We love good news, and we know you do, too. So we thought we’d pass along some encouraging things we’ve heard recently around the return of face-to-face events.

– Eric Gavin of independent hospitality management company Benchmark says: “With the anticipation of widespread vaccinations in late spring, we are seeing early signs of pent-up demand for meetings and gatherings. In our view, 2021 is a turn-around year that will kick off a substantial recovery for the meetings industry.”

– Meetings Today recently held an in-person event at Walt Disney World and shares it as a huge success, with no Covid clusters reported and attendees saying they were thrilled just “to be able to stand in line for a glass of wine.” Organizers said simply having the confidence to do the event has raised confidence in doing more face-to-face events.

– Kara Krause, an SVP at E.J. Krause & Associates said in Forbes: “I’ve heard many of my clients express eagerness to return to face-to-face B2B events. They feel that they can generate more impactful business opportunities and better reach potential customers … when they’re not communicating from behind a screen.”

Sounds great, right? If you’re as happy as we are to hear this news, we just have one question: