LAS VEGAS — Resilience, meeting safe, and collaboration were the themes of this year’s Las Vegas’ Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), an initiative focused on advocacy — which is even more critical in a post-pandemic world. The Las Vegas event, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment and the Las Vegas Convention and
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The news is big. A just announced plan to allow California convention centers and other businesses to return more quickly to business as usual drew widespread praise from industry leaders. “The governor’s reopening plan is tremendous news for some of the hardest-hit areas of the economy, especially
LAS VEGAS — While use of vaccine passports has been limited until now primarily to the airlines and cruise lines, the technology has recently crossed over to meeting venues in the convention capital of the U.S., Las Vegas. The first vaccine passport rollout is the digital Heliix Health Passport from Reviv
First, the good news. After having to go fully digital out of necessity in 2020, trade show organizers are anticipating a surge in pent-up demand for in-person events once the COVID-19 vaccine rollout reaches critical mass. However, there remain challenges to bringing back in-person shows, including lingering international travel restrictions,
DALLAS — This year’s Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) Legislative Action Day — formerly the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Exhibitions Day — on June 1-2 will focus on a singular goal: the passage of the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021, now in Congress. This bipartisan bill,
DALLAS – The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination effort brings with it a renewed sense of hope, especially in the trade show industry. “What fuels even more optimism is that trade show attendees, exhibitors, organizers and event planners are willing to immediately receive the vaccine,” said Ken Holsinger, Senior Vice
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been a godsend for many of the smaller suppliers to the trade show industry. “The fact is that 99% of the exhibition industry is comprised of small businesses of fewer than 500 employees,” said Hervé Sedky, Emerald’s President and CEO. “To
ORLANDO — Led by eight established sporting events expected to attract 95,760 projected guests, the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is making a comeback this spring and summer. After a long, hard year of COVID cancellations, more than 90% of Orlando hotels have reopened, Visit Orlando and the Center have
PARIS — A campaign is being waged throughout Europe to prove how different business events are from other large gatherings when it comes to reducing the potential risk of COVID-19. The latest UFI webinar explored these efforts, which have yielded very different results, in Spain and The Netherlands. “It’s clear
ATLANTA — As the world begins to bounce back from the COVID lockdown, members of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) will meet for an in-person event. The agenda at the annual SISO CEO Summit will feature top news of the day and how to carve a path forward.