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CHICAGO — A commonality among the largest trade show venues in North America is the consistent progress towards facility improvements. Whether remodeling or expanding, six centers among the top 10 biggest by amount of prime exhibit space in the U.S. are pursuing projects to offer trade show organizers and meeting planners new event spaces. Trade […]
CHICAGO — At this year’s IMEX Frankfurt, the conference matchmaking platform Conferli shared the findings from its market study on Requests for Proposals (RFP). The study, titled “Shaping tomorrow’s RFP: Insights from association professionals,” reveals an overall sentiment that the traditional RFP process is in need of updating to meet the new and evolving needs […]
NEW YORK CITY —McKinsey & Company has released a new report on the state of tourism and hospitality and some trends it identifies should be on the radar of trade show executives. The report states that tourism and hospitality are on a journey of disruption. Shifting source markets and destinations, growing demand for experiential and […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) Q1 Dashboard reflects a slight slowdown in growth from the explosive pandemic rebound, however rates remain robust. The Dashboard chronicles trade show metrics across each quarter, detailing traditional metrics like net square footage (nsf), quantity of exhibitors, overall attendance as well as other highlights for each show. Related. Optical […]
CHICAGO — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released its Q1 2024 Index, which reported further industry improvement through the start of the year with the CEIR Total Index rising 4.3% from a year ago and the Q1 2024 Index value reaching 92.3. The Total Index is comprised of four components, Net Square Feet, […]
FENTON, Mo. — Maritz released a new Registration Insights Report, sponsored by Louisville Tourism, that examines three years of attendance data at 30 trade shows, including 360,000 individual attendee registration records. “Show organizers want to grow attendance and meet attendees where they are. We see this data as an opportunity for show organizers to rethink […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global DMC Partners (GDP) releases a Meetings & Events Pulse Survey twice a year focused on what is driving decisions in the global meetings and events industry. Now that the first quarter of 2024 is a wrap, where do these predictions stand? Rising costs were a concern the survey mentioned, and organizers are […]
CHICAGO — Freeman released its 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report, outlining the current needs of exhibitors and gaps in expectations, and detailing actions to take to meet those needs while aligning exhibitor and attendee objectives. The major theme in the report is that event organizers need to design events to help meet the objectives of both […]
CHICAGO — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released its Q4 2023 Index Results, showing a strong improvement in Q4 marked by extremely low cancellation rates and continued improvement in metrics that brought the Q4 2023 Index value to 92. The CEIR Total Index was up 15% from the year prior. Momentum was strong […]
DALLAS — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released a trove of information for exhibit managers in the form of a new downloadable book: 100 Cost-Savings Tips and Tricks for Exhibit Managers by Candy Adams, CTSM, CEM, CMP, CMM, VEMM. This 22-page, comprehensive report is a must-read for exhibit managers, industry veterans and those new […]
