Insurance Tips. Travel insurance may be the answer. The insurance provider will reimburse the traveler for “reasonable meals and accommodations” over the course of the delay. Read More : 4 Trends Rocking Financial and Insurance Incentives. Since Oct.

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The 2024 Guide for Financial and Insurance Meetings

Smart Meetings

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. This entire year and last year there’s so much in flux on the insurance side, it’s really a dynamic time.

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Best of 2024: Sustainability

Smart Meetings

Sustainable Event Planning: Action Steps to Lasting Strategy In October, Smart Meetings hosted a webinar with sustainability thought leaders in the tourism and meetings industries: Ellie Hurley, events director at Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP); Tiffany Eck, associate director, destination services at Visit Denver; and Lori (..)

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Insurance Data Reveals Changing Travel Patterns

Business Traveler USA

And those changes have been marked by significant shifts in travel insurance purchases between 2019 and today. An analysis of travel insurance purchases conducted by Seven Corners, a travel insurance and specialty benefits company, reveals a 90 percent increase in domestic travel in 2021 compared to 2019. Timing Is Everything.

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Labor Day Spotlight: The Growing Demand for Specialized Freelance Meeting Planners

Smart Meetings

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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Standing Out in a Crowded Space

Advanced Travel and Tourism

One of the most intriguing trends discussed was the projected shift in 2025 travel patterns from coastal to inland destinations. ” He illustrated this point with the example of GEICO, known not for its full name (Government Employee Insurance Company) but for its brand promise of “15 minutes saves you 15%.”

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What Happens When “Fear” Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

Smart Meetings

Can the more recent trend of “fear” majeure be sufficient grounds to postpone or terminate an event? Read More : Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? So, what happens when there aren’t specific government restrictions to trigger a force majeure event to postpone or terminate an event?

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