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Globex update: Global exhibitions market to contract by c.70% in 2020

Event Industry News

The global exhibitions market is set to contract by c.70% This forecast is the only analysis that measures the direct impact of Covid-19 on the global exhibitions organising market. AMR’s methodology has focused on three factors – event cancellations, event postponements and the contraction of events.

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Tech Meets the Future

SmartMeetings

Kristin Horstman , senior director of strategic events at Salesforce, plans a portfolio of events, including the massive Dreamforce , penciled in for a September return to San Francisco if Covid statistics keep going in a positive direction. Executives stayed up to do both presentations live because the energy is better, he said.

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Omicron Event Cancellations Abroad, Travel Bans and Returning Resident Restrictions

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Still, and perhaps partially a result, many travelers have found themselves stranded since the weekend, hundreds of flights are suspended, and some events are already being canceled. In the last week, major global events , corporate events, sporting events and holiday parties across Europe and Africa have slowly been getting called off.

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