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Is the Party Over?

Smart Meetings

It happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009,” Juliane Farinazzo, co-founder and events director of Bijou Events, remembers as if it were yesterday. Despite all this, more than half (55 percent) of survey respondents say the “open bar” is still a necessary and expected part of event and networking planning. Managing (Relative) Sobriety.

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Travel Payments Integration: Hands-On Experience with Solutions for OTAs and Other Resellers

AltexSoft Travel

If it travels through your server, you’ll inevitably face a more complex certification process, with more investments in infrastructure required. The validation typically involves quarterly network scans by an ASV and completing an annual SAQ and AoC. Ideally, cardholder information shouldn’t touch your backend systems at all.

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