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CHICAGO—A growing strategy among sustainability-focused trade show organizers, event venues and industry suppliers is carbon offsetting—the practice of purchasing offset credits that are used to convey a net climate benefit from one entity to another. There are many reputable carbon offsetters; however, the trade show industry was recently challenged by a report in the U.K. newspaper, The […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Malaysia exceeded its 2022 target by 40%, hosting close to 1,350 events with over 750,000 delegates, and is on track to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 with 50% of its 2023 events target already being confirmed. “Our target for 2022 was achieving 60% […]
SEATTLE — The Seattle Convention Center will double in size next month with the opening of the Summit building, which brings its total to 573,770 square feet of event space. The Summit building will provide 20% more pre-function space than the existing Arch building to allow for more opportunities to network and gather outside of […]
SAKHIR, Bahrain — ASM Global made history with the inauguration ceremony of Exhibition World Bahrain, which is now the largest exhibition center in the Middle East at 95,000 square meters of exhibition space and managed by ASM Global. The venue features adaptable and flexible design, with 10 halls with a combined total of more […]
DALLAS — The midterm elections brought about the approval of Proposition A in Dallas, a bill that implements a “tourism tax” designed to generate funding for renovations of Fair Park and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (KBHCCD). The proposition will increase the hotel occupancy tax from 13% to 15%; this 2% hike […]
LAS VEGAS — When Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino completes the just-announced remodel of its 2.1 million-square-foot convention center, attendees will experience a bright, fresh new look and trade show organizers will have a host of new tech options for their events. MGM Resorts announced the $100 million renovation on Oct. 11, during the IMEX […]
BANGKOK — The September debut of Bangkok’s new Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) helped place Thailand at the epicenter of the region’s trade show industry. The QSNCC is five times bigger than the original venue, which dates back more than 30 years, and now boasts 300,000 square meters (more than 3.2 million square feet) of […]
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors approved a plan this week for the Phase 3 renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). The project will upgrade the North, Central and South halls to complement the $1 billion West Hall, which opened last year. The renovation will […]
DETROIT — Three industry leaders are guiding the Huntington Place convention center in Detroit, and all of them are women, making it the only convention center in the U.S. where women serve in the top executive roles. Karen Totaro, CVE, General Manager, and Becky Bixby, Assistant General Manager, hold the top two positions in operations […]
LAS VEGAS — When the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) closed its doors in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility management had one overriding question they needed to answer: How could they keep everyone safe when they reopened and began hosting events that would see thousands of people walking through their […]
