This Just In
HOUSTON – Texas Senate Bill 1057 is now law, a game changer for Houston, according to Michael Heckman, President and CEO at Houston First Corporation, the city’s official destination marketing organization. This new legislation will provide approximately $2 billion in funding for the city to transform and reimagine the George R. Brown Convention Center and […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Fla., has a new partnership with Walt Disney World. The two are now engaged in an OCCC Gold Key partnership, representing top-tier services and exclusive benefits for guests, clients and exhibitors. The goal of the new partnership is to give exposure to show managers and organizers, attendees […]
CHICAGO — The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) Board of Directors voted this week to award the McCormick Place Campus private management contract to OVG360 and the food service management contract to OVG Hospitality. The new contracts are scheduled to run from Oct. 1, 2023 through September 2028. The McCormick Place Campus includes the […]
SAN ANTONIO—San Antonio’s River Walk is on its way to adding a luxurious, new convention hotel. The former Wyndham San Antonio will be transformed into the 391-room InterContinental San Antonio, expected to open in late 2024. Behind the development is Trailbreak Partners, a real estate investment and development firm based in Denver, which worked with […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Malaysia reported a 13% growth in the exhibitions segment compared to 2022. In 2023, the facility will host 53 trade shows with 1.4 million visitors. “In 2022, we had hosted 46 exhibitions with 460,000 visitors,” John Burke, General Manager, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, said. […]
CHICAGO — To spur the trade show and event industry between Thailand and South Korea, the QSNCC (Queen Sirikit National Convention Center) in Thailand and South Korea’s Coex (Coex Convention & Exhibition Center) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to officially partner with the aim of benefiting both venues. The collaborative effort focuses on three areas: […]
CHEROKEE, N.C. — Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, located 50 miles West of Asheville, N.C., brings together flexible event space in a scenic and rich backdrop for events and conventions. Trade Show Executive joined Caesars Entertainment for a trip to the property to find out what Harrah’s Cherokee has to offer event and convention organizers. “The […]
LOS ANGELES – ASM Global has set a plan in motion to become the world’s most sustainable venue portfolio company. In conjunction with its corporate social responsibility platform, ASM Global Acts, and in partnership with Honeycomb Strategies, a women-owned, B-Corp-certified sustainability consulting firm, it has unveiled one of the most ambitious plans in the live entertainment […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Visit Orlando and Orlando Health, the official Health and Wellness partner, partnered to launch the Orlando Health Virtual Care Center, which is housed in the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). The Virtual Care Center is located near the Visit Orlando Welcome Center, in the West Building, and will offer attendees the chance […]
CHICAGO — Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved MGM Resorts’ plans for the casino resort project in Osaka, which will be an estimated $10 billion project and is expected to be complete in late 2029, according to MGM. The project, which will be the first casino development in Japan’s history, is designed […]
