Dear Guest, 

Welcome to Meeting Escrow's monthly newsletter featuring articles related to financial & risk management solutions for meetings and events: advance deposit escrow accounts, foreign currency exchange protection, single vendor payment management, event insurance and VAT recovery.

Join us IN PERSON at IMEX America - booth E1216

Meeting Escrow is excited to be exhibiting at IMEX America, taking place November 9-11, 2021 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.  You can find us in booth E1216 under the Evintra media banner.

Please reserve an appointment with Grant Snider as soon as possible (40% of our appointments are already booked) to learn how our financial and risk management solutions can protect your organization as you plan live events in the new era of COVID uncertainty.

Click here to book an appointment

Grant will be on site November 7-12.

Australia borders closed until 2022 – learn how Meeting Escrow can help

This Northstar, October 5th article highlights the challenges of a very real and very common scenario: you have an event planned to a destination whose pandemic re-opening plans are changing due to evolving conditions locally.

How to navigate the legal minefield of pandemic-era events

M&C / Asia, October 4, 2021 - Vaccination mandates, data privacy and travel insurance ramifications for event professionals.

8 in 10 UK and Europe planners are sourcing in‐person events

M&IT, October 6th – 8 in 10 UK & Europe planners are currently focused on booking or researching live, in-person events. This is a reminder for planners considering the use of financial risk management solutions such as bank guarantees, letters of credit or escrow solutions for advance deposits, to do so early in the planning stages and definitely before signing vendor contracts.

This article in Wired, September 13th, bleeds uncertainty that will not go away. But with over 80% vaccinated, many so desperately want to meet in person. We recommend considering financial risk management solutions offered by Meeting Escrow to offset the uncertainty. 

Sharp reboot in face-to-face meetings

As reported in this “sharp reboot in face-to-face meetings” AMI article, September 22nd, “safety is a major concern, all the protective and preventative measures are put in place, and we notice that delegates feel very comfortable and confident and are quickly getting used to a new normality”.