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.

No more risky sticky notes

Liz Holtby, Vice-President, Operations, Meeting Escrow shares her experiences using a Password Manager to keep passwords secure and easy to manage.

Beyond COVID:  Current Challenges for Associations

Northstar Meeting Group - January 11, 2022 – Omicron will subside soon, believes Gregg Talley, but organizations should prepare for longer-term effects of the pandemic.

Why hotels are raising rates and tightening contract terms

Northstar Meeting Group - February 15, 2022 - Planners need to understand — and accept — the financial woes facing hospitality businesses.  Planners are frustrated with hotels. More than 55 percent grouse about higher rates and F&B prices, according to the latest Northstar/Cvent Meetings Industry PULSE Survey. And 48 percent complain about inflexible contract terms.

Travel Weekly - January 31, 2022 – A U.S. bankruptcy court has approved Aeromexico's plan to exit Chapter 11. Under the reorganization, New York-based Apollo Management Holdings, which lent the airline $1 billion early in the bankruptcy process, will become Aeromexico's largest shareholder. 

The economy needs live events

Conference & Meetings World - issue 116 - Sven Bosu, CEO of AIPC say live events are coming back because the economy needs it.