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Switzerland to scrap most Covid restrictions, including for events
Switzerland’s Federal Council has taken the decision to lift certain Covid-related measures, although isolation in the event of…
New fund provides lifeline for major events in NSW as Queensland lifts international border restrictions
Australia’s New South Wales government has announced an Events Saver Fund for NSW Major Events. The new AUD$43m fund will cover…
French parliament votes to exclude the unvaccinated from venues under new law
France’s lawmakers, 16 January, approved measures to exclude unvaccinated people from public venues, including sports arenas and…
UK’s Engineering Design Show to launch Springboard for start-ups and entrepreneurs
The Engineering Design Show, taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena in England, 19-20 October, is…
Advocacy, diversity, innovation and service providers on the Day 2 agenda at UFI Latam Conference
Day 2, 11 August, of UFI’s Latam Conference 2021 stirred up plenty of issues and debate. SISO CEO David Audrain joined…
Unclear Dutch government communication hindering restart of exhibitions, says RAI Amsterdam
International event organiser and major venue, RAI Amsterdam, has said lack of communication with the industry on the part of the…
Sharjah turns a new page for business
With Expo 2020 Dubai looming into view and the Emirates positioning themselves to take advantage of global business events…
Dancing the Covid two-step
Paul Woodward talks to Comexposium’s Asia chief, Elaine Chia who sees the organiser’s role not as a logistics business, but…
Venue teams become stewards of Malaysia’s national vaccination programme
Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has launched the Business Events (BE) Stewards Programme. Backed also by the…
UK government announces £750m event insurance scheme
The UK Government announced, 5 August, that it is to provide an insurance cancellation scheme to cover events against the impact…
Hopin raises a further $450m in investment funding
Event platform Hopin, 5 August, has announced it has raised $450m in Series D funding co-led by new investors Arena Holdings…