In the EU, airlines have been required to pay cash compensation to passengers for flight delays for almost two decades. The Biden Administration thinks it’s time for a similar policy in the U.S.
The latest MPI Meetings Outlook survey reports outstanding prospects for business in 2023, but the trials of a hotel seller’s market and staffing issues aren’t going away.
U.S. Travel estimates that the “embarrassingly long” wait times for first-time visa applicants from non-visa-waiver countries will keep 2.6 million people from visiting the U.S. in 2023.
In addition to significantly enlarging its portfolio of b-to-b shows, Informa also acquires more brands in the meeting, convention, and trade-show planning field.
Hilton challenges planners to share a story about the power of meetings (with a million-hotel-point prize at stake), plus other just-announced Global Meetings Industry Day news.
The “quick guide” and roadmap, available now from the Net-Zero Carbon Events campaign, are must-reads for organizations thinking about reducing event carbon emissions. Best-practices reports are coming soon, too.
The organization representing destination management companies in many countries will now be represented by Associated Luxury Hotels International’s global sales team.
