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Visitor arrivals to Hawaii down 98.9 percent in May

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Michael Seipelt
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Hawaii Tourism

In May 2020, visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands decreased 98.9 percent compared to a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Tourism Research Division.

All passengers arriving from out-of-state and traveling inter-island during May were required to abide by a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. Exemptions include travel for essential reasons like work or healthcare. In May, Governor David Ige’s “Stay-at-Home” order transitioned to the “Safer-at-Home” order, then eventually the state entered the “Act with Care” phase. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also continued to enforce its “No Sail Order” on all cruise ships.

In May, a total of 9,116 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 841,376 total visitors (by air and cruise ships) during the same period a year ago. Most of the visitors were from U.S. West (5,842, -98.5%) and U.S. East (2,647, -98.7%). A few visitors came from Japan (14, -100.0%) and Canada (20, -99.9%). There were 593 visitors from All Other International Markets (-99.4%), most of whom were visiting from Guam. Total visitor days dropped 96.3 percent year-over-year.

A total of 97,753 trans-Pacific air seats serviced the Hawaiian Islands in May, down 91.3 percent from a year ago. There were no direct flights or scheduled seats from U.S. East, Japan, Canada, Oceania, and Other Asia, and very few scheduled seats from U.S. West (-88.3%) and Other countries (-58.1%).

Year-to-Date 2020

In the first five months of 2020, total visitor arrivals dropped 49.5 percent to 2,139,166 visitors, with significantly fewer arrivals by air service (-49.3% to 2,109,375) and by cruise ships (-60.7% to 29,792) compared to the same period a year ago. Total visitor days fell 46.3 percent.

Year-to-date, visitor arrivals by air service decreased from U.S. West (-49.3% to 917,741), U.S. East (-44.5% to 518,185), Japan (-51.6% to 294,255), Canada (-46.5% to 155,764) and All Other International Markets (-57.4% to 223,430).
Source: eturbonews.com

Riedel launches DisTag distance monitor for maintaining social distance

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Peter Blach
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Riedel launches DisTag distance monitor for maintaining social distance
DisTag Distance Monitor (Photo: Riedel)

Riedel Communications introduced DisTag, an all-new distance monitoring device for meetings and events.

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AIM Group establishes AIM Communication

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Michael Seipelt
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AIM Group International, a company specialised in congresses, events and communication with 60 years’ experience, today announced the establishment of AIM Communication – an Open Innovation Network. This new company is dedicated to communication, brand activation and digital technology.

The Board of Directors of AIM Communication is comprised of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno (President), Gianluca Scavo (CEO) and Nicola Sciumè (Managing Director). AIM Communication’s aim is to define, implement and execute communication strategies and tools that are relevant to the changing market in a first digital world. The company’s mission explains it all: “We craft experiences for your business growth”.

“The pace of change is accelerating, in every business, and in particular in meetings, events and communication”, explains Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno, president of AIM Communication. “To be at the forefront of the industry, we must be able to predict the future, adapt and rapidly evolve. If we get this right, we are then in a position to be relevant to our clients and deliver value added services. So we decided to embrace a new challenge and create a company dedicated to foster innovation and lead digital transformation

AIM Communication will support companies and associations to grow by enabling them to craft the best possible experiences for their business, leveraging disruptive technologies. The suite of strategy, marketing, technology and digital services covers four core areas:

  • Research and Design – from format creation to technology analysis and scenario planning, to the event strategy and design of the customer journey or digital service design.
  • Define and Develop – community management, social media, digital production (+UX/UI), content curation and distribution, tech and cloud applications, AI opportunities, platform development, etc.
  • Deliver and Reach – advertising and communication plans, web marketing, live experience execution, big events and on demand event organisation, PR & media relations, reputation and crisis management.
  • Measure and Optimise – data analysis, business intelligence, insight generation, performance tracking and reporting.

“We believe that the digital acceleration we have experienced over the last few months is a big opportunity – says Nicola Sciumè, managing director AIM Communication –. Combining the long standing presence and expertise of AIM Group with excellence in innovation, across a broad number of areas will mean that we are best placed  to face our future and the development of the Group, with enthusiasm and determination ”.

AIM Communication is a hub which gathers excellence from the market, integrating the best companies in the field of digital and non-digital communication. AIM Communication delivers a rich and diversified offering taking advantage of the highly-specialised skills provided by: the Vangogh communication agency – already a part of AIM Group; Fandango Club, a group specialised in event format creation, live communication, broadcasting and digital branded entertainment; Nautes, a digital design company, founded as an innovative university spin-off; and Gas Communication, a communications agency specialised in digital PR & media relations.

“We scouted the market to find the best companies offering integrated and complementary solutions. We established a win-win partnership creating an unprecedented network of creative companies, individuals and experts. We are so proud of what we achieved” declares Gianluca Scavo, CEO AIM Communication. “Our long-term vision is to further expand the company by adding strategic partnerships with other companies and professionals. This expansion of like-minded creative companies and experts in their field will enable AIM Communication to be more effective, to stand out from the market and evolve according to client needs and business opportunities”.

“AIM Communication will operate as a start-up with the goal of stimulating digital transformation, acting as an incubator of new business ideas, with a strategic, integrated approach. The current international crisis didn’t stop our plans, on the contrary it accelerated them. In hard times, you must be more determined and focused than ever. Every day, we must free our imagination, leave our comfort zone and our well-established procedures, visions and job roles; we must re-invent our profession with creativity and courage” concludes Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno.
www.aimcommunication.eu

Corona capacity calculation tool

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Michael Seipelt
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Hamburg Convention Bureau’s has worked with MICECLOUD Solutions to add a new Coronavirus criteria to their venue search website, Micebooking.com. When searching for an event space, visitors to the site can click to apply the corona capacity calculation – this filters the venue options in line with current social distancing regulations, providing planners with a definitive list of spaces that will comfortably – and safely – host their chosen number of particpants. This new tool on Micebooking.com gives planners piece of mind that their chosen venue is the best fit – and safest option – for their meeting or event.

Kai Dieterich, interim head of the Hamburg Convention Bureau’s Conventions division, explains how the tool will provide important support for the events industry: “Conference rooms which previously hosted 1,000 people can now only hold a fraction of that amount due to current regulations. We introduced the corona capacity calculation to help planners make informed and safe choices for their event and also give location operators a valuable platform to showcase their venues. This is a tool which we’ll develop and update in line with guidelines – we can react quickly if distance regulations change, saving location operators and planners plenty of work”.

Stefanie Lemmermann from MICECLOUD Solutions GmbH, adds: “Together with the Hamburg Convention Bureau, we hope that the new service on our platform Micebooking.com will help make an important contribution to the city and its venues.”

In addition to this new search tool, the Hamburg Convention Bureau team is working intensively behind the scenes with key industry players to develop a business events re-launch timetable. The organisation is leading various working groups to deal with topics such as implementation recommendations for events, implementation of hygiene measures and hybrid event formats – all in order to prepare the city’s conference industry for the new business reality.
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CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf can take place

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Michael Seipelt
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CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf can take place

Messe Düsseldorf and the Caravaning Industrie Verband (CIVD) welcome the results of the voting at the conference of the German federal and state governments. Trade fair events at which the hygiene and infection protection concepts prescribed by the state are ensured may be held.

“The CARAVAN SALON can take place from September 4 to 13. With our measures, we can guarantee seamless contact tracking on the exhibition grounds and have developed a hygiene concept in close cooperation with the authorities,” says Stefan Koschke, Director of the CARAVAN SALON. Trade fairs are not categorised as major events.

The concrete measures include visitor registration, which enables contact tracking. So tickets are only available online. The other core elements of the hygiene concept, such as the management of the number of persons, the observance of the minimum distance, the obligation to wear masks and the recommendation to wash and disinfect hands, also guarantee a safe visit to the CARAVAN SALON.

“These are all actions that people have already learned and lived in the past weeks. We will implement the hygiene concept comprehensively and responsibly and do everything in our power to ensure the safety of our visitors, exhibitors, customers, partners and employees. We are presenting all caravanning fans with a great trade fair with passion and know-how, and we will once again make the CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf an attractive meeting place for the industry this year,” Koschke sums up.

Current information and news are available on the Internet at www.caravan-salon.de.

Guidelines for MICE Events in Osaka

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Michael Seipelt
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Guidelines for MICE Events in Osaka

The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau has released the “Guidelines for MICE Event Organizers for Infectious Disease Control” on June 3, 2020.
MICE events (a general term encompassing exhibitions, academic conferences, and other business events) have long generated business opportunities and innovation, pushed research forward, and contributed to regional vitalization, fulfilling a vital role as a driving force in economic development. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic the MICE industry has seen an unprecedented number of cancellations and postponements, stagnating the business activity that MICE events bring forth and creating a severe economic impact.

As such, the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, with consensus from the Osaka prefectural and city governments, has taken various factors into consideration including government policies, the voices of MICE industry partners, the precedent of other industries, and the resumption of MICE activities around the world, in order to formulate these guidelines (under the guidance of infectious disease experts) for business event organizers meant to mitigate infection risk and provide recommendations on operations management.

We encourage business event organizers to use these guidelines to ensure the peace of mind of all event attendees. We sincerely hope for the re-opening of MICE events so that they may once again contribute to economic development.

Guidelines for MICE Event Organizers for Infectious Disease Control

1. Why We Created These Guidelines
We intend for MICE event organizers when hosting events in Osaka to use these guidelines to incorporate infectious disease risk mitigation in their event planning and management, so that both organizers and attendees can satisfactorily enjoy the event, and so that the Osaka MICE industry can be further vitalized.

2. Guidelines Contents
(1) Items to Implement Pre-Event
(2) Items to Implement During the Event
(3) Support for MICE Event Organizers from the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau PDF Download (Japanese)
 PDF Download (English)

Source: OsakaMICE

IAA 2021 takes place centrally in Munich

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Aktivmedia
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IAA 2021 takes place centrally in Munich
VDA President Hildegard Müller (Photo: VDA)

The automotive fair IAA will have a new look at the new Munich venue: it will focus on automobiles with fascinating technology and sustainable mobility, intelligent transport solutions and dialog formats.

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Welcome to the Privathotel Lindtner

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Michael Seipelt
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Welcome to the Privathotel Lindtner

Privathotel Lindtner Hamburg
Heimfelder Str. 123
D – 21075 Hamburg
Tel. +49 (0)40 – 790 09 – 446
info@lindtner.com
www.lindtner.com

Welcome to the Privathotel Lindtner
The Privathotel Lindtner Hamburg is one of the most beautiful hideaways on the green outskirts of Hamburg and combines all the attributes of a privately run hotel with the professionalism of a top international hotel: cordiality that inspires, individually designed rooms, love for art and details, a wonderful garden, 21 multifunctional and Car-accessible event rooms and salons for up to 700 people as well as 128 individually designed rooms and suites. It is the social center in the south of Hamburg.

 

Sustainability is not a fashion term for us
For us – as an established first-class hotel in Hamburg – it has been a matter of course for years to consciously deal with natural resources. Environmental protection is therefore one of the top corporate goals in our hotel. As the „Environmental Partner of the City of Hamburg“, „Certified Green Hotel“ and awarded by the Eco-Profit Hamburg, we live this philosophy intensively.

We look forward to hosting your event in our hotel and are always at your side as your professional contact.

Please find further information under www.lindtner.com.

 

Event industry ‘on the brink’ of permanent demise

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Michael Seipelt
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Event industry ‘on the brink’ of permanent demise

The festival and event industry as we know it is on the brink of permanent demise according to research from the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA). In a report out today, the organisation reports that 84% of all organizers questioned have seen their entire events program wiped out for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the industries peak summer months.

The NOEA is warning both attendees and government departments that the loss of these businesses could permanently change the shape of the festival and event industry and lead to the closure of some of the most recognised festival, sporting, cultural and event brands in the UK.

According to the research, the average loss to event businesses is £539,431 with over half suffering losses of £100,000 or more. The outdoor event and festival market contributes over £30.4 billion to and with over 141.5 million people attending UK events annually. Jobs within the sector are also under severe threat, the industry provides employment for over 589,000 people, many within small SME companies or as freelancers with historically low margins. Three quarters of the companies surveyed have taken advantage of the staff furlough scheme, but over 65% are planning redundancies.

In addition, 51% of have said that without further support they will not see the end of 2020. Of those surveyed, 65% only have liquidity for 6 months or less and 41% only have enough for the next 3 months. However, whilst 65% of those surveyed have already applied for government grants 80% have yet to receive anything.
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Automotive presentations in Hamburg – Welcome to the Privathotel Lindtner

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Michael Seipelt
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Welcome to the Privathotel Lindtner

The Privathotel Lindtner Hamburg is one of the most beautiful hideaways on the green outskirts of Hamburg and combines all the attributes of a privately run hotel with the professionalism of a top international hotel: cordiality that inspires, individually designed rooms, love for art and details, a wonderful garden, 21 multifunctional and Car-accessible event rooms and salons for up to 700 people as well as 128 individually designed rooms and suites. It is the social center in the south of Hamburg.

The numerous events of well-known automotive Companies speak for themselves.
– 21 event rooms that are accessible by car
– Perfect connection to the highways 1 and 7 and to local public transport
– 200 free parking spaces directly in front of the hotel
– Test tracks in the immediate vicinity
– Enough space outside for presentations and washing centers
– Four Tesla Superchargers
– Seven additional e-charging stations (total electricity capacity for up to 30 cars)

Sustainability is not a fashion term for us.

For us – as an established first-class hotel in Hamburg – it has been a matter of course for years to consciously deal with natural resources. Environmental protection is therefore one of the top corporate goals in our hotel. As the “Environmental Partner of the City of Hamburg”, “Certified Green Hotel” and awarded by the Eco-Profit Hamburg, we live this philosophy intensively.

We look forward to hosting your event in our hotel and are always at your side as your professional contact.

Please find further information under www.lindtner.com.

Privathotel Lindtner Hamburg
Heimfelder Str. 123
21075 Hamburg
Tel. +49 (0)40 – 790 09 – 446
info@lindtner.com
www.lindtner.com

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