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Employee Drought Threatens Hospitality Reopening

Smart Meetings

It turns out hiring back thousands of hotel employees, from chefs and bartenders to housekeepers and salespeople, is even harder than doing mass layoffs. Popular tourist destinations like Las Vegas are finding workforces already stretched thin by the absence of overseas seasonal workers stranded in their home countries due to pandemic restrictions. Now, convention hotels are competing with newly launched properties, Amazon fulfillment centers, alternate careers and full-time parenting duties.

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10 Things to Look for in Your Virtual/Hybrid Event Tech Partner in 2021

Stova

The COVID era prompted an industry-wide pivot to virtual and hybrid events. Now, virtual and hybrid are here to stay — and that’s a great thing. For attendees, these events offer expanded access to events anywhere in the world, with more opportunities for networking and learning. For planners, it means much bigger audiences, increased revenue and growth.

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Survey: 70 Percent Believe Travel Will Be More Stressful Now

Smart Meetings

Despite new technological developments in video conferencing, 81 percent of global business travelers have seen their jobs negatively impacted by restrictions to cross-border travel. This, according to Collinson’s global research report, The Return Journey , which surveyed more than 30,000 leisure and business travelers in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

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5 Key Challenges to Unlocking Improved Customer Lifetime Value

ITA Group

5 Key Challenges to Unlocking Improved Customer Lifetime Value. Do you want more returning customers? The kind of customers who spend more money and visit more often? Then a loyalty program could be the perfect tool to add to your customer retention arsenal. Why? You may ask. Let’s start with the most reasonable fact: It makes you more money. Well—if it’s done the right way, of course.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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The Power of Partnership

Special Events

Haute Companies has merged with EventWorks

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Getting Ready to Sell Your House? Here Are 11 Things Most People Forget to Do

Redfin

You’ve decided that you’re ready to sell your house , found a great real estate agent, and are busy making repairs and updates to make sure your home stands out. But, you’re probably noticing that getting ready to sell your house can be a big undertaking. From tackling home improvement projects to having your home staged, there’s a lot to do before listing your home for sale. .

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8 Things You Need To Do Before Creating An Event

Alcor Mice

Every event, no matter big or small will always seek to provide clients with a unique and memorable event experience. This is why experienced event organizers will spend every minute before an event making sure that every last detail is right. Everything in an event production company is geared toward providing a unique event experience for your guests.

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April 2021 NewsNet

FICP

Did You Know? April showers bring May flowers… and with flowers, come bees! Did you know that May 20 is World Bee Day? The endangerment of bees has become quite the “buzz” these days as.

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