Some organizations are reinstating mask mandates as case numbers rise. For upcoming events, it’s critical that planners deliver clear messaging to make participants comfortable about taking precautions when traveling and attending.

Large events in Los Angeles and San Diego go on—with a change here and there—despite the unprecedented summer storm in Southern California. In Palm Springs, though, the damage is noteworthy.

While the resort destinations of Kaanapali, Kapalua, and Wailea have avoided damage, transportation routes and tourism vendors in nearby Lahaina will be greatly affected for the foreseeable future.

A May meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology was disrupted by an assault on a panelist, reminding planners of their critical risk-management responsibilities.

A veteran security consultant says that planners should implement many of the same protocols used for executive-level events across all their meetings.

For one association’s planning team that uses cameras to watch over event spaces during its annual meeting, an on-site incident suddenly changed the mission of the surveillance from quality control to crisis management.

SocialOffset.org helps organizations and their meeting attendees counter the effect of laws in a host destination that they oppose—without resorting to boycotts.

Violence between the factions has led the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to issue a new travel warning for the area.

A new insurance product allows organizations to choose which costs and revenue streams are covered, and under which disruptive circumstances. The choices are wider than ever, but some circumstances remain uninsurable.

The U.S. will add testing requirements for travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macao starting January 5. CES has moved that deadline up by four days.