Articles tagged “trade shows”

With so many industry events — from conferences to hosted buyer trips to fams — has it become too much of a good thing?

Excel London's delayed expansion is finally open. Its new conferencing facilities are helping position the venue for a strong financial future, largely driven by a surge in North American business.

InfoComm 2025’s share of international attendance was down 5% compared to last year. Organizers blame the drop on tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty. 

With 63,000 business meetings happening across three days, IMEX Frankfurt is a maze of opportunity and overwhelm. Here's your tactical guide to getting real value from one of the industry's biggest events.

Liz Irving's journey to CEO of Clarion Events North America proves that sometimes the best career moves start with saying "yes" to the jobs nobody else wants. In a candid interview, Irving dishes on leadership, vulnerability as a superpower, and why you should never wait for permission to speak.

An increase in business travel from Asia is good news for global trade shows. MWC Barcelona 2023 sees a solid increase in overall attendance but is still far from 2019 levels. Meanwhile, IMEX reports strong buyer demand from Korea and China.

Trade shows have largely returned to the same formats as before the Covid pandemic, despite evidence that attendees have different priorities. As organizers are adapting to a new reality, industry leaders share their thoughts on how to reimagine and optimize trade shows.

Although small meetings are close to 2019 levels, larger gatherings are down over 23 percent.

Trade show business is booming, and could get even better should international shows resume there in the near future.

New data predicts a steady recovery for trade shows globally with almost all markets reaching two-thirds of 2019 revenue by the first half of 2023. Face-to-face meetings remain a priority as we overcome the direct impact of the Covid pandemic.