According to the LA Times, it is possible to be infections with OMICRON before testing positive for the virus. Event planners should not rely solely on negative PCR or Lateral Flow testing to keep attendees safe. Mike also takes a look at isolation periods after testing positive.
Host Mike Gatty examines the OMICRON variant, and what less severe illness, lower death rates -- but a more transmissible virus -- might mean for event planning in early 2022.
As the Omicron variant sweeps the world, travel and events went into meltdown. Then, the data started coming in and cooler heads are prevailing.
Host Mike Gatty sits down with Sam & Jose, a cute married gay couple living out loud in Orlando, FL. Their journey as a couple -- an epic, 2.5 year marriage proposal via YouTube, a live streamed wedding, starting their own VLOG Podcast -- serve as a backdrop to highlight Orlando as a premier LGBTQIA travel destination.
This week, Mike examines what our vaccination rate should be to prevent infection surges and runaway infections.
While cases rose 10% in the United States over the past two weeks, hospitalizations remain steady. Mike examines if we're moving into a new phase of the pandemic, where higher case numbers reflect less severe illness and may result in fewer future disruptions to events and event planning.
Join LGBTQIA+ pioneer Miles Immler as he teams up with Mike Gatty on this Extra Special Tasty TIdbit -- Juicy Nugget -- for a quick look at the best and worst places for the LGBTQIA community to travel.
Join LGBTQIA pioneer Miles Immler as he sits down with Mike to talk about something often overlooked in travel discussions, even among the LGBTQ community -- traveling when your transgender. Originally produced for the LGBTQ Travel and Adventure Show, this is bonus content for the LGBTQIA+ Playlist.
Mike explores why event participation remains dramatically soft in the last months of 2021 -- and a disconnect between the health protocols event goers expect, and what event planners want to require.
Mike examines the recent rise in COVID cases in California and what that may mean for events; loosening of restrictions on international travel.