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World’s largest exhibitions operator says physical events to return this year, as vaccine hopes spark recovery in consumer confidence

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In the last few months of 2020, however, Informa was able to run its first physical events in Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Egypt, and Japan, as well as its first outdoor event in North America, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. billion in 2019. That compares with a profit of £933 million a year earlier. billion ($2.2

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Margaret Ma Connolly appointed as president – Asia, Informa Markets

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The Informa Markets business in Asia delivers over 300 exhibitions across China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and South East Asia, which include FURNITURE CHINA, COSMOPROF ASIA and CPhI CHINA. Ma Connolly succeeded Jimé Essink, who retired from the role at the end of 2019.

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Border Openings Update: International Business Travel Restarts

Smart Meetings

Hong Kong, Myanmar and Taiwan are effectively closed to all travelers from the U.S. Intercontinental Phuket Resort opened in 2019. In general, Asia is still difficult for business travelers and nearly impossible for tourists to enter. China, India and Japan are allowing U.S. nationals to enter with a work or residence visa.

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Guest blog: How technology is enhancing festivals

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Coachella 2019 acted as a fantastic example of how this technology can be successfully implemented. For example, Tomorrowland has launched UNITE with Tomorrowland with locations in Spain, Germany, Lebanon, Taiwan, Malta, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, to stream the main festival live from Belgium.

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Bitcoin Explained, For Meeting Planners

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It plans to be in 30,000 hotels and hostels in the United States, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia by 2019. OwlTing, a Taiwanese technology company, announced today it has launched the world’s first blockchain hotel management service. How Can Bitcoin Be Acquired?