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GBTA: Bookings, spending and optimism on the upswing

Travel Daily Media

Trip type and intent continue to drive business travel spending and approvals. Almost half of travel suppliers (47%) report their company’s staffing level is somewhat or much smaller than it was pre-pandemic, while 28% say it is about the same. Company travel programs hold their (pre-pandemic) ground when it comes to staffing.

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

IT&CM Events

Ask the organisers for a list of their past and prospective exhibitors. An event’s attending buying profile is an indicator of the business and lead prospects you can expect to achieve from your participation , and should thus be one of the most important criteria in your evaluation. What Does The Attending Buying Profile Look Like?

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Force Majeure: Negotiating a Common Clause in Uncommon Times

Convene by PCMA

Convening Leaders 2022 was held during the height of the Omicron surge, and the wave of the second COVID-19 variant added yet another layer of uncertainty to the prospect of holding in-person events in 2022. You should have language to the effect of, “amongst the force majeure occurrences are disease, epidemic, and pandemic.”

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