Fri.Aug 06, 2021

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Events Industry Council Announces Latest Professionals to Earn CMP

Convene by PCMA

The July class of 40 industry professionals can now add three initials after their name: CMP. They join more than 11,000 meeting professionals in 40 nations who have earned the “badge of excellence” — the Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program. PCMA members Erica Feick, program manager, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Abby Schultz, events specialist, Southern Association of Independent Schools; and Jennifer Kerhin, CEO, Sponsorship Boost, are among the 40 peop

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Study at the University of Chicago

Business Traveler USA

The Study Hotel at University of Chicago is set to open in fall 2021 in the Windy City’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The 167-room property features feature nine signature study units and a complement of suites, a tavern/restaurant, a light-filled Winter Garden, and 4,700 square feet of conference space. All guest rooms will feature feather-topped beds, Frette linens and towels and modern bathrooms with C.O.

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Virtual Conference Best Practices & Ideas

Eventtia

Virtual conferences have been on the menu for more than a year now — initially seen as something to plug the gap left by in-person conference cancellations, virtual conferences are here to stay, definitely in the short term and most likely much longer than that.

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Air Transat Returns to the Skies

Business Traveler USA

Canada’s third-largest airline, Air Transat, is once again flying after a six-month suspension of operations. The carrier suspended flights in February, after the government of Canada imposed strict new arrivals rules. The airline had announced it would resume operations at the end of April, but stayed grounded until July 30, when the airline restarted flights from Montreal to Punta Cana and Vancouver.

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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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Make Your Creative Communications Matter — Here’s How

Creative Group Inc

Now that you understand the importance of creative communications , let’s talk about the how. People are exposed to between 6,000 and 10,000 commercial messages a day – that’s hundreds upon hundreds of messages coming your way every hour of every day! How can you create messaging that possibly breaks through? Here are a few ways to give it your best shot.

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Beth wrote a new post, Balearic Islands:  Heritage Meets Hippy Vibe

I-Meet

Medieval towns, miles of coastline, hippy markets and multiple UNESCO World Heritage sites….Welcome to the Balearic Islands! Located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern coast of mainland Spain, the B.

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US Considers Plans for Easing Border Restrictions

Business Traveler USA

The Biden administration is reportedly looking a measures to allow fully vaccinated foreign visitors into the US, easing travel restrictions that have barred most inbound international travel since the beginning of the pandemic. Characterizing the plan as part of “a phased approach to easing travel restrictions,” a White House official told Reuters that the administration wants to reopen travel, but will not immediately lift restrictions due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the de

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