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I-Meet: Most Planners Anticipate Holding Meetings by SeptemberBy Donna M. Airoldi

About 54 percent of member planners surveyed this month by meeting planner network i-Meet believe they will be ready to resume operating face-to-face... KEEP READING

Facebook Cancels Physical Meetings of 50-Plus Attendees Through June 2021By Donna M. Airoldi

While many companies have canceled or postponed physical meetings scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak... KEEP READING

MPI Holding Firm to In-Person World Education Congress in Early JuneBy Donna M. Airoldi & Chris Davis

With essentially all meetings and events canceled or postponed for the second quarter due to the coronavirus outbreak and government travel and... KEEP READING

MeetingsBooker.com Adds Ability for Hotels to Sell Rooms as WorkspacesBy Donna M. Airoldi

With hotel occupancies at or near record lows because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and government-imposed travel restrictions, properties are... KEEP READING

Groupize Gets New LeadershipBy Elizabeth West

Ron Martin has joined Groupize as the meetings technology provider's CEO. He replaces co-founder Charles de Gaspe Beaubien in the role. De Beaubien will... KEEP READING

Meetings Mavens: Cancellations & Postponements

These are unprecedented times for meetings due to the Covid-19 outbreak. For the week ending March 21, group occupancy at U.S. hotels was at less than... KEEP READING

Sonesta Hotels Adds Flexible Group Cancellation Policy Due to Covid-19By Donna M. Airoldi

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. has introduced flexible cancellation policies for meetings and events due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company... KEEP READING

Top U.S. Meetings Markets Occupancy Falloff was Quick, SharpBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings occupancy in all U.S. meetings markets in March has been decimated because of the Covid-19 outbreak and government restrictions on group... KEEP READING

CDC Recommends No Meetings of 50-Plus Attendees for Eight WeeksBy Donna M. Airoldi

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for "large events and mass gatherings" in light of the coronavirus outbreak... KEEP READING

Groups360 Partners with RainFocusBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meeting and event sourcing platform Groups360 has partnered with meetings management company RainFocus in what is currently a referral alliance,... KEEP READING

Aventri Partners For Digital Events In Wake of CoronavirusBy Donna M. Airoldi

Event management software company Aventri has partnered with three digital event solution providers as a result of customer demand and the effect of the... KEEP READING

Danielle Boyles Joins ConferenceDirect as Chief Sales OfficerBy Donna M. Airoldi

Twenty-year hospitality veteran Danielle Boyles will join ConferenceDirect as chief sales officer as of March 22, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Gant Travel Unveils New Meetings Tool, Enabling In-Policy Air BookingBy Donna M. Airoldi

Travel management company Gant Travel Management introduced on Tuesday a new meetings tool that enables online registration and in-policy air travel... KEEP READING

Etc.venues Debuts Event Space in NYCBy Donna M. Airoldi

London-based conference venue provider Etc.venues has opened its first location outside of the U.K., in New York City. The company first announced it... KEEP READING

Groupize Expands Capabilities to Provide All-in-One Meetings SolutionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology provider Groupize has expanded its capabilities and now manage complex meetings, not just simple ones, the company announced.... KEEP READING

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