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India’s leading tourism exhibition eyes bigger venue and higher 2025 attendance to serve booming industry
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.SATTE achieved record success in 2024. South Asia’s main travel and tourism event welcomed over 1,500 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees at India Expo Mart on 22-24 February, including 800+ buyers from India and abroad. Pallavi Mehra, senior group director at[…]
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EN Awards adds three categories and opens for entries
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.The 2025 EN Awards are open for entries. The awards will take place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel on 28 March and feature three additional new categories – Significant Contribution to the Sector, Content Programme of the Year,[…]
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Future Olympia: The path to a new era
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Venue correspondent Kristyna O’Connell sits down with Nick Graham, head of sales at Olympia Events, to discuss the £1.3bn redevelopment project set for completion in 2025 and 2026, exploring its timeline, sustainability initiatives, and vision for the venue’s future. With[…]
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Sherwood sells Space-Comm Expo to Lunar Ridge Ventures
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Rob Sherwood, managing director of Hub Exhibitions, has sold Space-Comm Expo and set up Sherwood Events to continue running Karen Brady’s Women in Business and Tech Expo. Lunar Ridge Ventures, which has been formed by the founders of media and[…]
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HCC pushes ahead with £7m investment after media scrutiny
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Despite serious questions in the media over poor financial figures of late, Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) has responded with details of a £7m investment in the grand old venue. HCC’s response to media criticism In recent months, a Harrogate local[…]
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Creative communications agency expands US operations
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Creative communications agency, Brands at Work is expanding US operations, with key hires and a new office location to support the growth of its North American operations. Zane Manaa joined as director of business development in November 2024. He is based[…]
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Rising high again: flagging a bright future post-Covid
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Klare Stratton, Owner and CEO of Event Flag Hire, shares details about her successful summer campaign, supporting and supplying over 800 events in four months, signaling an industry rebounding and thriving, post-Covid-19. Event Flag Hire specialises in creating custom flags[…]
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APPG for Events reforms with first meeting in Parliament
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events was officially reconstituted during a meeting in Parliament earlier this week (17 December 2024). Shaun Davies, Member of Parliament (MP) for Telford (pictured) was elected as chair alongside three other newly elected[…]
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ISIC codes fail to record events industry value, says TBOE report
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.A White Paper, published by The Business of Events, reveals how current economic classification systems hinder the accurate measurement of the events sector. ISIC Codes and the Global Events Economy highlights that the United Nations’ ISIC (International Standard Industrial Classification)[…]
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SISO and UFI extend partnership
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Paris-based UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, and New York-based SISO, the Society of Independent Show Organisers, have extended their partnership for another three years, from 2024 to 2027. The partnership dates back to 2009 and the renewed[…]
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