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IMEX Group Launches PlanetIMEX Virtual Experience
Updated May 6, 2020, 12:10 p.m. EDT. The online event, which kicks off today, offers education, networking and more.
May 6, 2020
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Survey: Event-Goers Are Eager to Meet Again, Very Soon
When large business events return after the COVID-19 pandemic, most attendees will come back quickly; new health protocols will be a deciding factor.
May 6, 2020
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Small Business Administration Will Issue More Funding But Not for CVBs
Updated May 5, 2020, 2:00 p.m. EDT. The 880-page CARES Act, issued in late March, has not gone far enough to aid our industry, says the U.S. Travel Association. 
May 5, 2020
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Travel in the New Normal: U.S. Travel Association Releases Guidelines for Reopening Travel Businesses
The document was created in consultation with public health experts and draws on current CDC recommendations.
May 4, 2020
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MPI Reschedules WEC Grapevine for November
Updated April 28, 2020, 11:45 a.m. EDT. The event, which was originally scheduled for June, has been moved to late 2020 and will be held in a hybrid format.  
April 28, 2020
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Estimated Job Losses Across the Travel and Tourism Industry Jump 30 Percent
Updated April 27, 2020, 9:45 a.m. EDT. As many as 100 million travel jobs could be lost due to COVID-19, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
April 27, 2020
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