In this post: cancelling a festival or an event – what’s involved? Are people willing to go out in their hometowns? safety concerns? health concerns for family and friends? generational interest in attending festivals and events? how many potentially would attend? when do…
In this post: let’s return to the question, “How long before festivals and events can return to the new normal?” What can event planners do in the meantime? Follow CDC guidelines, require event planners to create risk mitigation or safety plans. With…
In this post: Visit Indy restarts events after $7 million in upgrades to the convention center to retrofit the facility to handle COVID-19. Indianapolis is the home of the NCAA. Quick response, communication, county health department engagement, zero attrition and risk…
In this post: The U.S. Travel Association reported in August 2020 that meetings and conventions are one-fifth of tourism industry’s losses, Northstar Meeting Group’s Pulse Survey highlights the impact while Kevin Iwamoto of Bizly makes astute observations, Dr Peter Ricci of…
In this post: indoor events face the biggest challenges and will be one of the last to recovery. This is impacting downtown convention and conference centers and downtown hotels. Virtual conferences using meeting apps have filled the void. Regional trade shows will return…
In this post: outdoor events will return sooner than indoor events, including holiday festivities. Socially distanced outdoor events will succeed such as concerts on stages and flatbed trucks and some simulcast. Find helpful insights on sponsorships, date selection, weather, date availability,…
In this post: the biggest obstacles delaying the return of events – mask attitudes and debates, the COVID-19 virus, the availability of adequate testing, the efficacy of approved vaccines and adequate vaccine supplies to inoculate mass populations. Event organizers will run…
In this post: travel research by Destination Analysts, Longwoods International, MMGY, Travel Economics, Arrivalist, TSA, Smith Travel Research (STR) and the National Park Service provide excellent analysis on travel and data giving a clear indication on when the travel, tourism…
In this post: the challenges in finding festival and event sponsors, hyper local events, non-profit and charitable community support, targeted strategies, sponsorships and why volunteers will be difficult to find. I project that consumer event sponsorships will dry up in the…
In this post: festivals and events positively impact local economies, the economic impact of the tourism industry, safe return of events, direct and indirect spending is down resulting in losses across multiple industries. Across the country, festivals and events previously provided…