GMID Roots Are in Canada

GMID Roots Are in Canada

When a group of meeting professionals in Edmonton, Canada, came up with the idea to have a day devoted to the profession, little did they know their gathering would be the genesis of what is now known as Global Meetings Industry Day. Meeting professionals will gather T...
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How to Participate in Global Meetings Industry Day

How to Participate in Global Meetings Industry Day

This Thursday, April 7, the meeting and event industry will come together to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day, an international day of advocacy and education designed to spotlight the importance and economic impact of business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel...
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Masks Optional on U.S. Airlines Following Court Ruling

Masks Optional on U.S. Airlines Following Court Ruling

The federal mask mandate for travelers on U.S. airlines has ended. Less than two weeks after meeting professionals gathered for Global Meetings Industry Day with a sense of optimism about the recovery of business meetings and events, a federal judge in Florida struck dow...
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Delta Commits to Being the First Carbon Neutral Airline Globally

Delta Commits to Being the First Carbon Neutral Airline Globally

“Travelers should not have to choose between seeing the world and saving the world.” With that mantra in mind, Delta in March 2020 became the first carbon neutral airline on a global basis with a commitment to carbon neutrality by balancing emissions wit...
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Global Easing of COVID Rules Underway

Global Easing of COVID Rules Underway

Mask mandates are all but gone. The mandates, across the United States and around the world, were synonymous with the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccination rates have increased and hospitalizations decreased, the mask mandates have been ending, too. In th...
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