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Travel Improves Happiness
Feeling Down? Travel Will Make You Happier, Restore Jobs and Save the Economy
U.S. Travel's Let's Go There campaign stresses the personal and public benefits of getting back on the road.
September 9, 2020
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'Let's Go There' Campaign Aims to Encourage U.S. Leisure and Business Travel
The U.S. Travel Association urges the entire hospitality industry to join the marketing push to reignite wanderlust.
September 8, 2020
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Pacific World to Cease Operations Due to Pandemic
The global DMC and event management firm will shutter in November.
September 1, 2020
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National Events Council Aims to Close Racial Gap in Meetings Industry
A new pledge encourages event organizers to ensure that at least 20 percent of their meeting staff and suppliers are Black, Indigenous or people of color.
August 31, 2020
B2B Trade Shows Stalled in Second Quarter
B2B Trade Shows Stalled in Second Quarter
The latest report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research finds growth dropped almost 100 percent compared with 2019.
August 26, 2020
Medical Meetings Move Online But Regulations Remain
Medical Meetings Move Online But Regulations Remain
In an Event Leadership Institute webcast, medical meeting professionals discussed the new challenges associated with hosting digital events.
August 20, 2020
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