Dec 11, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter; Photo courtesy of AmCham Shangha Tension and uncertainty provoked by a tariff war between the U.S. and China has kept the economy, and the tradeshow marketplace in particular, off balance for the better part of 2019, at least in the U.S. Anecdotal... 
Nov 12, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Aloysius Arlando, president of AIPC For a number of years the meetings industry—and convention centers as their most visible representatives at the destination level—have been looking for appropriate vehicles to document and illustrate the broader benefits they... Sep 23, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by AIPC President Aloysius Arlando Disruption is taking place in many industries. Whether it’s the consolidation and merger of hotel groups in the hospitality industry; the economic uncertainty of Brexit; the impact of the Industry 4.0 revolution in the manufacturing... 
Sep 9, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter Two years after the historic vote to leave the European Union, the exhibitions and events industry in Great Britain is still holding its breath to see how the move may impact future tradeshows. Efforts at reaching a departure agreement with the EU... 
Jul 18, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter With the 2020 world’s fair on its horizon, Dubai is seeing a surge of construction, both to its venues and its destination marketing infrastructure, in anticipation of the potential to turn throngs of world’s fair attendees into future business... Jun 27, 2019 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter Melbourne, Australia, is jockeying for a position in the global exhibition and event marketplace with the unveiling of design plans for a new event center that officials are promising will be one of the best in the world. The venue, set to open in...
