Ahead of welcoming the global prosthetics, orthotics and assistive technology community to Bangkok in March 2027, Impact Muang Thong Thani is highlighting the barrier-free access built into every hall.
In the first half of the year, the Italian Exhibition Group achieved revenue of €162.8 million, nine percent more than in the same period of 2005.
Global fitness race Hyrox is accelerating its expansion across Asia, with plans to stage its largest-ever race in the region, “BYD Hyrox Bangkok”
The specialist section of Fitur is expanding its space in Hall 4 and solidifying its position as a hub for business, knowledge and inspiration for cruise lines, destinations, travel agencies and travellers, with Puerto Rico as its sponsor.
The 11th edition of Auto Aftermarket Guangzhou (AAG) will take place from 19 to 21 August 2026 at the Poly World Trade Expo Center.
The first details of Imex America 2026’s education line-up have been revealed, with a program built around the realities shaping the industry today—from AI and accessibility to event marketing, sustainability and event design.
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, is pleased to welcome Nicole Lyashko as Events Operations Support.
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) continues to enhance its capabilities in supporting international exhibitions and events with the launch of its Bonded Warehouse service for international exhibitions and events.
The UFI Asia-Pacific Conference 2026 has successfully concluded at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), reinforcing Bangkok’s growing reputation as a leading destination for international MICE events.
The newly published "Guide to Future-Ready Resource Management in the Exhibition Industry: Refuse – Reuse – Return’.
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, is thrilled to announce that it has opened registrations for the 93rd UFI Global Congress.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Informa Markets, a leading global trade exhibition organizer.
The Dutch trade fair expert Ton Otten addresses the topic "Why trade fairs need smarter organizations" and presents answers.
Ifema Madrid has shown its 2025 financial results, following approval by its Governing Board, reporting revenue of 216.8 million euros and 18.7 million euros profit.
Just before Imex in May, the new issue of Trade Fairs International will be released. We'll once again take a look behind the scenes of the German trade fair industry, explore our European neighbors, and venture into Asia!
The 12th Chengdu International Trade Fair for Automotive Parts and Aftermarket Services (Capas) will be held in Chengdu from 21 to 23 May 2026.
Breast cancer, the most frequently diagnosed tumor among women worldwide, takes center stage this week in Barcelona for an international scientific debate on its challenges and opportunities.
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse – Asia’s premier annual e-commerce and marketing events – will be held concurrently on 19 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
11.8 billion euros are spent by exhibiting companies on their trade fair appearances in an average trade fair year in Germany. Visitors to trade fairs in Germany spend an average of 3.9 billion euros during this period.
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has launched its new Strategy on Learning, setting out how professional learning and development will be supported across the organisation and the global exhibition community.
On 8 October 2015, Edward Snowden will speak at Europe’s largest IT security trade fair in Nuremberg, the it-sa. The title of his keynote speech is “Defense against the Dark Arts: Today's cybersecurity problem and how to fix it”.
From January 13 to 15, 2016, acqua alta will take place at Messe Essen for the second time. After the successful premiere in November 2014, the exhibition will once again be accompanied by a top-class specialist congress, the North Rhine-Westphalia Flood Symposium. Thus, all the participants in flood defences will receive an exclusive platform for the exchange of knowledge and for networking.
Forest Romania will be the first dedicated professional forestry fair in Romania, a forestry country with sizeable forest resources and an extensive forest industry. The fair is being held by two of the world’s leading organizers of forestry & agricultural trade fairs: Elmia of Sweden and DLG of Germany, 16-18 September in Zizin, just outside the city of Braşov.
Larry Kulchawik’s new book "Trade Shows from One Country to the Next" outlines the venues, top trade shows, rules, regulations, exhibit styles, and cultural styles to recalculate your image.
The enormous appeal of Hamburg's fairground continues to drive demand from companies and guest event organisers eager to host their events in the halls of Hamburg Messe. In 2014 alone, 30 guest events made a significant contribution to the operating result of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC), which exceeded expectations.
German trade fair operator Deutsche Messe has embarked on a cooperative venture that will lend even greater international reach to the Industrial Supply show at its flagship Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair. The company recently signed a letter of intent with the Swedish trade fair operator Elmia that promises to boost the number of qualified visitors from Northern Europe attending Industrial Supply.
The World of Live Marketing will be meeting in Vienna from June 24th to 26th 2015. More than 250 delegates will participate – a new record!
Germany's exhibition venues want to invest more than 850 million euros between 2015 and 2019, particularly into modernising buildings and infrastructures and also into small-scale capacity expansions.
Three strong events under the same roof: Adforum, the world-leading organiser of trade fairs for the pulp and paper industry, and Elmia, whose fairs include the world's leading bioenergy fair, have agreed to combine their fairs to create a strong and timely meeting place in the forest industry.
EMECA members report about 2014 being the best year since the beginning of the financial and economic crisis in Europe, some even had record results.
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