Central & North America

Las Vegas shooting: IMEX Group statement
MEX Group has issued a statement ahead of the opening of IMEX America in response to the Las Vegas shooting. Carina Bauer,…

Business Events Canada at Trafalgar Square in pictures
Business Events Canada (BEC) and partners returned to Europe this September for their annual series of roadshows. The first event…

Meet Puerto Rico reassures partners and clients following hurricane
Meet Puerto Rico has posted a statement prompted by an outpouring of concern from partners, clients and media colleagues. Milton…

FESPA exhibition postponed following Mexico’s earthquake
In light of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has struck Mexico City and surrounding states on 19 September, FESPA took the…

Jamaica Tourist board prepares for JTM
The Jamaica Tourist Board has told EW’s sister title EN that it is preparing the second edition of Jamaica Travel Market…

George R. Brown Convention Center still housing hurricane evacuees
Reports from a public information officer from the city of Houston claim around 1,000 hurricane evacuees remain at the George R…

Houston convention centre shelters flood victims
A 1,000-strong crowd have formed a makeshift shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Centre, Houston, to provide refuge from…

ibtm merger creates ibtm americas
ibtm events, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions, has announced that it is integrating ibtm latin america and ibtm america to create…

MGM build promises MICE space
MGM Resorts International and New York-based Sydell Group will debut a new 7,400sqm MICE space this autumn as part of Monte…

AMR International and Lippman Connects’ Transform USA in pictures
Data, analytics and digital were discussed at AMR International and Lippman Connects’ sold-out Transform USA in Washington…

Montego Bay Convention Centre poised for $200m renovation
The Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica is to undergo a US$200m renovation. Tourism minister Edmund Bartlett said the…