ECM Press Release
The official launch of this report follows an extensive survey which targeted 224 City, Regional and National Convention Bureau and Destination Marketing Organisations whose primary role is in the promotion and hosting of business events. The report highlights a number of key findings specifically related to marketing and communications. Discover how destinations have communicated with…
Ideally placed in a vital moment in Europeās tourism recovery,Ā City Fair is the opportunity to lay the foundations for the return of long-haul clients.Ā The event brings together selected travel buyers and product developers, along with destination managers, in aĀ full day of B2B online meetings dedicated to rethinking tourism strategy and develop new product ideas. An…
Confidence about recovery is revealed in Iceberg partner UFI’s latest Global Exhibition Barometer (see News and Research). But should rebuilding rely solely on rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, or also on advocacy that events can run safely and on ātesting over quarantineā. UFI CEO Kai Hattendorf has been planning the months ahead. From Event MBā¦
This autumn the Global Forum of Iceberg partner BestCities Global Alliance returns in Madrid. Other major congresses are also heading to the Spanish capital, including World Blindness Summit, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology and the Spanish Society of Stomatological Prosthesis. All are committed to leaving legacies. From BestCities Global Alliance…
US distribution of the vaccine in the weeks that followed initial rollout was anything but smooth, with vaccine shortages around the world, confusion around US distribution plans that vary state by state and challenges with registration systems. Those frustrating realities dampened the hopes of participants (491 planners and 219 suppliers) in this latest survey, conducted…
This study is based on a global survey, conducted in January 2021. It represents up-to-date information on the development and outlook of the global exhibition industry as well as on 24 countries and 5 five aggregated regional zones. Global Exhibition Barometer 26th Edition (January 2021) (UFI website) Global Exhibition Barometer 26th Edition (January 2021) Infographic…
According to the COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard conducted between December 14th and 17th, eleven percent more suppliers and planners checked off āhopefulā when asked how they were feeling, nearly half of suppliers (49 percent) and 54 percent of planners. Planners in particular have come a long way since October when the were first asked to share…
The Dutch government is to expand its support package for jobs and the economy with a raft of measures including plans for a ā¬300 million guarantee fund for events.Ā While vaccinations are underway in the Netherlands, businesses continue to suffer during the economic crisis with the country in lockdown. From Conference & Meetings Worldā¦
An “ambitious” plan to create a carbon reduction target for the business events sector has been presented, with the intention of launching during COP26.Ā Positive Impact Events, an Iceberg partner, is hoping to raise Ā£30,000 for the project, to be delivered under UN Framework Convention on Climate Change auspices. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Confidence among exhibition organisers that profits will double this year has been revealed in the latest UFI Global Barometer survey of 457 companies.Ā The exhibition organisersā association andĀ Iceberg partner reported said that though over half of members have had to reduce workforce, the crisis has reinforced faith in face-to-face events. From Meetings International…
Iceberg partner AIME (Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event) has cancelled its 2021 show, scheduled to run at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and online in March, due to the pandemic. The challenges of both domestic and international travel restrictions weighed against healthy interest from exhibitors and buyers. From Meetings International…
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