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TWT: AGs Demand Government Hold Airlines Accountable

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Americans are justifiably frustrated that federal government agencies charged with overseeing airline consumer protection are unable or unwilling to hold the airline industry accountable and to swiftly investigate complaints submitted to the US DOT.”. Department of Transportation.”.

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

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Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! government may face a shutdown on Oct 1, the final day of the festival. 29 to Oct 1.

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U.S. Travel Urges Government to Improve the Air Travel Experience

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Travel president and CEO Geoff Freeman during a Wednesday media briefing highlighting the survey findings and urging government action. This equates to 27 million trips avoided and $71 billion in losses for the U.S. economy over the next year,” said U.S.

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What Exactly Is The Live Events Coalition And What Is Its Impact On The Industry?

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The Live Events Coalition has played a big role in this as it urges government officials to provide support to event planners who have lost everything due to the pandemic. This quote by Dustin shows the complexity of this issue: “We were shut down by governments. They annihilated our industry overnight.

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The Live Events Industry Needs Your Voice: Support a NAICS Code Revision

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Yet, because of fragmented classification across 30+ codes, collecting this data to illustrate our collective economic impact to the federal government was an uphill battle. By writing a letter to the federal government, you can help demonstrate the need for this revision. Auto Industry. How You Can Help Your support is critical.

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How Virtual Technology Can Future-proof Events

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One of the key live event components that was missed most during government lockdowns was networking and being able to go and meet new people, build connections and develop business opportunities. Post-pandemic, people will inevitably have mixed feelings about close contact, especially with strangers.

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What Happens When “Fear” Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

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So, what happens when there aren’t specific government restrictions to trigger a force majeure event to postpone or terminate an event? Government Action vs. Fear of Variants. Can the more recent trend of “fear” majeure be sufficient grounds to postpone or terminate an event? As any good lawyer will tell you…it depends.

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