LONDON – Blackstone has made another move in the exhibitions industry with its acquisition of Britain’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Group, the operators of four convention centers and other public venues in the United Kingdom. The October transaction was Blackstone’s fourth acquisition in the trade show sector in three years. The
Access Intelligence acquired P3C Media, the owner of the Public-Private Partnership Conference and Expo, in a bet on continued growth in that part of the event market. For Rockville, Md.-based Access Intelligence, the purchase allows it to add a portfolio of events to its related operations to take advantage of
More shows, more exhibit space, and more people. That’s what August’s numbers showed in the Trade Show Executive Dashboard of Monthly Trade Show Metrics report. August notched a 0.5% increase in exhibitor space, a sharp contrast from the 3.6% drop in August 2017. Also, there were 20 August shows this year, compared
ATLANTA — The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) picked up two awards during the International Economic Development Council conference in Atlanta in recognition of its work with the Fashion Hong Kong campaign at New York Fashion Week. HKTDC won the Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award in the Special
DANA POINT, Calif. – CES and CONEXPO/CON-AGG were three-time honorees at tonight’s Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Awards Gala in California. The two mega-shows were among a blue-ribbon roster of recipients of the Grand Awards saluting the largest and most accomplished trade shows of 2017. The honorees were announced
CHICAGO – The landmark National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show was acquired by Winsight LLC, a private event organizer and high-profile B2B publisher in the food and restaurant industry. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) staff that has been running the show since its launch nearly 100 years ago, will join Winsight,
NEW YORK – Two of the leading footwear trade shows will bump heads next winter when they take place on the same dates. That prompted the organizers to call for a sit-down meeting in October to map out a path for a smoother future. Representatives of Informa Exhibitions and the Fashion
CHICAGO – Six rising stars in the trade show industry were named honorees on the first annual Trade Show Executive (TSE) Women to Watch list and will be saluted at this Fall’s TSE Gold 100 Awards & Summit. The half-dozen names, along with three runners up, were selected from a
When Vision Expo West comes to the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas Sept. 26-29, attendees are in for treat. During the latter three days (Sept. 27-29) of the four-day event, they’ll be able to get free five-minute makeovers and beauty advice at what’s being dubbed the GlamourEYES
LONDON – ITE Group plc, the new owners of the education-technology trade show Bett, formed an attendee-sharing partnership with the Learnit conference, which will run in London during the same week as Bett next year. The agreement means that some of the 35,000 or so attendees expected for Bett at
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