Smart Meetings
AUGUST 2, 2021
John Sklencar. Sklencar is sales development manager for etc.venues USA in New York City. Sklencar previously was national sales manager for Choose Chicago’s Northeast region. Before this, he worked as national sales manager, North America, for Visit Britain and executive meetings manager for Destination DC. Sklencar is director of sponsorship for MPI’s Greater New York chapter.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 2, 2021
The fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), taking place in person at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, will require proof of vaccination from attendees. Last week, Hendratta Ali, Ph.D. a geologist and an associate professor in the geosciences department at Fort Hays State University, posed a question on Twitter — “Should our professional organizations have vaccination and masks requirements at our fall in-person meetings?”.
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Smart Meetings
AUGUST 2, 2021
Plan with Confidence. While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event. New developments forged ahead, offering more reasons for planners to consider Ohio’s capital.
EHL Insights
AUGUST 2, 2021
Hotel operations, strategy, human resources, marketing, finance - a hotel manager’s remit is as diverse as it is challenging. If you want to be a hotel manager, you will need excellent people skills and a calm, trustworthy, professional demeanor. This multi-faceted role demands leadership abilities, communication prowess and a good eye for numbers and emerging trends.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 2, 2021
Plan with Confidence. While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event. New developments forged ahead, offering more reasons for planners to consider Ohio’s capital.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 2, 2021
The Walt Disney Company is among many companies that are implementing vaccine requirements for employees, and mask mandates for visitors to theme parks, including Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Amy Humphries/Unsplash). Freeman and The Walt Disney Company are the latest businesses to require its employees show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test, following Google, Facebook, Walmart, Netflix, Uber, and event company Union Square Hospitality Group , among others.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 2, 2021
2021 Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Virtual Conference. Date: April 29 – May 1, 2021. Type: Virtual. Website: aath.org. Attendees: more than 150. Carmen Segovia illustration. Founded 34 years ago by Alison Crane, RN, a public speaker throughout the 1980s who focused on the therapeutic uses of humor in health care, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) attracts members from all walks of life — as long as they have a funny bone.
Business Traveler USA
AUGUST 2, 2021
United Airlines is adding to its flight schedule from the US to London, following the UK government’s decision to ease restrictions on fully vaccinated travelers to England from the US and the EU. The new travel rules are set to take effect starting Aug. 2. The US carrier is planning six daily flights between the US and London starting in August. The increased schedule will add a second daily flight from Washington DC and increasing its Houston flights to daily service.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 2, 2021
The “Era of Human Capital” has begun, says future-of-work strategist Heather McGowan. The acceleration in digital brought about by the pandemic means that, in the future, “virtual meetings will not be an exception, but an integrated norm,” said speaker and consultant Heather McGowan, author of The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work.
Travel Daily News
AUGUST 2, 2021
Covid, sustainability, safety and security, and supplier negotiations among topics on Business Travel Show Europe agenda for 2021; 30 September – 1 October 2021, at ExCeL London.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Eventbrite
AUGUST 2, 2021
Don’t let attendees talk about the weather. Come to the rescue with these corporate icebreakers and networking activities that will build connections among attendees.
EHL Insights
AUGUST 2, 2021
Hotel operations, strategy, human resources, marketing, finance - a hotel manager’s remit is as diverse as it is challenging. If you want to be a hotel manager, you will need excellent people skills and a calm, trustworthy, professional demeanor. This multi-faceted role demands leadership abilities, communication prowess and a good eye for numbers and emerging trends.
Travel Pulse
AUGUST 2, 2021
Weather and operational challenges led both airlines to scrap hundreds of flights and delay numerous others.
Special Events
AUGUST 2, 2021
Jaclyn Watson Events hosted three events in 2020, fully regulation-compliant and COVID-free.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 2, 2021
We’re at a workshop, conference, or session. Do I want to be here? Do they want to be here? Sometimes we simply don’t. Swap the perspective. Now, y ou are leading a workshop, conference, or session. It’s very likely there are people present (perhaps a majority, perhaps all of them) who don’t want to be there. How can you best serve them?
Business Traveler USA
AUGUST 2, 2021
Motel One, a German budget hotel chain, has announced the addition of its first US property, a former Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New York City. The group took over operations on July 21 and is planning “an extensive refurbishment and rebranding” of the hotel. The property is located close to the World Trade Center complex, and was operating as a Courtyard hotel since 2016.
BCD Meetings & Events
AUGUST 2, 2021
In need of some virtual meetin g inspiration? Meet members of BCD M&E's brand experience agency, The Collective , as they provide tips on how to incorporate those creative wow moments throughout the virtual event experience.
Fox World Travel
AUGUST 2, 2021
Antarctica is an extraordinary and deeply inspiring destination filled with unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime adventures. It’s an incredible moment when you experience your ship slicing through snow-covered cracks in the sea offering unparalleled perspectives of Antarctica on a polar voyage of a lifetime. You can effortlessly access a nearly untouched world, where blue-tinted icebergs rise from frigid […].
Business Traveler USA
AUGUST 2, 2021
Delta Air Lines has announced extension of status benefits for its Skymiles Medallion members into 2023. The airline said the changes are part of a series of loyalty program enhancements “designed to give the airline’s most loyal customers more flexibility as travel resumes.”. The new policies further extend certain benefits on a loyalty program that had already seen a number of changes last year, which the airline said were designed to reassure frequent Delta fliers about the continuation of th
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 2, 2021
For the first fully hybrid National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting on May 14, the leadership met together in Chicago, while around 800 directors were remote. (Photos courtesy NAR). At some associations, board meetings are the least-stressful events to plan, with far fewer logistics for business events organizers to wrangle than conventions, conferences, and trade shows.
AltexSoft Travel
AUGUST 2, 2021
“Concierges are the original search engines.”. Les Clefs d’Or, USA (Elite concierge association). Long gone are the days when concierges were responsible for lighting up candles and keeping a set of keys from every door in the castle. Today, a hotel concierge is the person whose job is to assist the guest with any request or problem — be it arranging a manicure, an urgent dry cleaning, or a pet walk.
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