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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

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Public safety expert Frank Harrison, who serves as regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection , predicts that three central trends will shape business travel in 2024: Remote work, a focus on sustainability and budget constraints. Remote Work & Bleisure Travel Remote work, once rare, has become commonplace.

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Boutique Hotels Riding Mid-Size Meeting Wave

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One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of meeting space and 196 guest rooms near Union Square) and Hotel Emblem (1,885 sq.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

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When it comes to protocols, fortunately we are in New York, where the Key to New York mandate requires that all meeting attendees are vaccinated. Each person is required to show proof of vaccination before entering the meeting space. We have seen that this instills confidence amongst the attendees and puts them at ease.

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Meetings in Chicago-The Windy City

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Located in the Lake View area, Dear Margaret is a French-Canadian restaurant packed with flavor that will send you to a remote Canadian village without ever leaving the city. There are numerous ways to reach the city, so your meeting attendees will not have difficulty getting into the city of Chicago. What is the objective?

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5 Items Meeting Planners Should Factor into Budgets (Part 2 of 2)

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and citations by 11.8% ( 11 ) Furthermore, a session at a recent Global Executive Retreat found that: Social capital is essential for influence, and as much as 70% to 80% of our ability to influence stems from face-to-face exchanges. Meeting planners should seize this opportunity by making check-in meaningful for attendees.

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