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TWT: Mask Lift Fallouts, Sustainable Travel

Smart Meetings

Bottom Line for Meeting Planners: This is what hybrid meetings are for. Interestingly, longer travel times are more likely seen as a barrier by those outside the industry (41%) than by industry respondents (32%). Airline CEOs asked for this. link] pic.twitter.com/YWD7XIOodl. Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 4, 2022.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Vonderheide oversees the company’s top 60 enterprise clients, and reports that tech companies like Google & Microsoft are coming back faster than finance and professional service companies like Deloitte and PwC, which are currently more hesitant.

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Force Majeure: Negotiating a Common Clause in Uncommon Times

Convene by PCMA

The unpredictable nature of the pandemic has forced short timeframes on planners to make decisions to hold, postpone, or cancel their in-person events and caused both organizers and their partners to work harder and more collaboratively to renegotiate existing — and negotiate future — contracts. But you need to be specific.

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What Makes A Good MICE Destination?

Hotel Engine

Great MICE hotels are situated in prime locations, but it takes more than finding a sweet spot in a happening city to attract corporate event planners to your venue. To get a true feel for the criteria necessary for successful business events, you must understand the MICE industry and what these travelers’ needs are. Exhibitions.

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As An Exhibitor, What Makes A MICE Event Worth Your Time?

IT&CM Events

The different MICE buying sectors can include meeting and event planners, incentive / motivation houses, professional conference organisers, travel management companies, travel agents handling MICE events, destination management companies, international associations, corporate companies with incentive programmes, and more.

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Incentive Travel – The Ultimate Guide to the British Virgin Islands

Brightspot Incentive Events

With the allure of exclusivity, awe, and wonder, the British Virgin Islands is ideal for your incentive travel program and can deliver a once-in-a-lifetime experience for your qualifiers that will leave a lasting impression. Why bring your incentive trip to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) ? Look no further than the British Virgin Islands.