Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 25, 2021

Similarly, those highly concerned about their friends and family contracting the virus rose to 71.0% of American travelers are highly concerned about personally contracting COVID-19. bought airline tickets. The proportion of American travelers that feel the pandemic situation will get worse in the U.S. two weeks ago.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 29, 2023

As with recent hotel-labor agreements around the country plus a new contract for UPS workers, fresh contracts for more than 45,000 airline pilots may well affect costs around business events. The compensation and benefits for American pilots will be more than $9 billion across the four-year contract.

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Business Traveler USA

JULY 25, 2022

Airlines are exploring—and implementing—numerous solutions to achieve their goal by 2050. With airlines—and passengers—paying growing attention to the impact of flight on climate change, aviation is making major investments in more sustainable air travel. Airlines are certainly keen, with both investments and contracts making the news.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Strong consumer-protection legislation is making its way through Congress in the wake of a couple of very difficult months for the airline industry. have reintroduced two pieces of legislation, the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights and the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most airlines now offer the opportunity to offset carbon emissions while booking the ticket, plus organizations such as Montréal’s own Carbone boréa l can also help. But regardless of where you’re planning your next event, here are four simple ways that you can ensure it’s more ecologically sustainable: Make travel carbon neutral.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Even airline certificates good for up to three years in any dollar amount are available. Cassidy reported that financial and insurance companies were the first to see the value, but others have contracted as well when they saw how simple the program was to use. Companies can choose just one brand or ask for a custom trip.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2021

“Do you think masks/no masks, vaccines/non-vaxed will or should be an addendum on contracts with venues? Do you think masks/no masks, vaccines/non-vaxxed will or should be an addendum on contracts with venues? Or is it location based, and a mutual understanding between venue and planner?” was an early question. While Attorney John S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

Read More: Power Of Purpose 2023 Highlights In the process of evolving the offerings, what was Destination Showcase became Showcase, a place modeled after the energy of South by Southwest for technology companies, agencies, hotels, airlines, any supplier that works to make events successful can get connected to meeting producers who need their help.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Thank you @LEOEvents for putting some context behind the increased prices and fees we are seeing in contracts. In union venues, he is negotiating contract clauses that say if the venue can’t get enough people when they are needed, Leo can bring in their own. Scarcity Eats Cost for Breakfast. MeetSmart pic.twitter.com/lIi0DNi23g.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. United Airlines called the increased desire to travel “a permanent structural change” rather than transitory pent-up demand. Travel Priorities First, some history.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

She talked about jobs with the airlines, hotels and resorts, and meeting facilities — she made it seem like the jobs were fun and I decided I wanted to work for an airline so I could fly wherever I wanted to go, whenever I wanted to. My first job in the industry was a ticketing agent for Florida Express Airlines.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 29, 2023

To ensure that it will continue to have enough cockpit personnel in the years ahead, in addition to offering ab initio pilot training, Switzerland’s biggest airline will also be recruiting already-trained first officers to its cockpit crew corps from this autumn onwards. “We

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 9, 2021

Priority Pass has partnered with China Southern Airlines to give Priority Pass members access to over 40 new lounges across China. This despite losing around 60 lounges when its contract with Plaza Premium ended in July. prioritypass.com , csair.com. prioritypass.com , csair.com.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus? So in the contract, it has already mentioned these six guests from Ukraine and Russia and they cannot travel. You always need a backup. We negotiate exit windows with the suppliers.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sustainability Even though more than a quarter of respondents said they start to actively design events with sustainability in mind at the time of concept generation and include it in contracts, nearly three out of 10 respondents said sustainability is not part of their planning process. It’s an equation that dooms us to fail as planners.”

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 29, 2020

We will need to modify contract verbiage to address unforeseen cancellations due to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks. We may not be able to bring in speakers and VIPs so easily as some may be reluctant to address large crowds for fear of contracting COVID-19 or another virus.

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AltexSoft Travel

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages the content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers across the world. Short for Semi-Automated Business Research Environment, Sabre was developed back in the 1960s by IBM to help American Airlines handle growing volumes of passengers.

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 2, 2023

parking, metro, airlines, hotels?) Does the venue include a flexible contract with “Force Majeure”? What is the maximum capacity you need? Beyond how many people, how large will its promotion be, how much attention will it get in the media? Consider its accessibility (e.g. Consider the reputation of the venue (reviews? testimonials?)

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Previously, he worked for American Airlines Arena and Heat Group as senior event manager and event staffing manager. Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. airlines (United, Delta, JetBlue and American) all reported a return to profitability despite flight schedules that have been affected by pilot shortages, weather and air traffic control. In October third-quarter earnings calls, four major U.S.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They help hotels, airlines, car rental services, and other suppliers sell inventory to end customers — and charge fees for this mediation. Commission contracted model. The first possible scenario is called a commission contracted or agency model. Net contracted model. How an agency model and merchant model differ.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White shared his optimism about the outlook for the meetings industry in the country at a press conference and announced, new airline service from key markets. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

Other results from the virtual event’s live polling: 43 percent said that contract negotiations, liability issues, and hold-harmless waivers are of top concern to them as they start planning in-person meetings again. 25 percent said lack of airlift will be a major concern once in-person meetings return.

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Panorama Travel

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The exhibition, in its current version, focuses on opening the way for the implementation of partnerships and contracts between the participating parties in the exhibition from inside and outside the Kingdom.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many of the most-read articles from the past year will remain relevant in the year to come, with information on contract clauses and planning stress to EU entry regulation changes and, yes, shoes. Gallery Slide description: Right now, all you need is a passport and an airline ticket to jump on a plane to Europe. HurricaneFortMyers_0.jpg.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 15, 2022

One was the state of air travel in the United States — readers clicked on stories about the best and worst airlines, the worst airports in terms of delays (and similar tales of woe), during a summer travel season marred by long lines and cancellations. In July, two topics emerged as clear leaders.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 11, 2019

The new contract will see Inspiravia S.L. products and services include: Viewtravel – Using the tool’s proposal management and travel itinerary builder software, travel agencies, online travel agencies (OTAs), hotels and airlines, can build brand awareness and sales. Travelport and Inspiravia S.L Inspiravia S.L.

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Atlas Travel

APRIL 30, 2020

Thanks to our wonderful airline and hotel partners, we have been continuously staying abreast of the changing policies and what they are doing to ensure the safety, health, and overall wellbeing of our clients through improved processes and tough decisions.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 16, 2019

Guests can be injured by falling due to a slippery floor, chairs or tables can break, air conditioners can go out , airlines can lose luggage, and the list goes on. . Phone calls, emails, contracts, photographs, or anything else relevant to the situation. . Information that is going to be important to have includes: . business name .

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Airlines realized long ago that unbundling their product and allowing customers to buy valued ancillaries not only improved revenue and margins but actually improved customer satisfaction. Just as ABS financially benefits airlines, this model would incentivise customers to purchase services that they haven’t considered before.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days. Airlines claim “cabin air is refreshed 20-30 times an hour.” See below for situations when masks cannot be worn.

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Innovatx

JUNE 10, 2020

Contracting Items. In addition to your desired spaces, hotel room blocks and concessions, it is important to put addendums or clauses into new contracts to protect your group moving forward. Look at specific clauses or sliding scales that can be added into contracts if your guests are unable to travel into the United States.

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AltexSoft Travel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The functionality of your booking engine will dictate what and how travelers can find on the website – it’s an ultimate self-service technology for any OTA, hotel, or airline. Ancillaries are extra sales that cover everything from seat selection to insurance and transfers that are available directly on airline websites.

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Blue Spark Event Design

JANUARY 13, 2021

If traveling by air, check if your airline requires any health information, testing, or other documentation. However, not all brands are offering the same health protocols so it’s very important to review your contracted hotel’s policies and determine whether they are in line with your expectations.

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Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 16, 2022

If your company has a preferred airline, you can negotiate perks like waiving baggage fees and upgrading your travelers when possible. You’ll look like a star (and help them feel pampered) when you meet all their preferences trip after trip (like airlines of choice, favorite hotels, window versus aisle seats, etc.)

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