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Knowland hosting COVID-19 webinar

Topics include business stabilization, preparing for the rebound and the ‘new normal’

HOSPITALITY ANALYTICS FIRM Knowland will hold a webinar series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry beginning next week. Themes include business stabilization, preparing for the economic rebound and the “new normal” of events and meetings.

Hosts for the new series include Kristi White, Knowland’s vice president of product; Kristin House, senior vice president at ConferenceDirect; and Allison Ahrens, president of Hospitality Revenue Solutions LLC. The scheduled webinars, each to begin at 1 a.m. ET, are:


  • April 28 - Part 1: Perspectives on Taking Action Today to Stabilize and Protect Your Business
  • May 5 - Part 2: Perspectives on Positioning for Rebound
  • May 12 - Part 3: Perspectives on the Future New Normal of Events and Meetings

Attendees at a previous Knowland webinar in March revealed in a survey that they were optimistic that they would survive the downturn with their businesses intact.

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