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GDPR Redefines Industry Privacy Practices on a Global Scale

Smart Meetings

Since taking effect in May, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has altered data management practices throughout the meetings industry, not just in Europe, according to 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast report. Ripple effects of GDPR are reaching even further, affecting attendees, as well.

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Trade Show Ideas For Better Planning, Payments, and Promotions

Endless Events

While closed-loop payments have the advantage of not including intermediaries such as banks, they also have the tendency to burden the customers by making them download individual apps for each vendor. Dressing up appropriately and making sure you have TSA regulations handy also helps. Both of these have their own pros and cons.

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“Our Survey Says!” These Are the Top Challenges Facing Event Planners

Social Tables

That moment when you’re banking on a certain dollar amount to come through after a previously successful sponsorship engagement, and it doesn’t. Increased Government Regulation. There’s no affording being left behind as technology continues to develop in our industry. Less Money from Sponsors.

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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

Every industry has its own regulator – an authority that sets standards and improves the cooperation inside. Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. The air travel industry is no exception.

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Back to LIVE and the road ahead

The MICE Blog

Brief overview of COVID related regulations in the UK and Germany, as of April 2022. there are no regulations; it is as COVID almost never existed and mask wearing has become a personal choice.’ So, it’s different, but we don’t have any regulations. Now, it’s important to create contingency plans in case regulation change.

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Global Citizens: Why More Businesspeople Are Seeking Dual Passports and Citizenship

Business Traveler USA

The hereditary route opens the opportunity of citizenship and off-shore banking, once an elite practice, to a growing wave of younger businesspeople. That is, money or value held in bank or brokerage accounts—but not locked-in assets such as a primary residence, long-term investments, art collections or durable goods.

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The Mekong Tourism Forum is back

Travel Daily Media

Panelists and experts will suggest policies, regulations and investments needed to bring back travel and tourism. Speakers will focus on tourism recovery, digital transformation, supply chain localisation, social enterprise business models, and best practices for a resilient travel sector rebound, especially using latest technologies.

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