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2017 Association Trends that Impact Travel, Trade Shows & Hotels

SmartMeetings

Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries. Trade shows to grow 3 percent through 2019. According to the 2016 Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index Report, trade shows will sustain a yearly 3 percent growth for the next few years.

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Field Report: 10 Top Exhibits at Design & Construction Week 2024 in Las Vegas

Event Marketer

Dubbed the largest annual light construction trade show in the world, IBS grew 12 percent this year, with attendance at the highest level since 2009, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which owns the show.

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Why is DEI Critical to the Hospitality Industry?

Smart Meetings

Read More : MPI NCC ACE: Less Trade Show; More Idea Exchanges Corporate culture recognizes the importance of a diverse workplace with equal representation to service successful events with staff that proudly represent various ages, races, genders and socio-economic statuses reflective of a broader audience.

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Interviews with Planners - Harris Schanhaut

Eventinterface

He was on the Board of Directors of the Trade Show Exhibitors Association until July 2009, where he received the President’s Award for service. He is a repeat guest lecturer on the topic of events and trade shows at St. John’s University. He is currently a member of MPI and serves on the Educational Committee.

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Interviews with Planners - Harris Schanhaut

Eventinterface

He was on the Board of Directors of the Trade Show Exhibitors Association until July 2009, where he received the President’s Award for service. He is a repeat guest lecturer on the topic of events and trade shows at St. John’s University. He is currently a member of MPI and serves on the Educational Committee.

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Jay Tokosch Moves Event Technology Forward

Connect Your Meetings

Jay Tokosch, vice president of business development for Core-apps Community Brands , got his start in the trade show industry as the director of sales for NEC in 1999. Thus, Core-apps was born in March 2009. These five words sparked the grand idea to create an application for trade shows and events.

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What’s the Economic Impact of the Meetings Industry?

PCMA Convene

These are among the takeaways of “The Economic Significance of Meetings to the US Economy” report, which updates the 2009 report by the same name, from Oxford Economics, the Events Industry Council, and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition, released in February. in benefits to the U.S. economy,” Sacks said in the briefing about the findings.

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