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EEAA offers free session on how to take advantage of government grants
The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) is offering its members a free online Expert Power Session designed to…

Meet the CEO: Emerald’s Sedky eyes capacity with busy relaunch season
Paul Woodward finds Emerald’s CEO is very pro-active in battling short term headwinds to implement some ambitious future plans…

Informa H1 2021 revenues and net debt down, but group says confidence is returning across events portfolio
Global exhibitions and events group Informa announced, 28 July, its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2021…

Singapore’s Constellar announces 21 job losses due to impact of Covid
Constellar Holdings, the recent rebrand of SingEx-Sphere Holdings, has announced 21 job losses as it…

Eyes on the big prize in Thessaloniki as new exhibition complex design chosen
The proposal for the reconstruction of the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Conference Centre and ConfExPark by the team of Sauerbruch…

GL events looks to China to lead upturn as it continues to control costs
Integrated event industry group GL events’ first half results to 30 June 2021 show a 21.4% drop in revenues (to €209.8m)…

Latest UFI Barometer shows revenues at 47% of 2019 levels but half of companies reporting a loss
Results of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry’s latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer research…

Travel crucial for trade fair recovery
In a risk planning exercise for UBM senior management a few years ago, Paul Woodward writes, Simon Foster recalls they were…

Messe Berlin stands out in Singapore
Messe Berlin (Singapore) was named ‘Outstanding Event Organiser’ at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2021 for successfully…

Messe Essen expands its event portfolio
Messe Essen in Germany is expanding its event portfolio. 656 ÉDITIONS, a French trade fair organiser, has chosen Essen as a…

McCormick Place welcomes return of in-person events
The Advertising Specialty Institute staged the first trade show at McCormick Place, Chicago, USA, since the start of…