For meeting and event professionals who have been looking to plan hybrid virtual/in-person meetings and events, Marriott International is offering new solutions to help "Connect with Confidence" and streamline the current planning process. New resources for hybrid meetings and events, including providers and pricing, will be available next month at Marriott hotels across the United States and Canada, and are slated to be available globally in the near future.
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Nashville Earns Global Designation as “Safe Travels” Destination
Nashville has been named a "Safe Travels" destination by the World Travel & Tourism Council, making it one of only two destinations in the United States to achieve the designation, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. (NCVC) announced. Nashville businesses that are members of the NCVC’s "Good to Go" program will soon be displaying the "Safe Travels" logo to give added confidence of their health and safety measures to residents and visitors.
Accor Launches All Connect, New Hybrid Meeting Concept
Accor announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to launch “All Connect,” a new hybrid meetings concept supported by Microsoft Teams. This new concept will enable guests around the world to adapt to the new ways of working that are expected to be an enduring legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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San Franciso's Moscone Center Earns GBAC STAR Accreditation
Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA has successfully completed the Global Biorisk Advisory Council’s 20 GBAC STAR program elements, each with its own specific performance and guidance criteria, which has earned it GBAC STAR accreditation. This is an important milestone in the city’s tourism industry’s process of rebuilding the business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Etihad Vaccinates 100 Percent of Onboard Crew
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, says it has become the first airline in the world with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and give passengers who travel with the airline additional peace of mind.
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Beach Enclave Turks & Caicos: Private Villa-Resort Meetings Are on the Rise
With Zoom fatigue rising and companies recognizing the limitations of virtual meetings, many planners are seeking safe and effective solutions for resuming in-person and hybrid events.
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"Meet In Utah" Program Initiates Recovery of Salt Lake’s Meeting Industry
The meeting industry makes up a substantial amount of Salt Lake City’s visitor economy and has been one of the hardest-hit sectors by COVID-19; however, through the state's “Meet In Utah” program—which offered financial incentives to meetings that contracted events by December 30, 2020, to be held in 2021—
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Stats: 6% of GBTA Members Have Resumed Non-Critical Business Travel
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has released the results from its 15th coronavirus-related poll, the first in 2021, to measure the affect on business travel following the onset of the pandemic last year. The latest survey finds that more than half of respondents expect most of their employees will return to the office by Q3, in line with a return to non-essential business travel and a growth in traveler confidence.
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Virginia Beach Expands Meetings Capacity With New Additions
Virginia Beach offers numerous meeting opportunities important to meeting planners when considering booking a safe and memorable destination, especially post-COVID-19, according to the Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau (VBCVB).
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Rosen Hotels & Resorts in Orlando Secures GBAC STAR Accreditation
Rosen Hotels & Resorts in Orlando, FL has announced that it has secured GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council on behalf of its three convention properties as part of its ongoing, heightened focus on associate and guest safety and security, "Rosen’s Total Commitment."