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Best Events of 2024: Event Safety & Security

Listen to audio Attendees’ safety is paramount before luxury accommodations, experiences, meals and all other services are provided. Although these other events able Happens without security and if the safety of attendees is in question then it's doubtful it would have happened will. Here are a few stories from last year covering the many security checkpoints attendees have to navigate from the airport to their hotel rooms. Flight safety under close scrutiny Aviation safety has become more of a concern as more travelers are flying post-pandemic and several air accidents have occurred. To find out, we spoke with Sheldon H. Jacobson, professor of computer science and aviation safety analysis researcher at the University of Illinois, about the risks associated with traveling at 30,000 feet. Millions of hotel key card locks have been found to have a security flaw. What does this mean for planners? At a private event in Las Vegas, a team of researchers discovered a hacking technology called…