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Self-Loading Freight: Improving the Air-Passenger Experience
Why is it that we can send astronauts to the space station but boarding a plane is an epic nightmare? As I brace myself for a flight to the U.K. over the busy Thanksgiving travel period, I noticed a...
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American Takes the Bumps Out of International Travel Check-In
The airline has added passport scanning to its mobile app, allowing travelers to head directly to the gate for international flights. Remember when you had to have a paper boarding pass? It was...
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Home-Sharing Expo Entry Wins PCMA Competition
Five students will present their proposal for an annual convention at Convening Leaders in January. A group of students from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo will be...
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One Thing Sure to Boost Your Meeting Career in 2020
It takes a bit of research, but the payoff can be transformative. As we come to the end of the year, it’s important that we position ourselves for a successful 2020. One important step is to consider...
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A Planner’s Guide to Holiday Movies
From Die Hard to White Christmas, a planner protagonist would have dealt with these plotlines on time, under budget, and (probably) with fewer explosions.Movies are almost as much a part of our...
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EIC Debuts New Education-Tracking Portal
Users can track their progress to certification and access archived resources, webinars and other information in the learning hub.For planners aiming to become a Certified Meeting Professional in...
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Animals Aloft
How do we accommodate the emotional needs of some passengers without endangering the lives of others?Just before Thanksgiving, the Delta Air Lines flight I took to London had an emotional support cat...
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Can Workplace Policies Prevent Burnout?
If your meeting team has devolved into a bunch of never-unplugged, ever-stressed staffers, consider setting new limits on workplace communications. In addition to travel overload and death by details,...
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Executive Shuffle at BCD Meetings & Events
The meeting and incentive giant has revised its regional structure and named a new COO. BCD Meetings & Events has promoted Bruce Morgan, a 15-year BCD M&E veteran, to chief operating officer...
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“Travel Should Not Be Politicized”
U.S. Travel Association speaks out against the Trump Administration’s decision to suspend New Yorkers’ access to Global Entry and other trusted-traveler programs. The U.S. Travel Association has...
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Industry Disruption May Present Planners an Opportunity
During the bubonic plague, Isaac Newton accomplished critical work on calculus and the laws of motion. Could this be the time to work on your certifications? According to many economic assessments,...
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Global Meetings Industry Day Postponed
While the April 14 global day of advocacy isn’t happening, here’s how some meeting professionals are celebrating and supporting one another online. Last year’s Global Meetings Industry Day celebrated...
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The Operations Team Is Twiddling its Thumbs. Now What?
Dave D’Eletto from Meeting Alliance has the perfect answer to a coronavirus-induced work slowdown. At the pandemic unfolds, David D’Eletto, president of Meeting Alliance, a third-party meeting...
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COVID 19: What Do We Value?
Professionally and personally, how are you adapting today during the global pandemic that will positively impact tomorrow? In the absence of our everyday routines—traveling to work, running to the...
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Association for Women in Events Disbands
With the pandemic devastating its membership, AWE pivots to an online community model. Since its founding in 2015, the Association of Women in Events has focused on gender equality and diversity in...
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Independent Events Company Pivots to Pandemic Work
One event planner uses his skills in procurement, logistics, and client services to stay in business. The Platinum Events Facebook page has testimonials from people who were thrilled by the company’s...
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New Coalition Advocates for Government Assistance to Reopen Events
Events company Freeman and 80 industry partners have launched an initiative to educate legislators and ask for funding to help meetings and events recover. Freeman, the global event, exhibition, and...
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Travel Surveys Find Optimism, Positive News
Destination management companies and business travel professionals begin to see light at the end of the tunnel. Two new surveys suggest travel professionals see a return to business travel, or at...
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The Sanitized Skies: Airports Test Cleaning Technology
In an effort to reassure passengers and reduce the risk of contagion, airports investigate everything from spraying booths to robot cleaners. Hong Kong International Airport is testing out a new booth...
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Two Minutes with Jerad Bachar
The new president and CEO of VisitPittsburgh talks about the lessons he learned in the Middle East. Jerad Bachar has been named president and CEO of VisitPittsburgh, taking over the organization at...
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