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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

Event Industry News

2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Moscow, Russia (6/-). The 2019 ranking shows four new entries: Vienna in Austria (6), Stockholm in Sweden (7), and Germany’s Hamburg (5) and Frankfurt (-/7), returning to the top ten ranking after dropping out in 2018. Barcelona, Spain (5/2). Berlin, Germany (8/3).

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Global exhibitions market forecast to grow 5% to 2022 with continued high growth from emerging markets countering a modest gain for mature regions

Event Industry News

Globex 2018, to be published on 5 November 2018, will show that 2017’s global exhibitions market growth was boosted by continued high growth in emerging markets, while mature markets continued to trade in an improved macroeconomic environment. 5% CAGR to 2022, above GDP growth. Global market – 2017 highlights. 70% range. •

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Australian events technology showcased at APEC

Event Industry News

That involved linking 28 access control points located in seven separate venues. At each of the venues – including APEC Haus where the majority of the official functions were held – RFID-based passes controlled access and allowed security staff to check in real time the accreditation of all visitors.

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Guest Blog: The 7 MICE hotspots of tomorrow revealed

Event Industry News

In April 2018, the MENA Hotel Benchmark Survey Report revealed that Abu Dhabi attained the highest hotel occupancy figures of any Gulf Cooperation Council city, with an impressive rate of 87.9% — climbing 4.7% There’s already strong evidence that the strategy is working. year-over-year.

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Breakthrough from 0 to 500! Yutong Bus exports to the UK reaching a new height

Event Industry News

In 2018, Yutong developed high-end T Series tourist buses ingeniously to meet the demand for high-standard products in the European market and created a new landscape in the UK market. Yutong buses are sold in many countries and regions, for example, France, UK, Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Israel, Russia. Brand Events.

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Face-to-Face Meetings: An Antidote for Loneliness

PCMA Convene

In January 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a Minister of Loneliness following a report co-sponsored by the British Red Cross that more than nine million people in the country — or one of five — “often or always” feel lonely. Murthy, former U.S. Michelle Gielan. And it is a global problem, not just an American one.

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