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Tradeshow, Convention & Event Industry News

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

Trade shows bring buyers and suppliers to the same table, but they often arrive with different goals. New research from the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) shows buyers prioritize existing relationships, while suppliers focus on finding new business. SITE’s...

Robin Cardoso Named President of Crepes à Latte

Robin Cardoso Named President of Crepes à Latte

Karen Cmela Named Food and Beverage Director at Olympia Events

Karen Cmela Named Food and Beverage Director at Olympia Events

AVIXA Names Marco Pardi CEO Effective January 2027

AVIXA Names Marco Pardi CEO Effective January 2027

Gina Locatto Promoted to Assistant Director of Sales at NOENMCC

Gina Locatto Promoted to Assistant Director of Sales at NOENMCC

BlueHive Exhibits Hires Karen Salerno as Account Executive

BlueHive Exhibits Hires Karen Salerno as Account Executive

News

EIC Barometer Shows Event Demand Rising as Hotel Stays Lag

EIC Barometer Shows Event Demand Rising as Hotel Stays Lag

Requests for future business events exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2026. However, hotel group stays and U.S....

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

WOW booth: Highmark and Sparks for Link-Belt at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

WOW booth: Highmark and Sparks for Link-Belt at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

Features

EIC Barometer Shows Event Demand Rising as Hotel Stays Lag

EIC Barometer Shows Event Demand Rising as Hotel Stays Lag

Requests for future business events exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2026. However, hotel group stays and U.S....

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

LVCVA Approves $5.49 Million South Hall Warehouse and Freight Elevator

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

SITE Survey Finds Buyers and Suppliers Have Different Tradeshow Goals

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

People

Robin Cardoso Named President of Crepes à Latte

Robin Cardoso Named President of Crepes à Latte

Karen Cmela Named Food and Beverage Director at Olympia Events

Karen Cmela Named Food and Beverage Director at Olympia Events

AVIXA Names Marco Pardi CEO Effective January 2027

AVIXA Names Marco Pardi CEO Effective January 2027

Gina Locatto Promoted to Assistant Director of Sales at NOENMCC

Gina Locatto Promoted to Assistant Director of Sales at NOENMCC

BlueHive Exhibits Hires Karen Salerno as Account Executive

BlueHive Exhibits Hires Karen Salerno as Account Executive

PHLCVB Names Melissa Callum Executive Director of PHL Life Sciences

PHLCVB Names Melissa Callum Executive Director of PHL Life Sciences

Columns

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

Your Best Customers Are Already in the Booth: How to Film Testimonials on the Show Floor

By Bryce Anderson, CEO, Lightswitch Video Gathering authentic customer testimonials remains one of the most difficult tasks for the modern...

We All Have A Story

We All Have A Story

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego Convention Center

A Beautiful Booth. A Busy Show. But Was It Worth the Money?

A Beautiful Booth. A Busy Show. But Was It Worth the Money?

Washington, D.C, and the Future of International Participation in U.S. Tradeshows

Washington, D.C, and the Future of International Participation in U.S. Tradeshows

Spotlight

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Snapshot

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Snapshot

International

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

UFI Euro Fair Statistics 2025 Reports 49.9 Million Visits

Exhibitions covered in UFI’s Euro Fair Statistics 2025 report recorded 49.9 million visits and rented 19.4 million square meters of...

UFI Names 59-Member Board of Directors for 2026-2029

UFI Names 59-Member Board of Directors for 2026-2029

Collaboration in Action: XDS, fundus7, Expodium and SQM Deliver Romania’s Aluminium Flagships at ALUMINIUM 2026

Collaboration in Action: XDS, fundus7, Expodium and SQM Deliver Romania’s Aluminium Flagships at ALUMINIUM 2026

UFI Reports Asia-Pacific Leads in Large Exhibition Venues

UFI Reports Asia-Pacific Leads in Large Exhibition Venues

Excel London Reports 60 Percent Growth in U.S. Events

Excel London Reports 60 Percent Growth in U.S. Events

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