Risk Management

An expert on meetings-industry legal questions unpacks the potential issues around requiring a negative Covid test or vaccination.

At this point, only 9 percent of companies plan to require Covid vaccines for business travelers, though a lot of uncertainty remains.

U. of Wisconsin will be first private customer. Could meeting groups be next?

Could Covid-specific clauses in 2021 contracts narrow a meeting host’s rights rather than expand them? That’s the concern of industry attorney Barbara Dunn.

This year’s legislative priorities will be focused on enabling businesses to reopen—things like event-cancellation insurance and liability protection—says Freeman’s Sue Sung.

Planners need to create a “resilience toolbox” to meet new safety standards, says risk-management expert Brenda Rivers.

May exhibition scuttled by ongoing virus and travel restrictions.

Experts from all areas of the meetings industry weigh in on the year ahead.

A global view of trending vulnerabilities for travel in the year ahead.

The program starts January 5 at the five Gaylord properties and will expand to other event-focused Marriott hotels shortly thereafter.