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Eighty-one percent of Americans with previously booked travel plans are still holding onto their reservations for now, down from 88 percent last week.

Singapore’s efficient and forward-looking response to the crisis could be a playbook for other destinations looking at tourism recovery.

I started thinking about this interview series for Skift as a way to give a bigger historical and geopolitical perspective on the crisis in the global

Going by the responses to Convene's 2020 Meetings Market Survey, the business events industry is on solid footing — which should help it better withstand the negative impacts of COVID-19.

Communication is critical in crisis management. When done right, destinations can instil trust and retain the support of travelers during tough times.

The COVID-19 outbreak is a human tragedy and has a growing impact on the global economy. This is McKinsey's evolving take on coronavirus' business implications.

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Cvent’s most recent Group Business Outlook report reveals a softening market based on fourth quarter data from 2019.

On instant booking platforms, hotels and conference centers are losing out to co-working spaces and business centers.

Building an authentic brand identity is a complicated process for destinations. Here’s how a handful of CVBs have tackled the issue — and how organizers have meaningfully hitched their events’ theming to those brands.

While speaking to thousands of technology nerds Tuesday at CES, the annual consumer electronics bash in Las Vegas, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian may have

Change is an evolution without a clear starting date, so it’s wise to employ 2020 hindsight before looking forward to how travel will unfold in 2020.

The concept of the connected trip is making headlines as online travel leaders present a new paradigm of truly traveler-centric travel booking and service.

Groupize announced the launch of its latest platform as a way for large companies to track and execute meetings of varying degrees of complexity.

What role, if any, does tourism promotion and marketing have at a time when people are fearful and the appetite to travel is low?

Business events are being scrapped or postponed at historic rates world-wide, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue for local economies as travel curbs mount and ticket-holders stay put.

Singapore is a good example in crisis management with its swift responses to contain the virus spread and clear communication to allay traveler fears.

Singapore's economy could enter a recession due to the blow from the coronavirus outbreak, its prime minister said in comments on Friday.

Takes precautions as epidemic continues.

The event, which was meant to take place Feb. 24 to 27 was cancelled yesterday due to global concerns over Covid-19, or the coronavirus.

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, announces Five Trends that will Transform Meetings in 2020. The trends have been observed by its diverse portfolio of meeting properties located coast to coast.

As more Chinese than ever travel abroad, their desire for foreign culture is growing at home as well., and French cultural institutions are capitalizing.

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020?

Many big hotel chains made headlines in 2018 when they decided to suddenly cut their group commission rates, affecting both event planners and their clients. Wild furor followed. Industry-wide fanfares of war.   Then what happened? Silence. We spent some time with some third-party planners to understand how they were impacted by the changes and …

It's a new year, and rising air costs will likely remain flat as the outlook for business travel is somewhat tempered worldwide.