EventMB

APRIL 8, 2022

Eighty-four percent of business travelers plan to take at least one trip to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows in the next six months, according to a new survey by the U.S. Travel Association (USTA).

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Skift

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The Duco Travel Summit marketplace takes place in grand surroundings, like the St. Duco Travel Summit Skift Take: Luxury travel during the past decade has taken off exponentially, driven by growing wealth around the world. It's a natural progression that niche trade shows are popping up to cater to the demand.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

The group pledged to “revolutionize conferences” by “saying goodbye to traditional trade show booths and hello to interactive networking experiences and relevant education.” Minority and disabled travelers spend billions of dollars every year and want to go where they feel respected and treated well,” he explained.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2020

Trade shows provide a place for industry leaders and businesses to share ideas as well as view the latest technology, products, and services. Planning a trade show and ensuring the selection of a premier venue , however, can be a daunting task. Trade Show Activities. Audience Considerations.

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Stova

APRIL 6, 2023

That’s why focusing on trade show ROI is incredibly important. Here’s how to maximize the impact of a trade show booth and improve your trade show ROI. What Is a Trade Show? Think through your pre-show strategy.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2022

Among other findings, the inaugural Business Travel Tracker sees 84 percent of respondents expecting to attend a meeting or exhibition within six months. Travel Association made its debut in early April, containing results from 2,600 business travelers who answered questions in mid-March about their 2022 travel plans.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2021

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 6, 2023

Trade show season is upon us, and it seems to come up even more quickly with each passing year! That’s why we’re helping to highlight some of this year’s best venues to host a trade show in New England. field house, is an ideal location in New England for large group presentations, performances, banquets, and trade shows.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

At 100 percent capacity and masks off, Las Vegas is back in the business of meetings—and it’s a beautiful sight. No time has been wasted between the announcement that all restrictions have been lifted and the hosting of meetings in the city. The Comeback of Jewelry Trade Shows. Yeah, it’s kind of like that.

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StraussCA

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Flashback to February 2020, for one of our clients’ TRAVELING trade show tour. Our team is moving from Vancouver, to Calgary, then Montreal to Toronto, meeting with hundreds of association members across the country! We only start hearing COVID-19 on the news towards our last show dates. The Main Event.

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Skift

DECEMBER 3, 2019

This Is Beyond Skift Take: The recent development of high-end niche travel marketplaces demonstrates that luxury travel is expanding in depth, breadth, and focus. An evening event at the Pure conference in Marrakesh. Laura Powell Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries.

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Endless Events

JUNE 22, 2018

Running out of trade show ideas for improving your B2B events? If you want to see your trade show attendance and exhibitor count to grow, you need to focus on the experience of the show. Of course, your event has to run smoothly so as not to distract attendees from why they are in the trade show in the first place.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. On top of that, 63 percent of exhibitors said virtual events do not meet their goals,” she said. “We The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said. Let’s take a deeper dive into why events and business travel might float above the turbulence. Travel Priorities First, some history. Business travel is not all the way back yet, so it still has an upside. There is resilience,” he said.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. Travel managers also source for meetings and events. ·

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. She adds, however: “Among those who are uncertain if they will travel for conferences/conventions/trade shows, 1 in 3 cite availability of virtual events as a reason for the uncertainty.

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Bizzabo

MAY 15, 2019

Have you considered exhibiting at a trade show? This list of 30 trade show ideas from brands like GE, Amazon, and more will help your company successfully attract visitors. Trade shows have been around for quite a long while and just about every industry has at least one worth attending. 30 Trade Show Ideas.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The latest research on resuming robust business-travel activity—especially for meetings and events—paints a sobering picture. Specifically, 81 percent of them said their company will likely delay the resumption of travel due to the latest Covid variants. 66 percent are likely to only travel to places they can drive to. . •

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Techsytalk

APRIL 18, 2017

A trade show is an opportunity to boost your brand awareness, capture leads, and even launch a new product to a receptive and targeted audience. The goals you set before the show will help you streamline your efforts and maximize your ROI on the money you spend to get there and exhibit. Meet the Media. Market Research.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) that concluded in Dubai on May 12 is testament to the fact that live events are irreplaceable and no virtual extravaganza can replace the human element of in-person events. This show has opted for an asynchronous approach, thus running the in-person and then online components at different times.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 10, 2018

Planning on attending an upcoming trade show? We’ve come up with a eight-step checklist ensuring you are fully prepared before attending your next trade show. The trade show has withstood the test of time as an effective marketing tactic. But, trade shows require extensive preparation.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day was marked by in-person educational sessions and meet-ups, a 12-hour virtual event, hundreds of social-media posts—and even an original poem. Image Alt Text: Poet.png Gallery Slide Headline: The Poetry of Meetings Published: Vegas 1.jpg Watch the video here. Published: Vegas 2.jpg

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers) and UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released a case study to share the challenges faced by Emerald in producing Surf Expo in early January in Orlando. When Surf Expo — the first major B2B trade show in the U.S. Photos courtesy of Surf Expo).

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Techsytalk

APRIL 25, 2017

Even if you are a dedicated introvert, go out of your way to be friendly and helpful to everyone you meet. Consider the trade show to be your stage – and you need to be performing from the moment you leave your hotel room until the moment you return.

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Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2020

With shows postponed until the end of the year, it’s looking like a hugely busy final quarter for many businesses involved in the events supply chain. That being said, it will likely go through a period of adjustment before the trade show floor looks anything like we remember. But that won’t necessarily be the case.

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Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Savvy marketers know that trade shows are a powerful way to increase brand awareness and boost sales. It can be a profitable strategy too, as trade shows generate more than $13 billion in revenue on average in the United States. Consider purchasing your own booth and bringing it to the trade show.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As an event professional, you may understand the science of producing a trade show—ordering pipe and drape and carpet, selling booth space and scanning badges—but are you a master of the art of the trade show? Related : Las Vegas Ranked Top Trade-Show City. Related : Las Vegas Ranked Top Trade-Show City.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Mark your calendars for the seventh annual day of awareness and advocacy for the meeting and event business. GMID allows planners and suppliers to demonstrate to corporate and political leaders the educational and financial impacts that conferences, conventions, and trade shows have on people, businesses, and overall economic health.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Others, particularly those whose members are dealing with travel bans, or have large global audiences, are more likely to be in the camp that the soonest they can meet face-to-face is 2022. We still haven’t heard of any examples of successful online trade shows. Health, Safety and Duty of Care.

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 13, 2020

Trade shows! . We’ve gathered the top expos in the country from all fields, so get your calendar out and get ready to start planning your trade show calendar. . Greater New York Dental Meeting | November 29 – December 2 2020 | New York, NY. What’s the perfect way to tackle all of that in a three-day window?

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector). Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. As the cost of jet fuel and gasoline increases those costs are borne by the meeting organizer.

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Techsytalk

APRIL 11, 2017

Planning to attend a trade show can be overwhelming; having a clearly defined set of goals and a timeline can help you spread things out and ensure you have a successful show. From the initial strategizing and planning to the actual day of the event, here’s how to prepare for a successful show. 6 Months Before the Show.

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Eventscase Blog

JUNE 9, 2023

The use of incentive travel programs has become a time-tested method to motivate and reward top-performing employees. According to a study from SITE called the “Incentive Travel Qualifiers’ Viewpoints,” 86% out of 800 respondents felt increased motivation after qualifying for an incentive travel program.

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