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Despite the surging industry recovery—and many meeting professionals reporting their business is back to pre-pandemic levels—the immediate path forward is challenging. The good news: The industry knows how to proceed in a successful manner; the bad news: Outside factors could delay the industry’s full recovery.
Meeting professionals are firm in their convictions as to the business landscape over the next 12 months. With 86% projecting “favorable” results, the past year forms the most positive block of consecutive quarters seen in the survey’s history.
Down slightly from the previous quarter, nearly two-thirds of respondents say they’re still having trouble filling staff vacancies.
One year ago, a scant 3% of respondents said their business levels had returned to pre-pandemic levels—now, nearly 10 times as many say the same.