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Should You Book Trips Over the Weekend?

Associations Now

Its report [PDF] studied air ticket prices (ATPs) globally and found that the middle of the week, traditionally considered the best day, isn’t such a great time to book. “For today’s traveler, this confluence of circumstances—more planes, lower prices, more destinations—is exceptional,” Schulze said in a news release.

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Let Your Member Data Show You the Way

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This Old City blogger Jon Geeting’s photos of sneckdowns in Philadelphia in February are a perfect illustration of how, paradoxically, a blanket of snow uncovers the most natural paths for cars and pedestrians. Knowing that total spend data was key to pricing the packages, Engel says. “It

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Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?

Associations Now

But recently some restaurants in large cities, such as Philadelphia’s Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie , have tried a different tactic: paying servers more while getting rid of tips entirely. How much can I raise my prices without losing customers? If I don’t raise my prices, I’m going to lose my business.”

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Wednesday Buzz: Book Flights on the Installment Plan

Associations Now

The approach comes with a markup of 10 to 20 percent, which isn’t cheap, but the company helps customers lock in a ticket price early with a deposit and then pay back the cost of that ticket in a way that allows them to keep the cost manageable.

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Let Your Member Data Show You The Way

Associations Now

This Old City blogger Jon Geeting’s photos of sneckdowns in Philadelphia in February are a perfect illustration of how, paradoxically, a blanket of snow uncovers the most natural paths for cars and pedestrians. Knowing that total spend data was key to pricing the packages, Engel says.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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The Price of the Coronavirus Pandemic (source: The New Yorker) April 13, 2020 – As April arrived, businesses, large and small, decided not to pay rent, either because they didn’t have the cash on hand or because, with a recession looming, they wanted to preserve what cash they had. “I Harris, M.D., President, American Medical Association.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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The Price of the Coronavirus Pandemic (source: The New Yorker) April 13, 2020 – As April arrived, businesses, large and small, decided not to pay rent, either because they didn’t have the cash on hand or because, with a recession looming, they wanted to preserve what cash they had. “I Harris, M.D., President, American Medical Association.