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Multi-year deals and event expansion at Exhibition Centre Liverpool heralds return to industry confidence

Event Industry News

UNITAS Wholesale Trade Show, which recently extended its contract to five years, will take place this week on March 9 – 10. The event – which brings together leading national and global brands with the UK’s independent wholesaling industry to negotiate deals and network – will increase from 5,400m2 to 8,100m2.

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Planners Face Changes in Their Hotel-Sales Relationships

MeetingsNet

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. In that time, “we saw lots of property salespeople and directors of sales get furloughed or let go, and even some people in regional sales offices.”

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Students Getting ‘a Crash Course’ in Virtual Events

PCMA Convene

The pandemic-related postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games has given a George Washington University professor the opportunity to teach students who had planned to attend about crisis management for events. Her course will include guest speakers from the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, U.S.

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When and How Will the Events Industry Get Out of This? 3 Phases to Watch For

Event Leadership Institute

Even when the current lockdowns start to lift, organizations will be far more gun-shy in committing to venue contracts for future events, out of fear of a second wave of the virus causing another cancellation. Start Date: April 27, 2020. That hunger will be even deeper among event hosts. Until we get a vaccine, this is our best hope.

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