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Summer Is Over & COVID-19 Is Back: Now What?

Endless Events

After a hopeful summer, filled with festivals, industry events , and a whole lot of catching up, event planners and professionals find themselves in a pickle yet again. COVID-19 cases are rising, rules and regulations around COVID-19 compliance for events are changing every month, and now, in-person events are getting canceled left and right all over again.

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How to Write an AV RFP that Covers COVID-19 Variables

Smart Meetings

Up until 2019, your live event audiovisual Request for Proposal (RFP) was straightforward. There wasn’t a need to include a virtual platform ; unless it was a rare occasion with a one-off request to include a broadcast element. In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. Now, here you are in 2021 adding another cog in the wheel as you are tasked with writing a blended RFP for your upcoming event that will most likely include a hybrid plan for 2

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5 New Marketing Strategies You Should Be Using

Advanced Travel and Tourism

COVID-19 has drastically changed how people travel — and it will be a good while before we return to “normal,” if ever. Although travelers are finally getting back out into the world and visiting new destinations, things have shifted. The travel industry took an enormous hit because of the pandemic, and destinations are still recovering. . Destination marketing post-COVID will look different, which means travel and tourism companies will need to evolve their strategies to the changing times.

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How to measure the success of virtual and hybrid events—an interview with Hannes Putzig, Director of Strategic Solutions at the VOK DAMS event agency.

The MICE Blog

VOK DAMS is a great example of an event agency that has been successfully implementing virtual and hybrid event strategies for the past 18 months. With over 40 years of experience in the field, virtual event spaces aren’t new to them, though the pandemic has accelerated their adoption by clients, bringing to life new and innovative event concepts. .

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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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Atout France re-joins European Travel Commission with Europe’s tourism recovery underway

ETC Corporate

Atout France has joined ETC as a full member to collaborate on the renewal and revival of European tourism. ETC is proud to welcome the France Tourism Development Agency on board to share best practice and work together for all Europeans. As European destinations have been welcoming back travellers over recent weeks, the European Travel Commission (ETC), the association uniting the National Tourism Organisations of 32 European countries, has welcomed the France Tourism Development Agency, Atout

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Gallup Poll: Majority of Americans OK with Vaccine Mandate for Events

MeetingsNet

The mid-August survey also found an increasing percentage of Americans in favor of showing vaccination proof for hotel stays, restaurant dining, and going to the office or work site. With the delta variant pushing the number of Covid infections and hospitalizations back up in many parts of the country—and complicating the efforts of companies and associations to get back to hosting in-person events—the research firm Gallup conducted a random survey of more than 10,000 Americans to see whether or

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Transform Your Experience

Fox World Travel

You Matter, So Tell Us How We Can Help. The role of a travel manager is one of the most diverse. With a passion for doing right by the company and running an efficient program, travel managers also have a deep passion for ensuring their employees and traveling associates are feeling heard, taken care of […]. The post Transform Your Experience appeared first on Fox World Travel.

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Remembering 9/11

Convene by PCMA

The Tribute in Light, two light beams shooting up four miles over New York City, memorialize those who died when the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. (Jesse Mills/Unsplash). This week, we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when hijacked commercial airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, into the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania.

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Australia’s Overseas Travel Ban Extends Until December

Business Traveler USA

Australia has added another three months to the country’s emergency COVID-19 restrictions, effectively banning outbound overseas travel until mid-December. The move by the Department of Health comes after the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee concluded “the international COVID-19 situation continues to pose an unacceptable risk to public health.”.

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Marilyne wrote a new post, How will Food & Beverage changes affect your event in 2022?

I-Meet

Rising costs and labor shortages are two of the main factors that will continue to affect food and beverage operations in 2022 and drive changes in menus and concepts. How will your event be affected by these.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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How to Prepare for a Home Appraisal: 9 Tips to Maximize Your Home’s Value

Redfin

The home appraisal is your last chance to ensure your home’s value comes in as high as possible, which is especially important since most offers you’ll receive will be contingent on the buyer acquiring financing from a mortgage lender. Basically, the higher your home appraisal is, the smoother the home selling transition will be. Taking the time to prepare your home for an appraisal is your best chance of increasing your home appraisal value, and h ere are nine things you can do to prepare

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Regina wrote a new post, Unique Venues in Basque Country: Bilboa and San Sebastian

I-Meet

Bilboa. Located in Northern Spain, Bilboa is a thriving port city and the largest city in Basque Country. It is Basque’s principal industrial center, with a modern skyscraper-filled downtown. It boasts easy c.

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Making Destination Websites ADA Compliant

DCI

Diversity is an underpinning of everything we do – or at least increasingly so – but as tourism professionals we need to take a holistic approach to diversity, and being ADA compliant is part of that. It’s more than skin deep. Having accessible features to everything we offer is key to including everyone as much as possible. The American with Disabilities Act , or ADA, helps ensure that the world is accessible to those with challenges not faced by the majority of society.

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European Travel Restrictions: Country by Country Guide

Travel Pulse

From Albania to the United Kingdom, here's your country-by-country guide to all of Europe's travel restrictions.

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Pension Bienvenue: A socially-driven CSR Student Business Project

EHL Insights

The Student Business Project (SBP ) is a much appreciated and anticipated module for final year EHL Bachelor students. Its aim: to give students real-life, hands-on, practical experience of what it means to set up and run a business from every possible angle, in conjunction with the requirements of a business partner who has enlisted their help, insights and know-how.

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Tiqets announces Remarkable Venue Awards 2021 in partnership with Tourism Innovation Summit

Travel Daily News

The free hybrid event will allow attendees to join either in-person in Seville or virtually through livestream. Applications for the Best Hidden Gem and Most Innovative Venue awards are now open through September 30.

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Vaccine Spotlight Webinar: Understand the Science

Convene by PCMA

The COVID-19 vaccines have been out for months, but some are still skeptical. Misinformation surrounds us at every turn, so returning to face-to-face events with confidence can be difficult. That is why we have asked Dr. Robin Patel, the Director of the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, back for a PCMA webinar to talk through the science and help us understand how to move forward. .

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European Cities Marketing (ECM) Online Autumn Conference wiil be held September 23-24

Travel Daily News

This may not be a tourism conference, as we know it, but it is a conference for all DMOs professionals. Attendees will join for two immersive days of exploring decarbonization and what this means to tourism and the role of DMOs, and they will learn about new technologies to push forward tourism transformation, or to reimagine the business models of events.

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Europe Will Add a Record Number of New Hotel Rooms in 2021

Business Traveler USA

Europe is expected to add a record number of hotel rooms in 2021. According to hospitality industry analysts at STR, more than 50,000 rooms have opened so far this year – surpassing the figure for all of 2020 – and the number is expected to top 100,000 by the end of 2021. STR attributes the growth to planned openings in 2020 that had to be delayed until this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cadmium Platform is the Turnkey Solution Associations Need

Convene by PCMA

For associations, the switch to digital has come with big challenges. “Organizations knew this change was coming and they were already making strides toward it, but COVID was a catalyst for the acceleration of that change,” said Jim Obsitnik, CEO of Cadmium, an events and education platform. The Cadmium platform allows organizers to collect, manage, and share everything their organization or association needs for year-round engagement.

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Air Canada Rouge Restarts

Business Traveler USA

Air Canada’s low-cost subsidiary Rouge has resumed operations with flights between Toronto and Las Vegas, Orlando and Regina, Saskatchewan. The carrier says other destinations are set to be introduced in September, including Cancun and Tampa. In February, the Canadian flag carrier put all Rouge flights on hiatus indefinitely. The move came in response to the Canadian government’s border restriction.

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Minneapolis — Meetings that Make a Difference

Convene by PCMA

Minneapolis is truly a “City by Nature.” Don’t miss exploring the Mississippi River located in downtown Minneapolis — one of the many beautiful parks and trail systems you’ll find in the city. (Nathan Klok/Courtesy Meet Minneapolis). Minneapolis has everything any group could need or want in a destination — a walkable downtown, an award-winning convention center, and numerous meeting incentives.

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Pension Bienvenue: A socially-driven CSR Student Business Project

EHL Insights

The Student Business Project (SBP ) is a much appreciated and anticipated module for final year EHL Bachelor students. Its aim: to give students real-life, hands-on, practical experience of what it means to set up and run a business from every possible angle, in conjunction with the requirements of a business partner who has enlisted their help, insights and know-how.

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News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Convene by PCMA

We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week. Zoom Dysmorphia Is Following Us Into the Real World. Eighteen months of using front-facing cameras has distorted our self-image, and a new study reveals that the damaging impact on our self-perception, anxiety, and mental health continues to linger on.

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Who's News in Special Events for September 9, 2021

Special Events

Special events business news

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Ian Cummings. CWT has named Ian Cummings as global head of CWT Meetings & Events. Cummings, who is based in London, has been with CWT Meetings & Events since 2012. Previously, Cummings held chief executive officer and regional director roles at a range of service industry businesses.

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Diane Conley posted an update: IMEX America to Require Vaccines for All [?]

I-Meet

IMEX America to Require Vaccines for All Attendees… [link].

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Incentive Program Ideas for Insurance CSRs

ITA Group

Incentive Program Ideas for Insurance CSRs. Things in the insurance industry are moving fast. You’re facing changes all over, including: The adoption of increasingly complex (and smart) tech-stacks. New processes. Increased investments into digitization. The shift to treating customers as a recurring relationship (think service sale rather than a transaction).

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Samantha posted an update: Interesting article on worldwide [?]

I-Meet

Interesting article on worldwide reopenings: [link].

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Don’t Skimp on Images in Your Event Marketing During COVID Times

Convene by PCMA

The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” actually understates the comparative value of visuals and copy when you consider these statistics: Sixty-five percent of adults are visual learners. 1. Ninety percent of the information processed by the brain is visual and it only takes 13 milliseconds for the human brain to process an image. 2. Ninety-five percent of B2B buyers said they wanted shorter, highly visual content. 3.