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Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive

Smart Meetings

Covid China Fears Remain After Hong Kong Lifts Mandates. A fter a long wait and much talk of “when will China open to meetings?” Officials in Italy have also ordered Covid-19 antigen swabs and virus sequencing for all travelers arriving from China. If meeting participants are arriving in the U.S. Starting from Dec.

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Covid in China Could Affect Event-Merchandise Orders

MeetingsNet

With Chinese factories producing less and freight trips across the Pacific being cancelled more often, meeting hosts, sponsors, and exhibitors might want to rethink their approach to attendee gifts and giveaways this year. and around the world, according to this article on CNBC.com.

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Tarsus Group celebrates a return to live B2B events in China

Event Industry News

Tarsus, the global B2B media group, has announced that it has successfully delivered six exhibitions over the course of just five weeks in China – a key territory for the business where it is one of the largest exhibition organisers in operation.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

Read More : How to Cultivate a State of Play at Events Asia Himeji, Japan, at Himeji Castle All eyes were on the Asia panel as gateway cities in particular were eager to hear when China visitors would be returning in pre-pandemic numbers. The luxury China market wants personalized and outdoor, active experiences. Conferences?

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Webinar: China: From Crisis to Recovery

PCMA Convene

Being the first to be impacted by COVID-19, China has since turned the tables and gained control over the outbreak as businesses slowly return. Join this webinar to hear from senior industry leaders in China on how government, meeting planners and companies have dealt with this major disruption and measures that have been put in place.

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Trade Shows Boosted by Strong Asian Interest

EventMB

Meanwhile, IMEX reports strong buyer demand from Korea and China. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings MWC Barcelona 2023 is seeing a solid increase in overall attendance, but it is still far from 2019 levels.

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What You Need to Know About Events in China in the Next 5 Years

Skift

The global chain is launching a new China hotel brand. Shanghai hosts the largest convention center in China. Hyatt Hotels Skift Take: China's event sector is poised to grow explosively over the next five years. Grand Hyatt Shanghai. Andrew Sheivachman Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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