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Rapid sell-out for Asia’s first post-Covid arena shows

Event Industry News

In Taiwan, the government lifted all limits on the number of people allowed to attend public gatherings, including cultural events, on 7 June, and removed the need for social distancing at concert halls and stadiums. The concerts are the first to be held at the venues since coronavirus restrictions were put in place early this year.

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Calling for a Regenerative Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

The world has the tools and knowhow required to limit warming and secure a liveable future, but it is time to act, said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee, a professor who researches the economics of climate change, energy, and sustainable development at Korea University Graduate School of Energy and Environment in Seoul. “We We are at a crossroads.”. ‘A

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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

SmartMeetings

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Austin: This lively city is best known for its 250 live-music venues, but that only begins to tell its story. of event space. of meeting space.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

In addition to the Olympic venues, London cleaned up and rebuilt its canals, extended and built new transportation, and invested in its hospitality infrastructure. In 2016, the venue even opened a ride, The Slide, at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which doubles as the United Kingdom’s tallest public art piece. Seoul; and 10.

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Barbican selected at the venue for the 34th World Design Congress in 2025

Prestige Events Magazine

The World Design Organization’s prestigious congress, which will be hosted by the UK’s Design Council, is a biennial, multi-day event, with previous host cities including Tokyo, Mexico City, and Seoul. Founded in 1944 by Winston Churchill’s government to help drive the post-war economy, they are now supporting the 1.97

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