MICE Conversations: a podcast for the Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Events industry

Episode #3. 'MICE Conversations'. Michael Collins, TravelMedia.ie, in conversation with Tom Otely, Editor of Business Traveller magazine UK. 

About Tom Otley, Editor, Business Traveller magazine UK.
https://twitter.com/tomotley
https://www.facebook.com/BusinessTraveller/
https://www.businesstraveller.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/businesstravelleruk
https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-traveller/

Interview recorded Monday 29th March 2021. Disclaimer. Business Traveller magazine is a client of TravelMedia.ie. TravelMedia.ie manage the Business Traveller YouTube channel.

Topics and questions, timeline or video chapters.
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - How has the last 12 months been for you working from home?
01:43 - What has Business Traveller magazine been doing during the lockdown?
05:22 - Will the UK be able to travel from May 17th?
08:44 - Who in travel will lead us out of the lockdown, government or industry, e.g. airlines? The US or UK or the EU?
11:51 - Once everyone is vaccinated, will we still have testing? If there is still a testing requirement travel won't open up fully.   
16:30 - Will it be business or leisure travel that opens up first?
19:37 - Are you seeing any new trends emerge?
22:47 - Do people now feel it is safe to travel again?
25:41 - Where to find out more about Business Traveller?

TravelMedia.ie run Ireland's only outbound MICE networking event, the MICE Meetup Dublin.
https://www.travelmedia.ie/mice-meetup-dublin/

Business Traveller magazine, Panacea Media.
41-43 Maddox Street, London, W1S 2PD
Tel: +44 (0)207 821 2700
[email protected]

Episode #2. 'MICE Conversations'. Michael Collins, TravelMedia.ie, in conversation with Ken Lyons, Director at KL Communications in Dublin, Ireland. Ken Lyons sits on the Board of SITE International. Ken currently works as an independent advisor to the MICE industry in Ireland and internationally. Prior to his current role Ken worked at some of Ireland's best known hotels including The Westbury, The Marker and the Ritz-Carlton, Powercourt. Interview recorded Friday 19th March 2021.

About Ken Lyons,  Director, KL Communications, Ireland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethlyons/​
https://www.klc.ie

Topics and questions, timeline or video chapters.
00:00​ - Intro
01:15​ - Can you bring us up to speed on what you are doing right now and what you’ve been doing the last couples of years? SITE board member and going back to college.
02:37​ - How the pandemic has affected you, running your own company? Are you seeing any signs of life?
08:12​ - Ken, you are on the board of SITE International. What are you seeing from a SITE perspective? What is SITE doing to help the industry re-open?
11:13​ - What can CVBs and buyers alike do to help?
15:13​ - Flexibility on both sides when it comes to contracts. Yes, now, but going forward?
20:21​ - Sustainability and diversity. Is there genuine interest in the MICE industry?
24:56​ - Ireland. This year or next year when things open up?
26:39​ - Positive or pessimistic going forward?

TravelMedia.ie run Ireland's only outbound MICE networking event, the MICE Meetup Dublin.
https://www.travelmedia.ie/mice-meetup-dublin/

Episode #1. 'MICE Conversations'. Michael Collins, TravelMedia.ie, in conversation with Marie Lawlor, Director of Sales & Marketing at Ovation Ireland DMC. Interview recorded Monday 15th March 2021.

About Marie Lawlor, and Ovation Ireland DMC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-lawlor-cis-citp-6b255a11/
h​ttps://ovationdmc.com/meet-ovation-ireland-dmc-team-arthur-marie/
https://ovationdmc.com/destinations/ireland/

Chapters
00:00​ - Introduction
01:00​ - How are you? How is work life at Ovation Ireland?
03:01​ - Post pandemic, will we all rush back to the office or will the future be hybrid?
04:48​ - Incentive travel. How will it open up? Micro-groups.
06:44​ - Safety and standardisation with MICE.
08:41​ - What is the mood in Ireland today?
11:16​ - Stop, start pandemic? Are we now cautious trying to plan for the future?
12:57​ - Outbound trends? 

TravelMedia.ie run Ireland's only outbound MICE networking event, the MICE Meetup Dublin.
https://www.travelmedia.ie/mice-meetup-dublin/