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Public Relations or Reformation?
Nov 29, 2001, 10:06 a.m. ET, 9/11
Rumor has it that industry associations are considering a public relations campaign to promote the value of face-to-face meetings, hoping to counter...
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MPI Tri State Educational Conference Scheduled for March
Dec 26, 2001, 09:25 a.m. ET, 9/11
Industry Raised $20,000+ in December Fundraiser
Dec 26, 2001, 09:12 a.m. ET, 9/11
Where Can Companies Find Cash Fast? Ask the CFO
Nov 30, 2001, 03:45 p.m. ET, 9/11
Save this Date—Help Heal Hearts
Nov 14, 2001, 06:03 p.m. ET, 9/11
IACC Creates Fund for Displaced Workers
Nov 6, 2001, 06:13 p.m. ET, 9/11
New York Event Firm Shows Pride With Floral Flag
Oct 26, 2001, 06:20 p.m. ET, 9/11
GBS Linens Lays Out Dual Donation Program
Oct 26, 2001, 06:19 p.m. ET, 9/11
Free Speaking Engagements to Aid Red Cross Efforts
Oct 18, 2001, 08:34 a.m. ET, 9/11
Security and Risk Conference Added to IAEM Annual Meeting
Oct 16, 2001, 06:00 p.m. ET, 9/11
PRA, Chicago Getting Back to Business with AFP Meeting
Oct 16, 2001, 05:47 p.m. ET, 9/11
New Dates for Associations:digitalNow Conference
Oct 16, 2001, 05:54 p.m. ET, 9/11
McGettigan Planners Show Grace Under Pressure
Oct 15, 2001, 04:04 p.m. ET, 9/11
Windows on the World
Oct 9, 2001, 05:40 p.m. ET, 9/11
Rescue Workers Get First-Class Meals
Oct 9, 2001, 05:49 p.m. ET, 9/11
Event Company Helps Man’s Best Friends
Oct 9, 2001, 05:47 p.m. ET, 9/11
Associations Move Meetings to NYC
Oct 5, 2001, 11:02 a.m. ET, 9/11
New York Event Firm Reaches Out in Wake of Tragedy
Sep 19, 2001, 10:10 a.m. ET, 9/11
NY Restaurant Association Brings Help to the Table
Sep 27, 2001, 09:09 a.m. ET, Staff Report, meetingsnet
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Airlines Hard Hit
Bill Gillette
9/11, Oct 10 2001
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Getting back to normal may be most difficult for the airlines, which were so drastically impacted by the attacks that upwards of 100,000 layoffs have since occurred. But, with the exception of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which had opened only on a restricted basis, the major airports were at 80 to 90 percent of pre-Sept. 11 operational capacity.
Along with the initial $15 billion in federal assistance to help stem the industry’s financial woes, the individual airlines have taken steps to win passengers back. In early October, Delta Air Lines implemented a round of deep discounts in an effort to get people flying again—and was followed in short order by United, American, and Northwest.
International travel has been hit hardest, with some predictions that airlines around the world face at least $7 billion in losses this year in international travel alone. As of press time, Anset Australia Airlines and SwissAir had ceased operations.
It may take such extreme and controversial security measures such as computer-assisted passenger screening technology (CAPS) to get business travel back up into the air. Or it may take the pragmatic approach suggested by STR’s Lomanno: "The fact of the matter is that people are going to have to fly places and stay in hotels in order for things to return to normal."
However, for quite a while, "normal" won’t be what it was before, said the Orlando CVB’s Peeper. "Right now, we’re still in the process of defining what the new ‘normal’ will be."
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