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JetBlue Airways is hiking the price for checking luggage by $5 on domestic flights, so passengers would pay $35 for one checked bag and $40 for another, according to a recent article from the Associated Press.

Hotel Mead & Conference Center, a 69-year-old hotel located at 451 E. Grand Avenue in Wisconsin Rapids, was recently sold to Founders Collection 2 LLC of Marquette, Michigan.

The Accenture Extended Reality (XR) Event Planner solution places event planners in a virtual event space, to envision the layout in real time.

Upgraded Points recently released details of its latest analysis of U.S. government-reported data concerning airlines with the best and worst customer service.

Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel recently announced that the property was named one of the country’s best new hotels by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards.

One way to achieve innovation in an industry already marked by constant change and novelty is collaboration. In that spirit, allow me to share some industry collaborations that have come to light recently with the promise of helping to spur innovation in the meetings and events space.  

MPI is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide, and ASAE is a provider of education, community and advocacy for association professionals around the world. The partners plan to be the preeminent provider of experience design content, education and credentialing for the meetings industry.

Milwaukee will play host to the largest travel writer convention in the world, the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), on October 11-15, 2020. The event will bring 300 prestigious travel journalists to the state as part of its annual convention.